New York, NY – The Board of Directors of the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) has selected the acclaimed drug policy reform activist Kassandra Frederique as its next Executive Director. Frederique, who is now the organization’s Managing Director of Policy Advocacy and Campaigns, will assume the role in September after completing projects to which she is […]
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Santa Fe, NM – Below is a statement from Emily Kaltenbach, New Mexico State Director for the Drug Policy Alliance, in response to the Senate Judiciary Committee tabling the marijuana legalization bill late last night: “We are very disappointed that a bill that would have done the right thing for New Mexicans—an overwhelming majority of […]
New York, NY – In response to comments made by President Donald Trump today about subjecting drug sellers to the death penalty, Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno, Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, released the following statement: “Once again, Donald Trump is taking a page from the autocrats’ playbook, by suggesting the US follow China’s example and […]
Tuesday: House Judiciary Hearing Will Look at Harms of Fentanyl Bill Nearly 70 Organizations Send Letter to House Leadership Outlining Concerns with Fentanyl Bill Washington, D.C. – Today nearly 70 organizations representing civil rights, criminal justice, faith and drug policy communities sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi outlining concerns with a fentanyl-related bill that […]
Full Equity in Adult-Use Cannabis Program Must include Reinvesting in Communities Harmed By Marijuana Prohibition New York, NY – Below is a statement from Kassandra Frederique, New York State Director for the Drug Policy Alliance, in response to Governor Cuomo’s budget proposal reaffirming support for comprehensive marijuana legalization in New York this year: “We are […]
Report Coincides with Congressional Efforts to Pass SOFA and the FIGHT Fentanyl Act, Which Would Repeat Past Mistakes, Undermine Sentencing Reform Efforts New York, NY – Today, the Drug Policy Alliance released Criminal Justice Reform in the Fentanyl Era: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back, a new report highlighting the dangers of policymaking based on […]
Santa Fe, NM – Below is a statement from Emily Kaltenbach, New Mexico State Director for the Drug Policy Alliance, in response to the cannabis legalization legislation (NM SB115) that was introduced today: “Having worked towards cannabis legalization in New Mexico for the better part of the last decade, we are excited by the possibility […]
Santa Fe, NM – Below is a statement from Emily Kaltenbach, New Mexico State Director for the Drug Policy Alliance, in response to the cannabis legalization legislation (NM SB115) that was introduced today: “Having worked towards cannabis legalization in New Mexico for the better part of the last decade, we are excited by the possibility […]
Washington, D.C. – In response to a new study showing that Latinx people who know someone who has been detained or deported to be significantly more likely to experience symptoms of substance use disorder than whites, the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), LatinoJustice and Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) issued the following joint statement: Maritza Perez, […]
Social Equity and Community Reinvestment Must Be Focus of Comprehensive Legalization Bill “We’re encouraged by Governor Cuomo’s renewed ambition to get legalization done this year and to see social equity and small business incubator programs included in his plan. Decriminalization alone will never be enough to right the injustices of discriminatory marijuana enforcement. We need […]
