Berkeley City College Students for Sensible Drug Policy

A lots happened concerning the war on drugs these last few weeks! Check out our newsletter to learn more, and don& #039;t forget to join us on Tuesday, November 22nd at 12:15 in room 52 for a discussion on the role that Psychedelics/Entheogen& #039;s could have on creating positive social change.

This Week In Drugs... One of our members, Giordan Zemach is directing a documentary about Kratom. If you are someone who has used Kratom in the past or presently and are willing to be interviewed, please contact him at [email protected]! He also is interested in hearing from plant biologists or other researchers w...

Join BCC Students for Sensible Drug policy on Election Day, November 8th 2016 for some election fun!

Join BCC SSDP for Some Election Fun! *ELECTION INFORMATION INSIDE!* We made it! The end (of the 2016 elections) is near!  Our meeting happens to fall on election day, so we thought what a better way to celebrate then to electioneer and educate voters by passing out fliers and information about Prop 64, the Adult Use of Ma*****na Act! We'll meet in room 52 at 12:15 o...

Woohoo! Great Job Insomniac Events for taking another step to ensure that raves and festivals are safe places for partiers! Go check out at Escape from Wonderland!

DPA and Insomniac Partner on a New Harm Reduction Effort: Project #OpenTalk It’s an important moment: Insomniac Events, one of the biggest EDM festival producers in the U.S., is beginning to embrace drug education and harm reduction.  This Halloween weekend marks t

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Good news!

In Unprecedented Move, Drug Enforcement Administration Withdraws Emergency Kratom Ban Today’s announcement by the DEA comes amidst enormous pressure on the agency

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Stop the Drug War Massacre in the Philippines Sign our petition to Secretary Kerry and tell him to condemn state-sanctioned drug war killings and to cut off any security assistance to the Philippines while the murders continue.

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Zendo Update - Burning Man Application, LiB/AfrikaBurn Reports Welcome to summer 2016 festival season! We are off and running, and we look forward to sharing the latest news, and seeing many of you over the next few months.

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Major Victory: Feds Drop Case Against Harborside Health Center Score one for medical cannabis: In a major victory for medical ma*****na patients and their allies, the United States government is dropping its forfeiture case...

AUMA (Adult Use of Ma*****na Act) will be tabling at the Green Rush Job fair. We need some volunteers and I thought this would be a great opportunity for students/alumni to get in front of employers. They will have an easy conversation starter and already have an "in" as a cannabis activist.

4/30/16 10:00am -6:00pm
Green Rush Job Fair
Regency Ballroom SF

Volunteers contact:
[email protected] and [email protected]

What does ethical drug consumption look like? We're usually too busy dealing with "Just Say No" to consider that we need to establish ethical ways of using drugs for those of us who choose to consume. Please consider this question and talk about what ethical drug consumption looks like with your peers!

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President Obama, share your vision for drug policy with the world The United Nations General Assembly Special Session on the world drug problem, taking place this April, is a meeting of the UN member states to discuss drug control, assess the effectiveness of current efforts to control drugs, and debate opportunities for reform. The most recent UNGASS on drugs, he…