Broad Coalition from Across Political Spectrum Agrees that Government Abuse of Asset Forfeiture Must End Across Country Police Seize and Forfeit Property from Mostly Low-Income People The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) and a diverse group of national and state groups filed an amicus brief today in the United States Supreme Court in Timbs v. Indiana, a […]
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — On Friday, September 7th, the Department of Health announced that Secretary Gallagher would not allow people suffering from opioid use disorder (OUD) to qualify for medical cannabis in New Mexico. This is the second time the Medical Advisory Board’s (MAB) recommendation to add opioid use disorder was denied; the first […]
DPA Statement: More NY DA’s Need to Follow Suit & Real Solution is to Legalize Marijuana Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez will announce at a Brooklyn press conference today an initiative to help up to 20,000 New Yorkers wipe away pass records for marijuana convictions. “It’s a little unfair to say we’re no longer prosecuting […]
Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, appeared on MSNBC to discuss the Trump administration’s secret plot against marijuana legalization and what it could mean for states who have legalized the drug for recreational use. Watch the video on MSNBC
Attempts to Thwart Growing Momentum and Support for Sensible Marijuana Laws and Life-Saving Overdose Prevention Strategies Statement from Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance The Trump Administration is ramping up the war on drugs by plotting to undermine marijuana legalization and threatening cities and states that are considering supervised consumption spaces […]
Statement from Roseanne Scotti of the Drug Policy Alliance Trenton, NJ – Today, New Jersey’s Office of the Attorney General issued guidance to municipal prosecutors regarding prosecution of marijuana-related cases. This guidance comes after Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal convened a working group on marijuana prosecutions earlier this summer. Roseanne Scotti, New Jersey State Director […]
California Passes Groundbreaking Supervised Consumption Sites Legislation, Heads to Governor for Signature DPA Experts Available for Interview The Trump Administration’s Justice Department ignored a mountain of evidence and came out strong against supervised consumption spaces, despite their proven record of reducing overdose deaths and saving lives. In an op-ed in the New York Times, Rod J. […]
Senate Votes for AB 186 to Prevent Drug Overdose Deaths in San Francisco The California State Senate voted in favor of a bill to permit San Francisco to open overdose prevention services that would allow drug users to use controlled substances under the supervision of staff trained to treat and prevent drug overdose and link […]
Experts Available for Interview: What Can be Done to Reduce Skyrocketing Overdose Deaths 64,000 Americans Died of Preventable Drug Overdose Last Year, More Than From Car Accidents, Firearms or HIV/AIDS More than 64,000 people died from an accidental drug overdose last year, making it the leading cause of death among Americans under 50. What’s frustrating – and […]
While Possession Arrests Remain Low, Alarming Growth in Marijuana Distribution Arrests and Public Consumption Charges Recently released data from the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department shows that racial disparities in arrests for marijuana remain high, despite marijuana becoming legal for adult use in 2015. In 2017, 86% of arrestees were Black, despite the fact […]
