Panelists include DPA’s New Jersey State Director, Roseanne Scotti, Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner and More Trenton, NJ – The University of Pennsylvania Journal of Law & Public Affairs will convene a collaborative discussion on February 20th that will explore the impact of the War on Drugs, barriers to change and achievable solutions to addressing both […]
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Media reports today indicate that President Trump plans to use drug law enforcement money to help pay for his border wall. Below is a statement from Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno, Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance “While Trump is drawing from failed drug war programs to fund the wall, this is not a moment to […]
A group of 100 scholars and clinicians have released a public letter that refutes many of the claims in Alex Berenson’s new book, Tell Your Children: The Truth about Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence. Berenson’s book has generated extensive national media attention despite being riddled with inaccuracies, cherry-picked evidence, and straw men. “When research is misrepresented to […]
A group of 75 scholars and clinicians have released a public letter that refutes many of the claims in Alex Berenson’s new book, Tell Your Children: The Truth about Marijuana, Mental Illness and Violence. Berenson’s book has generated extensive national media attention despite being riddled with inaccuracies, cherry-picked evidence, and straw men. “When research is misrepresented […]
Advocates Demand an Equitable Marijuana Industry with Priority for People Most Impacted by Racist Marijuana Enforcement ALBANY, N.Y. ¬– On February 12th, members of the Start SMART NY coalition (Sensible Marijuana Access through Regulated Trade) will lay out their vision for a just marijuana industry and demand that Governor Cuomo incorporate the Marijuana Regulation and […]
Statement from DPA’s Roseanne Scotti: New Law Will Reduce Death and Disease By Increasing Access to Life-saving Medication Trenton, NJ – Today, the New Jersey Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee voted in support of ending prior authorizations for medication assisted treatment (MAT) under Medicaid. Evidence demonstrates that MAT for opioid use disorder […]
Statement from DPA’s Roseanne Scotti: “Policing for Profit” Laws Have Long Been in Need of Change Trenton, NJ – Today, the New Jersey Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee voted to approve a package of bills (A4970, A3442, A4969 and AR222) that will reform New Jersey’s civil asset forfeiture laws. Civil asset forfeiture laws allow […]
DPA Statement: Barr’s Record on Drug War and Criminal Justice Reform is Appalling Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a vote to confirm William Barr as Attorney General. Barr was previously Attorney General under George H.W. Bush and has been a fierce advocate for mass incarceration and punitive drug policies. He has indicated support […]
DPA Statement by Lindsay LaSalle, Director of Public Health Law and Policy Today, at a 10:30 press conference, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania will be announcing the filing of a federal civil action for declaratory relief against Safehouse, the proposed operator of a supervised consumption site in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Supervised […]
Ordinance Aims to Establish Psilocybin as the Lowest Enforcement Priority for the Denver Police and District Attorney Denver – Denver election officials have verified the needed amount of signatures to qualify the Denver Psilocybin Decriminalization Initiative for the May 2019 ballot. In conjunction with establishing psilocybin as the lowest law enforcement priority in the city […]
