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The Effective National Drug Control Strategy 1999

based on empirical evidence and studies which show that the policies recommended will be effective. It explicitly recommends that 2/3 of the entire drug control budget should be allocated for drug treatment and prevention. There are two main goals of the Effective National Drug Control Strategy: 1) reduce the harm caused by drug abuse; 2) reduce the harm caused by existing drug control policies.

Astronomer and author Carl Sagan was a secret but avid marijuana smoker, crediting it with inspiring essays and scientific insights, accordingto his biographer.

HSC11362.5 The Compassionate Use Act of 1996: Proposition 215

The Politics of Pot: a Government in Denial By Eric Schlosser, R0LLING STONE, Mar. 4,1999

The Prison-Industrial Complex, The Atlantic Dec. ' 98

New Scientist Series on Marijuana, Feb '98

Commission On Police Integrity

Unique insights into some of the worst effects of drug prohibition