MAP ARCHIVE REACHES 100,000 NEWS CLIPPINGS

At about 6:40 p.m. Pacific today, Sunday, 23 March 2003, the 100,000th
DrugNews clipping was archived.

While it is a significant milestone, the accomplishment is viewed in the
light of the growth of what was a small project six years ago into so much
more - as everyone who remembers our start and reviews our current site map
knows.

Over the years we have reached out in every way our talent has allowed to
support the entire drug policy reform community - as well as we can on our
shoestring budget.

We know that over a quarter million folks from about 125 countries used the
MAP archives during last month. Though this undoubtedly included various
folks who oppose reform, most of whom feed at the public trough, the large
majority we believe support reform. Yet less than a thousand very kind
people have actually donated.

So our greatest strength has been in our volunteers, thousands doing a wide
range of activities in support of our efforts. Enabling activists - giving
good folks an ability to plug in from their homes - anywhere in the world -
is very much what we are really all about.

The governments who oppose us, who use the taxpayers funds to spread
distortions, spend more each day on their propaganda efforts than the
entire reform community spends in a year. Yet they say we are well funded!
Their tactics of maximizing harm bring more people to our side every day.

Some have wondered when we will reach the next milestone. We hope that
there will be no reason for us to exist that long. Our final goal is to not
need to be. But we will keep doing what we do for just as long as it takes.

Many kind people, many representing various reform organizations, have sent
us private notes, and Letters to MAP which we will post on this occasion in
the days ahead. Our volunteers appreciate knowing that so many care about
their efforts!

Oh, the 100,000th clipping was "US TX: Officer's Credibility Attacked In
Tulia Case" http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v03/n437/a08.html