Pubdate: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 Source: Spectator, The (U of WI, Eau Claire, Edu) Copyright: 2006 The Spectator Contact: http://www.spectatornews.com/main.cfm?include=submit Website: http://www.spectatornews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/3941 Author: Nicole Strittmater Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?219 (Students for Sensible Drug Policy) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/hea.htm (Higher Education Act) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/youth.htm (Youth) STUDENT ORGANIZATION TO HOST CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON D.C. Students For A Sensible Drug Policy Will Rally Nov. 17 To 19 Students hoping to influence laws and regulations concerning drug policies nationwide can join Students for a Sensible Drug Policy at a rally this month. SSDP will host an international conference and congressional lobby day Nov. 17 to 19 in Washington D.C. SSDP's most recent focus has been disputing a federal law that prohibits students who have drug convictions from receiving financial aid. "Students are tired of having our access to education destroyed as collateral damage in the War on Drugs," Kris Krane, SSDP's executive director, said in a press release. "For too long, the Drug War has been waged supposedly to protect young people." Other SSDP efforts include stopping universities from automatically expelling students from the dorms for drug-related infractions, eliminating parental notification and ending policies that punish students more harshly for violations involving marijuana than alcohol. For a full story on the SSDP conference, see Thursday's issue of The Spectator. - --- MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman