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California's Prop. 5 Could Change the Course of America's Drug War By Silja J.A. Talvi, AlterNet Californians have chance with the NORA initiative to reject decades of fear mongering and try alternatives to jail for drug abuse. Read more »

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Find out If Drug Reform Is on a Ballot Near You -- Voter Guide By Phillip S. Smith, Drug War Chronicle Not only are there a number of state-level initiatives, there are also a handful of initiatives at the county or municipal level. Read more »

Obama vs. McCain: Progressive Voter Guide to Drug Issues AlterNet Find out how Obama and McCain compare on everything from drug sentencing laws to drug use in politicians' personal lives. Read more »

CA's Prop 5: Treatment for Drug Addicts Works and Jail Time Doesn't -- Here Are the Stories to Prove It By Matthew Palevsky, AlterNet Treatment graduates ask CA voters to give others the opportunity they had, to get treatment and turn their lives around. Read more »

Prop 5: California Has a Chance to Treat Young People Struggling with Drug Problems the Right Way By Marsha Rosenbaum, AlterNet The NORA initiative would invest $65 million annually into developingdrug treatment programs for at-risk California youth under 18. Read more »

California's Big Chance to Stop Locking up Harmless Drug Offenders AlterNet Supporters of California's Prop 5 argue it would dramatically improve the way non-violent offenders are treated. Read more »

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Who's Getting Rich Off Prohibition? Just Look Who Opposes CA's Prop. 5 By Paul Armentano, NORML You can learn a lot about the merits of a proposal by taking a good, hard look at who's lobbying against it. Read more »

Former Warden of San Quentin Prison Supports Dramatic Justice Reform Initiative in CA By Jan Frel, AlterNet Jeanne Woodford supports overhaul reform for CA's Prop 5 that would radically alter how non-violent offenders are treated. Read more »

CA's Prop 5, Rehab vs. Lockup: Voters' Chance to Become a More Advanced Society By Jan Frel, AlterNet Instead of just locking people up for harmless offenses like drug possession, Prop 5 pushes for rehabilitation. Read more »