Drug Policy Alliance

Friend, we’ve written to you about people who are incarcerated and facing a Covid-19 death sentence while in jail or prison. Many are being held on drug possession charges without even being convicted, if they ever are. And we’ve shared the many victories supporters like you make possible through generous giving. So this #GivingTuesday, are you in?

Now’s the time to back up your conviction that the drug war is wrong, has always been wrong, and needs to end, with a gift that will have THREE TIMES THE POWER with $150,000 in matching funds to stop the drug war. Every $1 you send becomes $3 -- but only until midnight tonight.

You’ll help us push through groundbreaking legislation that will lead to the decriminalization of all drugs and marijuana legalization in more states and at the federal level, an end to overzealous drug-war fueled militarization of our law enforcement, and a restoration of dignity and autonomy for people who use drugs.

We can’t give up. Move our shared agenda forward today, make a gift right now!

Gratefully and in solidarity,

Lindsay LaSalle
Managing Director, Policy
Drug Policy Alliance

P.S. As a result of our work, there are tens of thousands of fewer people behind bars and hundreds of thousands who either were not arrested, did not go to jail or prison, or spent less time locked up. We can’t stop now!

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From: Lindsay Lasalle
Sent: Tuesday, December 1, 2020
To: [email protected]
Subject: TRIPLE your impact this Giving Tuesday

ONLY 15 HOURS LEFT TO TRIPLE YOUR IMPACT

Friend,

It’s #GivingTuesday, the annual global day of philanthropy. And your chance to help advance the work of the Drug Policy Alliance and have your donation TRIPLE in impact with $150,000 worth of matching funds before midnight tonight.

With the help from supporters like you, we have already been able to: secure a full vote on the MORE Act in the House of Representatives - scheduled for this week! It’s the first time a bill to deschedule marijuana has ever been voted on by a chamber of Congress. And with the help of our advocacy and political arm, Drug Policy Action, we passed the nation’s first all-drug decriminalization measure in Oregon.

These wins represent a substantial shift in public perception and support in favor of treating drug use as a matter of public health, rather than arresting and incarcerating people simply for using and possessing drugs.

We need to keep this momentum growing. I ask you, and encourage you, to give generously now knowing your gift will have THREE TIMES THE POWER to end the racist, inhumane war on drugs. It’s a war against people, not drugs, and it’s time it ends.

The match ends at midnight tonight. Don’t delay.

In appreciation,

Lindsay LaSalle
Managing Director, Policy
Drug Policy Alliance

P.S. Due to the USPS delays, you can help put an end to the drug war by supporting our movement with a secure online gift. Don’t miss this opportunity to TRIPLE your gift to reform drug policy sooner than later! The triple match ends at midnight.