Network Against Prohibition (NAP) is an Australian

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activist group. It was organised on 7 March 2002, in

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to response to the

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's drug house legislation. The organisations goal is to end prohibition of

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and draw attention to the

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faced by illicit drug advocates. The organisation provides a number of services, including

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s, community

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s, and an email newsletter. A number of NAP members were arrested for disturbing the Northern Territory's legislative assembly in 2002.{{citation needed, date=September 2012 NAP belongs to the

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(AIVL) and

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(ICN).

References

*Australian Bureau of Statistics, June 2005

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of NAPNT's defunct website Political organisations based in Australia Non-profit organisations based in the Northern Territory Drug policy organizations Drug policy reform 2002 establishments in Australia Drug policy of Australia

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