#1. FULL-TIME JOB OPENING IN NOVEMBER
Effective immediately, MPP is seeking someone to work full-time in the MPP office in Washington, D.C., during the month of November. Wages are competitive and negotiable. Job responsibilities are two-fold: (1) Calling and following up with the relevant staff members in the 90 most supportive House offices on Capitol Hill for a specific project that will conclude on December 1. (2) E-mailing and tabulating responses from hundreds of state legislators nationwide; this project will also conclude on December 1. While this position is guaranteed through the first week of December, MPP hopes to make this a permanent position, depending on the availability of funding and the quality and enthusiasm of the candidate. Should the position become permanent, the job duties after November would consist of administrative assistant and legislative assistant work.

#2. INTERNSHIPS FOR THE SPRING AND SUMMER MPP
is establishing two internships for the spring semester and two internships for the summer semester. Part-time or full-time is negotiable. While it is preferred that the internships be unpaid, a small stipend might be available for particularly qualified and enthusiastic candidates. Internship responsibilities will include some or all of the following: - writing letters-to-the-editor, op-eds, and other short pieces - researching and tracking legislation (mostly on the Web) - ordering marijuana-related reports - helping with phone calls to the media - occassionally stuffing envelopes and performing other necessary administrative duties It is also possible to focus on one substantive project, which would very likely include writing a more lengthy report to be used and distributed by MPP. (A selection of report ideas is available upon request.) An internship that focuses on re-designing MPP's Web site is also possible. (Please see below for MPP's Web design needs.)

#3. VOLUNTEER FROM YOUR HOME: HELP RE-DESIGN MPP'S WEB SITE MPP
is looking for a team of volunteers -- and a team leader -- to help re-design MPP's Web site. MPP is looking for people who can (1) bring more creativity to the site, (2) organize the already- existing information in a more user-friendly hierarchy, and (3) add additional content to the site. This Web work can be done from home.

#4. APPLICATIONS FOR FELLOWSHIPS DUE BY JANUARY 21, 2000
The Open Society Institute and The Lindesmith Center are currently offering two kinds of fellowships. MPP encourages applicants to consider working with MPP as the sponsoring organization; a tax-exempt sponsoring organization is required for the Soros Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Reform Fellowship. (Please see http://www.lindesmith.org/grants/fellow.html.) * Soros Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Reform Fellowship The Soros Harm Reduction and Drug Policy Reform Fellowship seeks to promote the development of innovative health, criminal, and/or civil justice programs that minimize the adverse effects of both drug use and drug prohibition. It is geared primarily to recent graduates of professional schools -- nursing, social work, medicine, law, etc. -- who wish to develop and implement harm reduction studies and/or policies. * Lindesmith Fellowship in Drug Policy Studies The Lindesmith Fellowship in Drug Policy Studies will aid doctoral students who have been "advanced to candidacy" (i.e., working on the dissertation) and/or Post-docs who have completed their Ph.D (or equivalent) within the past six years to undertake social science, humanities, and policy research on the history and politics of drug prohibition as well as its costs, consequences and alternatives.

#5. VOLUNTEER IN THE MPP OFFICE
Of course, if you live in or near Washington, D.C., we are always looking for volunteers to come to the MPP office to stuff envelopes, do data entry, and make phone calls. Please e-mail MPP@MPP.ORG if you are interested in donating your time -- weekdays, weeknights, or weekends.

Sincerely, Robert D. Kampia, Executive Director Marijuana Policy Project P.O. Box 77492, Washington, D.C. 20013 202-232-0442 (fax) mpp@mpp.org, http://www.mpp.org

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