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Friend,
Decades of drug war propaganda has inappropriately branded all people who use drugs and people suspected of using drugs as undeserving of any public benefits.
Even though welfare and food stamps help people better meet basic needs, people often do not have access because of a positive drug test or felony drug conviction. We must change this.
Learn more by registering for our Uprooting the Drug War Discussion Series: Public Benefits, the Drug War, and Denial of Benefits, on May 26 from 4:30pm-6pm ET.
We’re excited to be co-hosting this webinar with the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP). It will bring together advocates, researchers, and directly impacted people to explore the ways in which the drug war has infiltrated the public benefits system and to generate solutions for reform.
Many states have mandatory drug testing for welfare and food stamp applicants. And people with felony drug convictions are sometimes automatically denied or have limited access to this crucial public assistance.
These cruel bans are counterproductive and harmful. Denying public benefits based on a drug test or conviction cuts off the very services that can help families out of poverty.
DPA and our allies have been advocating to change these laws, including building support for the MEAL Act which would repeal the lifetime federal ban on people with felony drug convictions from receiving nutritional and other forms of public assistance.
Join our conversation on May 26 about how the drug war obstructs public benefits.
You can also visit our site, listen to our podcast, and take action in support of the MEAL Act to end the ban on public assistance for people with drug convictions.
And please stay tuned over the coming months for the rest of our Uprooting the Drug War Discussion Series.
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Sincerely,
Kassandra Frederique
Executive Director
Drug Policy Alliance |
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