Latest Press Releases

Drug Decriminalization in Oregon, One Year Later: Thousands of Lives Not Ruined by Possession Arrests, $300 Million+ in Funding for Services
New Poll Finds More than Four Out of Five DC Voters Support Decriminalizing Drug Possession & Investing in Services
Coalition Launches Legislative Campaign to Decriminalize Drugs & Increase Access to Services in D.C.
DC Council Introduces New Sweeping Bill to Tax and Regulate Cannabis and Reinvest in Communities Targeted by the Drug War
D.C. Becomes Latest Jurisdiction to Decriminalize Drug Paraphernalia
Drug Policy Alliance and HIPS Lead Coalition of Community Groups Urging for an End to the Criminalization of Harm Reduction Supplies Criminalized under DC’s Paraphernalia Laws
DC Council Votes to Advance the “Opioid Use Disorder Treatment & Safe Access Amendment Act of 2018”
Stark Racial Disparities and Disturbing Growth in Washington D.C. Marijuana Arrests Despite Legalization
From Prohibition to Progress: What We Know About Marijuana Legalization in Eight States and D.C.
Council of the District of Columbia Votes to Allow Life-Saving Drug Checking Kits