Effort is Latest Attempt by Agency to Escalate the Failed Drug War that Continues to Ravage Vulnerable Communities Washington, D.C. – In response to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announcing the launch of Project Safeguard—another attempt at escalating the failed drug war, which continues to ravage vulnerable communities—Maritza Perez, Director of the Office of National […]
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Raises Red Flag that COVID-19 Likely Exacerbating the Already Devastating Overdose Crisis New York, NY – In response to new preliminary CDC data showing an increase in drug overdose deaths in a 12-month period, including a sharp increase during the first three months of 2020, Jules Netherland, PhD, Managing Director of the Department of Research […]
Raises Red Flag that COVID-19 Likely Exacerbating the Already Devastating Overdose Crisis New York, NY – In response to new preliminary CDC data showing an increase in drug overdose deaths in a 12-month period, including a sharp increase during the first three months of 2020, Jules Netherland, PhD, Managing Director of the Department of Research […]
House Must Pass the MORE Act When it Comes Up for a Floor Vote Following November Election Washington, D.C. – Today, the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) and JustLeadershipUSA (JLUSA) led a group of 34 organizations founded and led by people directly impacted by the country’s criminal legal system in urging members of Congress to support comprehensive […]
House Must Pass the MORE Act When it Comes Up for a Floor Vote Following November Election Washington, D.C. – Today, the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) and JustLeadershipUSA (JLUSA) led a group of 34 organizations founded and led by people directly impacted by the country’s criminal legal system in urging members of Congress to support comprehensive […]
Los Angeles, CA – Last night, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the Pharmacy Access Bill (AB 2077) co-sponsored by the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), San Francisco AIDS Foundation and Health Officers Association of California and authored by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco). The measure extends the statutory sunset date of the pilot for another […]
Los Angeles, CA – Last night, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the Pharmacy Access Bill (AB 2077) co-sponsored by the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), San Francisco AIDS Foundation and Health Officers Association of California and authored by Assemblymember Phil Ting (D-San Francisco). The measure extends the statutory sunset date of the pilot for another […]
The Real Culprit is the Drug War and Its Parasitic Relationship with Police & Racism New York, NY – In response to the release of the grand jury’s findings–only indicting one of the three officers on a charge of “wanton endangerment”–in the horrific killing of Breonna Taylor by Louisville Police in what was a baseless […]
House Must Fulfill their Commitment to Communities of Color and Low-Income People and Vote on the MORE Act Immediately Following Elections Washington, D.C. – In response to the U.S. House of Representatives’ decision to delay the vote on the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment & Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R. 3884) until after the November elections, Maritza Perez, […]
Shameful Attempts by Authorities to Undermine this Homicide with Allegations of Drug Use Have No Place in New York New York, NY – In response to the abhorrent Rochester Police killing of Daniel Prude while he was suffering a mental health crisis–and the subsequent attempts to use allegations of substance use to blame him for […]
