Available for Interview: New York Leaders Available to Comment on Need for Legalization To Benefit Communities Most Impacted by Prohibition Who:• Melissa Moore, DPA New York State Deputy Director, on the current tax revenue debate and the need for legalization to be rooted in racial, economic and social justice• Alyssa Aguilera, co-executive director for VOCAL-NY, […]
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Statement from Grant Smith, Drug Policy Alliance, Deputy Director of National Affairs In a pair of tweets this morning, President Trump called on China to crack down on fentanyl and claimed that using the death penalty on people who distribute or sell the drug would have “incredible” results. China is widely believed to be the […]
AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW: Art Way, Colorado State Director for the Drug Policy Alliance Who: Art Way DPA State Director for Colorado, spearheads advocacy to ensure that implementation of marijuana legalization in Colorado reflects a commitment to racial equity, reparative justice and public health. Quote: “We applaud Mayor Hancock for working to repair the harms of […]
Coalition Demands the Governor Prioritize Evidence-Based Policies to Combat Statewide Overdose Crisis Advocates Highlight Governor’s Inaction Amid Overdose Crisis that Kills More People than Traffic Accidents, Homicides and Suicides Combined New York, NY: Advocates and family members who have lost loved ones to overdose blasted Gov. Cuomo in a series of billboards that began airing throughout […]
Statement from Roseanne Scotti of the Drug Policy Alliance Trenton, NJ – Today, the New Jersey Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee voted in support of expanding New Jersey’s medical marijuana program. Roseanne Scotti, New Jersey State Director of the Drug Policy Alliance, issued the following statement after today’s important vote: “Today’s vote […]
Statement from Roseanne Scotti of the Drug Policy Alliance Trenton, NJ – Today, the New Jersey Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Assembly Appropriations Committee held a joint hearing on marijuana legalization. The joint committee voted seven to four in the Senate and six to three in the Assembly in support of the legalization, […]
Momentum for marijuana reform continues to build across the country and in New York. On November 6, Michigan became the tenth state to legalize marijuana for adult use and in September Governor Cuomo endorsed legalization and established a workgroup to draft legislation to legalize, tax, and regulate adult-use marijuana in New York. With the Democrats regaining […]
NYS Corrections, Health, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Committee will Hold Hearing on Effectiveness of Medication-assisted Treatment Programs in New York State Jails and Prison Following Press Conference People leaving incarceration are 40 times more likely to die from an overdose the first two weeks of release – providing methadone and buprenorphine while incarcerated saves lives, […]
Drug Policy Alliance: NY Needs to Legalize Marijuana, Clear Records for Previous Marijuana Enforcement, Ensure Equity in New Legal Market, and Reinvest in Impacted Communities Arrests for low-level marijuana possession have plummeted 90 percent since new NYPD marijuana enforcement guidelines took effect in September. There were 151 arrests for low-level marijuana in the entire city […]
This Election Day is shaping up to be a crucial moment for the movement to end the war on drugs – with Michigan and North Dakota voting on marijuana legalization, Utah and Missouri deciding on medical marijuana, and Ohio choosing whether to reduce drug possession from a felony to a misdemeanor. The results are expected […]
