Newsgroups: talk.politics.drugs
From: [an 69478] at [anon.penet.fi]
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 1994 03:36:05 UTC
Subject: Int'l Antiprohibitionist League

The International Antiprohibitionist League (IAL) is an association of
scientists, drug experts, journalists, politicians from all over the world
whose aim is to work for the reform of prohibitionist laws on drugs.
 
Founded in Rome (Italy) in 1989, the IAL started its activities in 1992
after a federative agreement with the Transnational Radical Party.
 
As a multicultural and independent association, the IAL encourage studies
and research projects on the consequences of prohibition and proposes
alternative at both political and social levels. 
 
The IAL activities include:
 
- organization and distribution of information between members of scientific
community and media, through bulletins, press releases, printed reports as
well as the sponsorship of conferences, seminars, debates;
 
- organization of initiatives to inform international parties and public
administrations, with special concern for members of National parliaments;
 
- support for the creation of local associations with the same goals.
 
The executive committee includes: Marie-Andree Bertrand, Professor of
Criminology at the University of Montreal (President); Marco Taradash,
Member of the European Parliament and journalist (Secretary); Antonio
Contardo, businessman (Treasurer)
 
Among the directive council are: Lester Grinspoon, Professor of Psychiatry
at Harvard University; Roger Lewis, Director of the Research Centre on HIV,
AIDS and Drugs in Edinburgh (UK); Ferdinando Savater, philosopher and author
(Spain); Govert Van de Wijngaart, Director of the project for the Prevention
of alcohol and drugs in Utrecht (Netherlands); Kevin Zeese, vice-president
of the Drug Policy Foundation.
 
Among its activities, the IAL sponsored a conference on the damage of
prohibitionism in Bruxelles, worked in close contact with the Italian
anti-prohibitionist movement, and helped the organization of similar
associations in Spain, Portugal, France. 
 
Recently, a report "For a Revision of the United Nations Conventions on
Drugs" was distributed among members of the European Parliament and other
National Parliaments.
 
The most immediate goal of the IAL is the organization of an International
Conference on the alternatives to  drug prohibition to be held under the
approval of the United Nations in 1995.
 
Financially supported by its members and private contributions, the IAL has
three different levels for its annual membership-ranging from US $ 50 to $
300.
 
The IAL publishes a biweekly newsletter - IALFax - which reports events and 
news on drug policy from all around the world. 
Subscription is free (email only).
 
For further information:
 
<[i--l] at [igc.apc.org]>
 
 
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