Black, Latinx & Indigenous People Deserve to Live in a World Where They are Given the Same Chance to Live Regardless of Whether or Not They Use Drugs New York, NY – In response to new details released in the killing of Andrew Brown Jr. by North Carolina police during a search and arrest warrant […]
“Making Essentials Affordable and Lawful (MEAL) Act” Introduced by House Lawmakers and Supported by Over 160 Civil Rights, Re-Entry, Public Health, Hunger & Poverty, and Faith-Based Organizations Washington, D.C. – In response to the introduction of the Making Essentials Affordable and Lawful (MEAL) Act—legislation that would immediately repeal the lifetime federal ban on individuals with […]
“Making Essentials Affordable and Lawful (MEAL) Act” Introduced by House Lawmakers and Supported by Over 160 Civil Rights, Re-Entry, Public Health, Hunger & Poverty, and Faith-Based Organizations Washington, D.C. – In response to the introduction of the Making Essentials Affordable and Lawful (MEAL) Act—legislation that would immediately repeal the lifetime federal ban on individuals with […]
Los Angeles, CA – Today, the California Senate passed SB 57, a bill to bring overdose prevention programs to California, proposed by Senator Scott Wiener. The Drug Policy Alliance—along with other co-sponsoring organizations, including the California Association of Alcohol and Drug Program Executives, California Society of Addiction Medicine, and HealthRIGHT 360, released the following statements: “As the overdose […]
Los Angeles, CA – Today, the California Senate passed SB 57, a bill to bring overdose prevention programs to California, proposed by Senator Scott Wiener. The Drug Policy Alliance—along with other co-sponsoring organizations, including the California Association of Alcohol and Drug Program Executives, California Society of Addiction Medicine, and HealthRIGHT 360, released the following statements: “As the overdose […]
Extension of Trump-Era Class-Wide Fentanyl Ban Risks Recreating Same Harms & Racial Injustices—Informed by Fear & Mythology, Rather than Science—of 1980s Crack-Cocaine Hysteria for Fentanyl Washington, D.C.—In response to the House passing a five-month extension of the Trump Administration’s temporary class-wide emergency scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, Grant Smith, Deputy Director of the Office of National […]
Extension of Trump-Era Class-Wide Fentanyl Ban Risks Recreating Same Harms & Racial Injustices—Informed by Fear & Mythology, Rather than Science—of 1980s Crack-Cocaine Hysteria for Fentanyl Washington, D.C.—In response to the House passing a five-month extension of the Trump Administration’s temporary class-wide emergency scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, Grant Smith, Deputy Director of the Office of National […]
It’s Time to Remove the Drug War as an Excuse for State Violence New York, NY – In response to the jury returning a guilty verdicts on all three counts for Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, Kassandra Frederique, Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), released the following statement: “We never needed […]
It’s Time to Remove the Drug War as an Excuse for State Violence New York, NY – In response to the jury returning a guilty verdicts on all three counts for Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, Kassandra Frederique, Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), released the following statement: “We never needed […]
Washington, D.C — Today, the Federal Cannabis Regulations Working Group released its Principles for Federal Cannabis Regulations & Reform, outlining what a federal regulatory framework—grounded in justice and social equity—should look like. The working group was convened by the Drug Policy Alliance at the beginning of this year. Throughout a series of meetings and in-depth […]
