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.