PLEASE SUPPORT REFORM - VOTE! PLEASE COPY AND DISTRIBUTE DrugSense FOCUS Alert #338 - Tuesday, 24 October 2006 Two weeks from today, Tuesday, November 7th is Election Day. How folks like you vote could have a real, substantial, impact on drug policy reform - and our laws - in the years ahead. We would not suggest how you should vote - or for which candidates - that is for you to decide. Instead we have provide links, below, to some web resources which may help you make your decisions. In addition to voting, both candidates and initiative efforts may welcome your support in other ways. Please contact them if you wish to help. Thanks for your effort and support. It's not what others do it's what YOU do! Voter Guides The Drug Policy Alliance's 2006 Congressional Voter's Guide. http://www.drugpolicy.org/docUploads/VoterGuide2006DPA.pdf The Drug Policy Forum of California election guide. http://drugsense.org/dpfca/ElectionGuide2006_11.pdf Project Vote Smart has profiles about nearly all candidates for federal and state offices, to include what the candidates have stated is their position on drug issues. http://www.vote-smart.org State Initiatives Arizona's Proposition 301 http://azsos.gov/election/2006/Info/PubPamphlet/english/prop301.htm Colorado's Amendment 44 http://www.safercolorado.org South Dakota's Initiated Measure 4 http://www.sdmedicalmarijuana.org Nevada's Question 7 http://www.regulatemarijuana.org Local Initiatives which we are aware of and which have websites Eureka Springs, AR Lowest Law Enforcement Priority Marijuana Policy Ordinance http://norml.uark.edu Santa Barbara, CA Lowest Law Enforcement Priority Marijuana Policy Ordinance, Measure P http://www.sensiblesantabarbara.org Santa Cruz, CA Lowest Law Enforcement Priority Marijuana Policy Ordinance, Measure K http://www.sensiblesantacruz.org Santa Monica, CA Lowest Law Enforcement Priority Marijuana Policy Ordinance, Measure Y http://www.sensiblesantamonica.org Missoula, MT Lowest Law Enforcement Priority Policy Ordinance, Initiative 2 http://www.responsiblecrimepolicy.org Additional information about local initiatives and efforts, past and present, may be found at the Community Audits and Initiatives Project webpages http://www.drugsense.org/caip If you are aware of other local efforts which may be appropriate for the webpages please notify DrugSense using this webform http://drugsense.org/feedback.htm Follow the Election Results On Tuesday evening of Election Day - starting at 8 p.m. Eastern when the polls close in the East, and lasting into the early hours of the morning - you are invited to our election night discussion - and, if you believe the results are favorable, party. The discussion will be conducted via the Paltalk messaging program. The program allows both text and voice discussions. You will need a sound output to hear the voice discussion - and a microphone to speak. The discussion will held in the DrugSense premium private password protected chat room. The room allows up to 40 folks to participate at once. See http://mapinc.org/resource/paltalk.htm for information needed to obtain the free Paltalk software and the instructions for accessing our chat room. Prepared by: DrugSense http://www.DrugSense.org =.

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