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Drug Policy:
The ACLU Drug Law Reform Project is a division of the national ACLU. Our goal is to end punitive drug policies that cause the widespread violation of constitutional and human rights, as well as unprecedented levels of incarceration.



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Drug Policy : Resources

Why Student Drug Testing Does Not Work (03/15/2002)

Workplace Drug Testing (03/12/2002)
Today, in some industries, taking a drug test is as routine as filling out a job application. In fact, workplace drug testing is up 277 percent from 1987 - despite the fact that random drug testing is unfair, often inaccurate and unproven as a means of stopping drug use. But because there are few laws protecting our privacy in the workplace, millions of American workers are tested yearly - even though they aren't suspected of drug use. Employers have the right to expect workers not to be high or drunk on the job. But they shouldn't have the right to require employees to prove their innocence by taking a drug test. That's not how America should work.

7/28/95 Dr. John Morgan on Drug Legalization (03/04/2002)
AOL chat with John Morgan on Drug Legalization

Marijuana Arrests & Punishments (10/15/2001)

Campaign to End Race Discrimination (08/28/2001)

Department of Environmental Protection Policy: Informants, Investigative Sources, Evidence & Information Funds (05/21/2001)
A general order from the Department of Environmental Protection establishing guidelines for the proper use, documentation, and compensation of informants.

Drug Policy as a Health Issue (02/15/2001)

Department of Justice Guidelines Regarding the Use of Confidential Informants (01/08/2001)
U.S. Department of Justice guidelines regarding the use of confidential informants in criminal investigations and prosecutions.

ACLU Op-Ed Against Student Drug Testing (01/02/2001)

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