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  Matt 10:38 am on August 26, 2011 Permalink  

  International Overdose Awareness Day 

  DPA Coordinating Events for International Overdose Awareness Day (August 31) to Remember Lives Lost and to Educate About Solutions to Overdose Crisis

  Accidental Overdose Deaths Have Quadrupled Since 1990 — More than 26,000 Americans Die Every Year

  Radio Stations and Supporters Urged to Play Music by Artists who Died of Drug Overdose

  The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) will be joining dozens of organizations in the U.S. and abroad who are participating in International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31. The day honors and remembers those who have lost their lives to an overdose. The occasion is also an opportunity to educate policymakers and the public about the growing overdose crisis in the United States and abroad – and to offer concrete solutions that save lives.

  • URL: http://drugsense.org/url/Gfu4Nu9c
   
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  Matt 1:52 pm on August 25, 2011 Permalink  

  The Boston Freedom Rally 

  The 22nd Annual Masscann/NORML Boston Freedom Rally, September 17, 2011, High Noon, Boston Common

  

  The Boston Freedom Rally is an annual event in Boston, Massachusetts. Held on the third Saturday in September, it is traditionally the second largest annual gathering demanding marijuana law reform in the United States, after the Seattle Hempfest. It is organized by the Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition (MASS CANN), the Massachusetts state affiliate of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws also known as MASS CANN/NORML.

  • Website: http://bostonfreedomrally.com/
   
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  Matt 12:33 pm on August 18, 2011 Permalink  

  Seattle Hempfest is held the third weekend in August each year. The next Seattle Hempfest is August 19-20-21, 2011,.

  It’s open to the public on Friday from 12 noon to 8 pm, and on Saturday and Sunday from 10 am to 8 pm. Admission to Seattle Hempfest is free.

  The event spans three Seattle waterfront parks: Centennial Park, formerly Elliott Bay Park (North Entrance), Myrtle Edwards Park, and Olympic Sculpture Park (South Entrance).

  • URL: http://www.hempfest.org/drupal/node