The Vermont overdose prevention center legislation, which would authorize and fund a facility in Burlington, has advanced out of the Senate and expected to head back to the House and to the Governor’s desk next week.
As Majority Leader Schumer and Sens. Booker and Wyden reintroduce the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act, the Drug Policy Alliance and members of the Marijuana Justice Coalition urge additional Congressional leaders to cosponsor the legislation.
Rescheduling marijuana would fail to address the history of racially-discriminatory enforcement or the ongoing harms of federal marijuana criminalization.
California Public Safety Committee Advances Bipartisan Legislation to Reduce Overdose Deaths by Providing Essential Protections for Trained Professionals
Governor Tina Kotek signed House Bill (HB) 4002, which recriminalizes drug possession and doubles down on the failed approach of arresting and jailing people for drug possession, into law.
Overdose deaths continued to rise in 2022. The new CDC data underscores the need for health-based solutions to the overdose crisis.
With fentanyl crackdowns and federal marijuana reform taking center stage during President Biden’s State of the Union address, experts at the Drug Policy Alliance correct the record on what actually keeps communities safe and healthy.
State Leaders Scapegoated Measure 110 for their Own Failures to Address Public Suffering
Rhode Island’s first overdose prevention center is expected to open this summer.
With twelve Senators and a majority of American voters supporting marijuana descheduling, pressure is mounting for the Biden Administration to fulfill their campaign promise to end federal marijuana criminalization.
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