As we look ahead to a brighter future for drug policy, it’s important to acknowledge just how deeply the war on drugs has distorted our government and society for more than 50 years.

Friend, millions of Americans have faced obstacles to education, healthcare, housing, immigration, employment, and more because of these cruel and ineffective policies.

When you join the Drug Policy Alliance today, your gift will go twice as far to help change this approach — because every dollar you give will be matched up to $75,000!
 

Every year, states spend hundreds of thousands of dollars drug testing people who apply for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits — a policy that costs these states far more than they save.

Every month, people desperate for affordable housing are shut out of assistance programs because of prior drug convictions, at a time when they are most in need of a safe and stable place to live.

And every night, more than 400,000 people sleep on a hard bed behind bars because they’ve been convicted of a drug violation — a conviction that will make securing a steady job, getting an education, and finding an affordable home that much harder.

You can help to change this, Friend. But time is running out!

Join DPA before our fiscal year ends tomorrow night and your support will be doubled!