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DPA sent this letter to the Hill on behalf of 29 musicians, actors, artists, athletes, influencers, and advocates calling on members of Congress to support marijuana reform rooted in equity by passing the MORE Act (H.R… Read More

Drug Policy Alliance envisions a just society in which the use and regulation of drugs are grounded in science, compassion, health, and human rights and advances policies and attitudes that best reduce the harms of both… Read More

Today, news broke that the Department of Justice has reached an $8 billion-plus settlement with Purdue Pharma for its role in the opioid crisis. This money should be used to combat the public health emergency of… Read More

Many states, even conservative strongholds, have embraced marijuana reform as a common sense step towards reversing the harms of the racialized drug war. Given the growing risk of deportation, advocates are supporting… Read More

Jessie Dunleavy always knew her son Paul was unique. He struggled throughout his life – to learn, to be accepted – and she tried however she could to help him along the way. But as he got older, and began to struggle… Read More

Keri Blakinger has worked for years as a journalist (currently at The Marshall Project) covering the criminal justice system and exposing the abuses within it. She comes with experience that most reporters don’t -- in… Read More

Over 100 researchers, academics and clinicians, and 16 public health organizations have signed this open letter endorsing the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment & Expungement (MORE) Act of 2019, an… Read More

To slow the spread of COVID-19 some communities considered temporary changes in policing practices, criminal courts, jail systems, and community supervision. While some localities modestly reduced arrests and released… Read More

For most of the past century the United States has adopted increasingly punitive policies toward the possession, use and distribution of drugs; and, particularly in the last 50 years, has built a massive regime to… Read More

In this video, parent advocates, experts and community leaders explain how overdose prevention centers save lives. Overdose prevention centers, also known as supervised consumption sites or safe injection… Read More