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2025 Year in Review

What we protected - and built - together in 2025.

Experts Warn: Marijuana Rescheduling Continues Criminalization—Descheduling & Legal Regulation Needed to Expand Patient Access, Protect Basic Freedoms, Health, & Safety

Rescheduling marijuana to Schedule III would boost corporate profits and could expand some research, but would maintain criminalization, harmful enforcement, and barriers to health and safety.

Report: State Level Marijuana Reform: Lessons Learned and Ongoing Challenges

Marijuana reform has produced many positive outcomes, new challenges and unintended consequences. Drug Policy Alliance organized a series of focus groups to gather more insights from a wide range of experts.

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DPA Urges NY Legislature to Fully Fund Cannabis Justice Reforms at Economic Development Hearing

Leading advocacy organizations detail the Hochul administration mismanagement and present roadmap for fixing cannabis law implementation.

Advocates Raise Concerns about Direction of Office of Cannabis Management, Urge Hochul to Protect MRTA

Orgs to Hochul: Leadership Must Change to Reflect Expertise in Cannabis, Economic Market Development, and Regulatory Licensing

Drug Policy Alliance Unveils Proposed Executive Order on Marijuana Reform to Advance Health and Fairness

This executive order is a model for how administrations can use their authority to transform federal marijuana policies to improve the lives of everyday people — rather than just improving profits for marijuana corporations.

Drug Policy Alliance’s Proposed Executive Order on Marijuana Reform

I Lost My Son to Overdose: He Sought Help, But Faced Barrier After Barrier

Susan’s son wanted help for his addiction. But he faced barrier after barrier in his search - from the criminal legal system, insurance companies, and more.

Nearly 70% of Public Comments on Rescheduling Proposal Support Federal Marijuana Decriminalization, New Analysis Shows

A clear majority support removing marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act entirely, demonstrating growing recognition that rescheduling is not enough.