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Statement of Support
Statement by Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno to the Mexican Senate
DPA’s executive director, Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno, issued this statement to the Mexican Senate as part of a forum entitled "Toward a Regulatory Policy for Cannabis", featuring policy experts and government… Read More
Audio
DPA Podcast Episode 22: New York’s Rockefeller Drug Law Reform Ten Years Later
In 2009, New York reformed its notorious Rockefeller Drug Laws. Ten years later, veteran drug law reform activists Anthony Papa and Terrence Stevens join “Drugs and Stuff” to reflect on the destruction the draconian… Read More
Video
New York's Rockefeller Drug Law Reform - 10 Years Later
Drug Policy Alliance's Anthony Papa reflects on his fight to end New York's notorious Rockefeller Drug Laws on the tenth anniversary of the signing of a law that reformed the toughest and most unfair drug laws in the… Read More
Letter
Social Responsibility in the Marijuana Industry: Questions for Investors and Consumers
This memo is intended to help cannabis businesses operate in a more socially responsible manner and to guide consumers and investors in making decisions related to the cannabis industry.
Video
Rethinking the "Drug Dealer": Drug Seller Stories
When people hear the term “drug dealer,” it often conjures a certain stereotype: a Black or Latino “kingpin” pushing his drugs on innocent white people. While popular, this picture is not based on facts. Research on… Read More
Video
Drug Decriminalization in Portugal: Learning from a Health and Human-Centered Approach
Since Portugal enacted drug decriminalization in 2001, the number of people voluntarily entering treatment has increased significantly, overdose deaths and HIV infections among people who use drugs have plummeted,… Read More
Report
The Costs and Benefits of a Supervised Use Site in Denver, Colorado
Produced in collaboration with Colorado Fiscal Institute, Law Enforcement Action Partnership and Harm Reduction Action Center, this report marshals the best available data from Denver and from existing facilities in… Read More
Letter
Letter from Scholars and Clinicians who Oppose Junk Science about Marijuana
In his book, Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence, reporter and novelist Alex Berenson attempts to stir up public fear over marijuana legalization. This sort of alarmism… Read More
Fact Sheet
Georgia, the Drug War, and Mass Incarceration
The state of Georgia is one of the global leaders in the incarceration of its people. The state’s incarceration rate – which includes prisons and jails as well as other systems of confinment – far exceeds both… Read More
Report
Municipal Drug Strategy: Lessons in Taking Drug Policy Reform Local
Municipal Drug Strategy: Lessons in Taking Drug Policy Reform Local lays out a roadmap for how U.S. cities of all sizes can address the harms of both drug use and the failed war on drugs, such as mass incarceration and… Read More