Funding NewsTop national news about alcohol, drug and tobacco problems.Funding for Enforcing Underage-Drinking Laws on Campus- May 29, 2008 The U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention will award three $900,000 grants to states to use research-based approaches to preventing underage drinking.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Funding+News&subsiteID... Mexico Anti-Drug Funding Approved by Congress- May 29, 2008 The Bush administration's anti-drug assistance plan for Mexico may get funded by Congress this year, but at a lower rate than the administration proposed for the so-called Merida Initiative.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Funding+News&subsiteID... Marijuana Policy Project Policy Grants- May 9, 2008 The Marijuana Policy Project will award grants of up to $60,000 each to support efforts to legalize and regulate marijuana.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Funding+News&subsiteID... Funding for Medication Development for Cannabis-Related Disorders- May 1, 2008 The National Institutes of Health will award $3 million in grants to up to six recipients for research into medications that can be used to treat marijuana-related disorders.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Funding+News&subsiteID... Ohio Lawmakers Look to Kill Off Tobacco Prevention Foundation- May 1, 2008 Some Ohio lawmakers believe they have the ultimate resolution to the battle between the Ohio Tobacco Prevention Foundation and the state: eliminate the foundation and give its money to a state agency.http://www.jointogether.org/system/rss/clickthrough.jsp?feedTag=Funding+News&subsiteID... |