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Drug Policy Alliance
ORGANIZATION
"The Drug Policy Alliance is the leading organization in the United States promoting alternatives to the war on drugs. On July 1, 2000, The Lindesmith Center merged with the Drug Policy Foundation to form DPA. Created in 1994, The Lindesmith Center was the first US project of the Open Society Institute and the leading independent drug policy reform institute in the United States."
Official Website:
http://www.drugpolicy.org/ Location:
New York City
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
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| Harry Belafonte |
Singer/Songwriter |
1-Mar-1927 |
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Calypso singer |
| Frank Carlucci |
Government |
18-Oct-1930 |
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US Secretary of Defense, 1987-89 |
| John Conyers |
Politician |
16-May-1929 |
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Congressman, Michigan 14th |
| Walter Cronkite |
Journalist |
4-Nov-1916 |
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America's most trusted newscaster |
| Ram Dass |
Religion |
5-Apr-1931 |
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Be Here Now |
| Joycelyn Elders |
Government |
13-Aug-1933 |
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Highly opinionated Surgeon General |
| Ira Glasser |
Activist |
1938 |
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ACLU Executive Director, 1978-2001 |
| Arianna Huffington |
Columnist |
15-Jul-1950 |
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The Huffington Post |
| Gary Johnson |
Politician |
1-Jan-1953 |
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Governor of New Mexico, 1995-2003 |
| Ethan Nadelmann |
Activist |
13-Mar-1957 |
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Drug Policy Alliance |
| George Soros |
Business |
12-Aug-1930 |
|
Hungarian financial speculator |
| Paul Volcker |
Economist |
5-Sep-1927 |
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Chairman of the Federal Reserve, 1979-87 |
| Kevin Zeese |
Activist |
1955 |
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Common Sense for Drug Policy |
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