New York, NY – Today, Mayor de Blasio announced that New York City will be moving forward to establish pilot Overdose Prevention Centers, the first sanctioned opening of such facilities in the United States. The move follows new CDC provisional overdose data showing more than 100,000 deaths during the first year of COVID-19. The dramatic […]
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Portland, OR – November 3, 2021 – Today is the one-year anniversary of the passage of Measure 110—the groundbreaking ballot initiative that allowed Oregon to become the first state in the nation to decriminalize possession of all drugs and greatly increase access to supportive health services. The campaign was spearheaded by Drug Policy Action, the […]
Portland, OR – November 3, 2021 – Today is the one-year anniversary of the passage of Measure 110—the groundbreaking ballot initiative that allowed Oregon to become the first state in the nation to decriminalize possession of all drugs and greatly increase access to supportive health services. The campaign was spearheaded by Drug Policy Action, the […]
Washington, D.C. – Today, #DecrimPovertyDC—a coalition of civil rights, public health, criminal justice reform, drug policy and faith groups, led by the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) and HIPS—released new polling data showing that more than four out of five (83%) District of Columbia voters, including a majority of voters across all major demographic groups, support […]
Washington, DC — Today, nearly 100 leading civil rights organizations, community organizers, and policy groups issued a joint letter to congressional leaders opposing President Biden’s proposal to permanently classify fentanyl-related substances (FRS) as Schedule I drugs. A permanent classification would worsen racial inequities in the criminal justice system while failing to reduce overdose deaths or […]
Coalition Launches Legislative Campaign to Decriminalize Drugs & Increase Access to Services in D.C.
Drug Policy Alliance & HIPS Lead Advocacy Community in Calling on D.C. Leaders to Reject the ‘War on Drugs’ and Support Public Health & Justice for Residents Washington, D.C. – Today, the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) and HIPS led a coalition of civil rights, public health, criminal justice reform, drug policy and faith groups in […]
Legislation Expands Access and Decriminalizes Possession of Syringes and Expands Access to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in Jails and Prisons Governor Hochul with Executive Director Kassandra Frederique & New York State Director Melissa Moore at the Signing Ceremony Albany, NY—In response to New York Governor Kathy Hochul today signing bills to expand access and […]
Judges Will Now Have Discretion to Order Probation and Community Based Services Rather than Jail Time for Some Drug Sale Charges Sacramento, CA—Last night, Governor Newsom signed SB 73—legislation to end mandatory jail sentences for certain drug sale offenses—into law, amending incarceration mandates established in the 1980’s during the escalation of the “war on drugs.” […]
Washington, D.C. — Today, a group of leading civil rights activists and policy experts expressed their disappointment at the inclusion of a provision in the stopgap spending bill passed by Congress that would extend the temporary classification of fentanyl-related substances (FRS) as Schedule I drugs. This classwide policy measure, which would disproportionately impact people of […]
Drug Policy Alliance Celebrates Clearance of Procedural Hurdle and Urges House to Swiftly Bring Critical Marijuana Reform to the Floor Washington, D.C. – Today, in response to the House Judiciary Committee again marking up and passing the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment & Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R. 3617), Maritza Perez, Director of the Office of National Affairs […]
