Latest Press Releases

Governor Newsom Signs Groundbreaking Legislation to Protect California Residents from the Lifelong Consequences of a Drug Conviction
Joint DPA, Vera & WFP Statement on Recall of San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin
Congress Should Reject Biden’s Harmful Scheduling Proposal and Focus on Public Health Solutions to the Overdose Crisis
Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Ending Mandatory Minimums for Certain Drug Offenses in CA
California Legislature Approves Repeal of Drug War-Era Law that Established Mandatory Minimum Sentences
Civil Rights Leaders & Drug Policy Experts Denounce Counterproductive Biden Recommendations on Fentanyl-Related Substances and Continued War on Drugs
Drug Policy Alliance & The Leadership Conference Lead Coalition of 150+ Organizations Calling on Congress to End Military Equipment Transfers to Local Law Enforcement
Biden-Harris Administration Doubles Down on the Drug War as Senate Follows House in Extending Trump’s Class-Wide Fentanyl Ban
Statement on New Details Released in Killing of Andrew Brown Jr. by North Carolina Police While Serving a Search & Arrest Warrant for Drugs
Drug Convictions Should Not be Basis to Deny People Basic Needs: It’s Time Congress Lift Lifetime Felony Drug Ban on SNAP and TANF