...priority. The issue is clearly on their radar, and that's a good thing," she said. The Sentencing Commission can -- and should -- have an impact on Congress, Gotsch said. "If we can get them on board for alternatives to incarceration, that will be huge. When the commission speaks on a sentencing issue, Congress should listen." Phillip S. Smith is a staff writer for StoptheDrugWar.org.

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... the US and Mexico. http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/548/mexico_PRD_legalization 12...for Violating Marijuana Laws? http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/548/why_hasnt_denvers_police_chief_been_fired_for_violating_marijuana_laws David...unusual and encouraging move (http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/548/hawaii_big_island_marijuana_lowest_law_enforcement_priority_initiative_on_ballot) taken...

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... instead of drug offenders. http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/547/ralph_nader_says_end_drug_war_prosecute_corporate_crime_instead 8...known medical marijuana collectives. http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/547/dying_to_get_high_membership_offer 10...considerable British media attention. http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/547/former_british_drug_official_julian_critchley_says_legalize 11...

... marijuana use and possession. http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/546/arizona_appeals_court_hardesty_marijuana_religious_defense 9.... rejected punishing drug users. http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/546/argentine_president_says_decriminalize_drug_possession 10.... find that particularly helpful. http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/546/DEA_trains_vietnamese_for_drug_war_american_style 13...

...you have to start somewhere. http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/545/barney_frank_federal_marijuana_decriminalization_bill 3. ...gathering phase in Fayetteville, Arkansas. http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/545/fayetteville_lowest_priority_marijuana_initiative 11. ...for its Washington, DC office. http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/545/justice_policy_institute_hiring_executive_director 16....