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Fact Sheet
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
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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
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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
Letter
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
Video
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
Fact Sheet
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
Video
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
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Because of disruptions to the drug supply and the need to purchase and use drugs in settings where it may be difficult to protect themselves and others from risk of infection, COVID-19 presents unique challenges for… Read More
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In her own community in Santa Fe, New Mexico, DPA Senior Director Emily Kaltenbach sees police with assault rifles, submachine guns, grenade launchers, and even tanks. To help us understand the far-reaching… Read More
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Criminalization, racism, citizenship, ableism, and parenting impact a person’s ability to find work, and the informal sale of services and goods (e.g. drug selling, sex work, street vending) is a lifeline for many who… Read More