12/21/20
By Kassandra Frederique
It has been quite the year.
2020 was defined by its novel challenges and escalating uncertainty, but our movement stayed the course, exceeded our own expectations, and broke new ground. I cannot help but look back on DPA’s… Read More
11/04/20
By Kassandra Frederique
Post updated November 6, 2020.
I hope you’ll take a few moments to celebrate the silver lining: last night was a landslide victory for drug policy reform.
In a historic, paradigm-shifting win and arguably the biggest blow… Read More
11/04/20
By Kassandra Frederique
It’s been a monumental night for drug policy reform. In arguably the biggest blow to the drug war to date, Oregon has become the first state in the nation to decriminalize all drugs. And it was a historic night for marijuana… Read More
09/07/18
By Kassandra Frederique
On Friday, August 31, 2018, Drug Policy Alliance NY joined VOCAL for an Overdose Awareness Day March to NY Governor Andrew Cuomo's office in Downtown Manhattan.
Activists and family members who have lost loved ones to… Read More
02/28/16
By Kassandra Frederique
She carries the name of the two women that she loves the most, her godmother and her grandmother, her name is Gloria Rosaline Preudhomme. Her work with the Institute of the Black World is a testament to her commitment to end… Read More
02/18/14
By Kassandra Frederique
I've learned in my four years in the drug policy reform field that if you wait long enough, the same ill-informed and racist drug war propaganda will be rehashed over and over again. As I read the New York Times this… Read More
01/30/14
By Kassandra Frederique
With both Denver and Seattle playing this week’s Super Bowl, the news is full of marijuana puns, and jokes about the #StonerBowl. Yet as someone invested in the drug policy reform movement and acutely aware of… Read More
01/07/14
By Kassandra Frederique
This week, news spread nationwide that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will bypass the state legislature to enact a 35 year-old law to bring medical marijuana to suffering New Yorkers.
It is a bold and innovative step that… Read More
12/08/13
By Kassandra Frederique
Last night, BuzzFeed released a gripping video about one New Yorker’s harrowing experience of being arrested for marijuana possession. A Marijuana Arrest tells the story of former Manhattan Public School… Read More
09/18/13
By Kassandra Frederique
Yesterday Roc Nation recording artist J. Cole released the video for his new single “Crooked Smile.” This powerful video is based on the 2010 murder of Aiyana Jones, a 7 year old girl killed during a police… Read More