Drug Policy Alliance · [email protected]

April 4, 2020 at 3:01 PM

April Newsletter: Trump Escalates the International War on Drugs to Distract from Delayed COVID-19 Response

Drug Policy Alliance This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. Despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis in the U.S., President Trump has announced his intention to send Navy ships toward Venezuela, intensifying American involvement in the international war on…

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  Maritza Perez - Drug Policy Alliance · [email protected]

April 3, 2020 at 7:36 PM

Help release people in prison at-risk of COVID-19

People are dying - let's save lives. Friend, Patrick Jones and Nicholas Rodriguez were among the hundreds of thousands of people behind bars for drug offenses. Now they have become some of the first people in federal prison to tragically die of COVID-19.    In less than a week, COVI…

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  Drug Policy Alliance · [email protected]

April 2, 2020 at 6:00 PM

How DPA shaped drug policy reform in 2019

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. Read DPA's 2019 Annual Report. The world looked very different when the Drug Policy Alliance completed our most recent annual report. We hope that you and your loved ones are safe and well. The COV…

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  Joe Salas · [email protected]

March 31, 2020 at 6:01 PM

FWD: did you see this?

Your signature is needed Friend,   Patrick Jones became the first person in federal custody to die from COVID-19 on Saturday. He was in prison serving a 27 year sentence related to crack cocaine charges. And he was not alone. On any given night, there are more than 450,000 individuals…

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  Kassandra Frederique - Drug Policy Alliance · [email protected]

March 25, 2020 at 5:36 PM

Friend, take action to save lives during COVID-19

Please contact your Governor right away. Friend, During this unprecedented public health crisis, we hope you are staying safe and taking precautions to protect yourselves and our communities. We’re collaborating closely with our allies to provide resources and demand action from pol…

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  Joe Salas · [email protected]

March 19, 2020 at 5:33 PM

What do you want to hear during this crisis

Let us know what you want to hear from DPA Dear Friend, Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a public health crisis that is affecting all of us – and we at the Drug Policy Alliance are doing all we can to respond to this pandemic, protect those we serve, and carry out our shared mission.   We …

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  Drug Policy Alliance · [email protected]

March 17, 2020 at 9:36 PM

Coronavirus & How We Can Help

Let's protect ourselves and our communities. Friend, Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a public health crisis that is affecting all of us – and we at the Drug Policy Alliance are doing all we can to respond to this pandemic, protect those we serve, and carry out our shared mission. Althoug…

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  Joe Salas · [email protected]

March 12, 2020 at 5:01 PM

Change starts with you.

  Make a difference with your gift today. Friend, Your support for the Drug Policy Alliance has driven us to monumental victories, but we are still fighting to change the minds of policymakers and the public so that we can end the drug war once and for all.     We have al…

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  Joe Salas · [email protected]

March 10, 2020 at 6:01 PM

We need you now.

  Can we count on you? Friend, It’s because of your support that the Drug Policy Alliance has been able to fight so hard to undo this disastrous drug war and end the criminalization of drugs and the people who use them.   Now activists are working to make history again wi…

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  Drug Policy Alliance · [email protected]

March 7, 2020 at 4:01 PM

March Newsletter: Groundbreaking Ballot Initiative Prioritizes Health and Harm Reduction over Criminal Punishment for Drug Use

Drug Policy Alliance This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. An Oregon ballot initiative campaign backed by Drug Policy Action, the advocacy and political arm of the Drug Policy Alliance, has collected enough signatures to qualify for the ballot in Nov…

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  Theshia Naidoo - Drug Policy Action · [email protected]

March 5, 2020 at 9:10 PM

Groundbreaking drug policy campaign launches

Check out this new initiative in Oregon Friend, With your support, we’ve long advocated for game-changing drug policy reforms and helped legalize marijuana in states across the country – but the moment has come to push beyond that.   Now activists are working to make history again w…

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  Stefanie Jones · [email protected]

March 4, 2020 at 7:01 PM

Do you know the facts? Take the quiz.

Drug Policy Alliance This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. Check out our list todayWatch our series to learn more. Friend,   At the Drug Policy Alliance, we truly value your interest in ending the drug war and want to help you sta…

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  Derek Hodel - Drug Policy Alliance · [email protected]

March 3, 2020 at 9:13 PM

DPA’s Next Executive Director

I have some exciting news for you. Friend, As we let you know earlier this year, Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno is stepping down and this is her last week as DPA’s Executive Director. On behalf of the board and staff, I want to thank Maria for her invaluable contributions. We have b…

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  Maritza Perez · [email protected]

February 26, 2020 at 9:02 PM

A deeper look after the debate

Friend, Drug Policy Action, as the advocacy and political arm of the Drug Policy Alliance, has worked tirelessly to raise drug policy to the national platform this election cycle. As a result, we’ve seen candidates at the Democratic Presidential Debates discuss the overdose crisis,…

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  Queen Adesuyi - Drug Policy Alliance · [email protected]

February 15, 2020 at 4:22 PM

FW: Seize the moment for marijuana justice

Did you see this message from Rep. Barbara Lee? Friend, I hope you didn't miss the message earlier this week from Representative Barbara Lee, one of our champions for marijuana justice in Congress. Right now, we're counting on you to help us move the MORE Act forward in the House. Tho…

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  Drug Policy Alliance · [email protected]

February 14, 2020 at 3:00 PM

3 Things to Love

Drug Policy Alliance This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. Check out our list todayCheck out our list today Friend,   There’s a lot of love going around this Valentine’s Day. Amidst all the chocolates and flowers, we wanted to tak…

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  Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno · [email protected]

February 12, 2020 at 12:00 AM

Join the fight today 💪

  Your support ends the drug war faster Friend, The war on drugs has led to disastrous consequences, but together we can put an end to the billions of wasted dollars, lost opportunities, and devastation that it has caused.   During this crucial election year, the Drug Pol…

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  Rep. Barbara Lee via DPA · [email protected]

February 10, 2020 at 4:25 PM

Seize the moment for marijuana justice

Tell your Members of Congress to join me in cosponsoring the MORE Act. Friend, I’m proud to be working with the Drug Policy Alliance and supporters like you to move marijuana justice forward in Congress.   You helped us make history when the House Judiciary Committee recently voted …

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  Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno · [email protected]

February 8, 2020 at 12:00 AM

Can you help?

  Help us end this war Friend, While others turn a blind eye to the devastating effects of the war on drugs, the Drug Policy Alliance is doing all we can during this crucial election year to change the harsh drug laws that have ruined so many lives, and repair the harms o…

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  Jeannette Zanipatin - Drug Policy Alliance · [email protected]

February 6, 2020 at 10:05 PM

Time to Decriminalize

Tune in tonight on Facebook. Friend, Please join me tonight for a powerful online panel and conversation on the need for full decriminalization of drug use and possession in the United States.   You can watch this webinar live on our Facebook page tonight at 8pm ET / 7pm CT / 5pm PT…

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  Stefanie Jones - Drug Policy Alliance · [email protected]

February 4, 2020 at 11:46 PM

Matters of Substance

Watch our new video series. Friend, I’m excited to share Matters of Substance with you, DPA’s brand new video series explaining crucial drug policy concepts in under a minute.   From overdose prevention centers to drug decriminalization, these animated videos focus on five solutions…

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  Joe Salas · [email protected]

February 3, 2020 at 7:02 PM

Marijuana Measures Defeated in Florida and Wisconsin

We need more states to legalize marijuana Friend,   Last year, Illinois became the 11th state to legalize marijuana for adult use. But 11 states is not enough. Almost 75% of all people in the United States still live in states with draconian marijuana laws.    Since Illinois legalize…

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  Drug Policy Alliance · [email protected]

February 1, 2020 at 4:02 PM

February Newsletter: DPA Releases New Report Warning Against Harsh Penalties for Illicit Fentanyl

Drug Policy Alliance This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. DPA has released a new report, Criminal Justice Reform in the Fentanyl Era: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back, highlighting the dangers of policymaking based on renewed drug war hysteria in re…

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  Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno · [email protected]

January 31, 2020 at 12:00 AM

We need you, Friend

  Activate your membership today! Dear Friend, Join us today and you’ll receive a 2020 Drug Policy Alliance Member Card that you can proudly carry as a symbol of your commitment to drug policy reform.   For too long, the war on drugs has devastated families, served as the…

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  Grant Smith - Drug Policy Alliance · [email protected]

January 28, 2020 at 11:21 PM

Vote tomorrow: Don’t let Congress expand harsh drug penalties

Take action to oppose tough drug laws. Friend, Tomorrow the U.S. House will vote on a bill allowing the Drug Enforcement Administration to expand harsh mandatory minimum sentencing for fentanyl-related substances.   We know the drug war doesn’t work. And we need your help to convinc…

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  Drug Policy Alliance · [email protected]

January 11, 2020 at 4:01 PM

January Newsletter: DPA Releases New Report - Rethinking the "Drug Dealer"

Drug Policy Alliance This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. The House Judiciary Committee has voted to approve the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE Act), the first piece of comprehensive marijuana legislation to ever make i…

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  Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno · [email protected]

January 1, 2020 at 4:00 PM

Thank you for standing with us in 2019

Drug Policy Alliance This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. Looking forward to another strong year Dear Friend, Thank you for all you did in 2019 to end the disastrous war on drugs. With help from donors like you, the Drug P…

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  Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 10:02 PM

FW: Last Chance to Triple Your Impact—3X Match

Drug Policy Alliance This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. The deadline is here—take action now to triple your impact Hi Friend,   I wanted to make sure you saw this message.   Right now, all gifts made to the Drug Policy Alliance up to $150K …

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  Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 3:07 PM

Last Chance to Triple Your Impact—3X Match

Drug Policy Alliance This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. The deadline is here—take action now to triple your impact Friend, There’s important work ahead in the new year. Will you join the fight for drug policy reform righ…

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  Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno · [email protected]

December 30, 2019 at 5:02 PM

Act Fast: Match Your Gift 3X by Midnight Tomorrow

Drug Policy Alliance This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. There is one day left to take action—triple your impact by midnight tomorrow Friend, Time is running out. By midnight tomorrow, we’re calling on activists like you …

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  Grant Smith · [email protected]

December 29, 2019 at 4:02 PM

Students Are Denied Financial Aid for a Single Drug Conviction

You can help change that with 3x the power Friend,   In 1998 Congress ramped up the war on drugs on students and enacted the Aid Elimination Penalty without debate. This added a drug conviction question to student financial aid forms. Since then, more than 200,000 individuals have be…

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  Kassandra Frederique · [email protected]

December 27, 2019 at 2:00 PM

What are your 2020 Drug Policy Reform Priorities?

Take our poll to let us know Friend, We’ve won significant victories in 2019 – victories that have reduced the role of criminalization, repaired the harms of the drug war, prioritized health, and, most importantly, saved lives.   With 2020 fast approaching, there is even more potent…

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  Stefanie Jones - Drug Policy Alliance · [email protected]

December 26, 2019 at 3:06 PM

Harm reduction for the holidays

Tips for how to save a life. Dear Friend, It’s the holiday season – and that often means that a lot of alcohol or other drug use happens. We invite you to check out and share our “Help Save a Life” series of infographics to help educate people about a harm reduction approach to drug…

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  Queen Adesuyi - Drug Policy Alliance · [email protected]

December 20, 2019 at 8:35 PM

Congress takes step back on marijuana reform

Take action: end the federal war on marijuana. Friend, Today, President Trump will sign a spending bill that excludes protections that would shield states with adult-use marijuana legalization laws from federal interference.   Congress stripped these crucial provisions out at the la…

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  Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno · [email protected]

December 16, 2019 at 7:31 PM

Friend, your gift will be matched 3X to end the drug war

Drug Policy Alliance This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. ● TWO WEEKS LEFT to take action—triple your gift by 12/31 Friend, In 2018, there were more than 1.6 million drug arrests in the United States, the vast majority for…

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  Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno · [email protected]

December 12, 2019 at 7:32 PM

Act Now: Your Gift Matched 3X

Drug Policy Alliance This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. Deadline: 3x Gift Match Through 12/31 Friend, Compassion. It’s the crucial word added to our mission statement by Drug Policy Alliance board member Reverend Edwin C…

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  Drug Policy Alliance · [email protected]

December 7, 2019 at 4:01 PM

December Newsletter: House Judiciary Committee Approves Comprehensive Marijuana Legislation

Drug Policy Alliance This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. The House Judiciary Committee has voted to approve the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE Act), the first piece of comprehensive marijuana legislation to ever make i…

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  Grant Smith · [email protected]

December 3, 2019 at 9:37 PM

FW: Friend, TRIPLE Your Gift Before Midnight

Drug Policy Alliance This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. Your #GivingTuesday donation is tripled—please act now Hi Friend, I wanted to make sure you saw this message and took this rare opportunity to make your impact go 3X as far in the fig…

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  Grant Smith · [email protected]

December 3, 2019 at 3:01 PM

TRIPLE your impact before midnight!

Drug Policy Alliance This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. Your #GivingTuesday donation is tripled—please act now Friend, #GivingTuesday is here. Don’t miss out on making your impact go 3X as far in the fight to end the cri…

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  Grant Smith · [email protected]

December 2, 2019 at 8:15 PM

Tomorrow: TRIPLE your impact

Drug Policy Alliance This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. On #GivingTuesday, your support is critical Friend, Tomorrow is the big day. Will you take this rare opportunity to triple your impact to end the senseless drug war…

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  Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno – DPA · [email protected]

November 28, 2019 at 3:06 PM

RE: You made these victories possible

Drug Policy Alliance This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. Share thanks for the MORE Act Happy Thanksgiving Friend, Earlier this week, I shared some of the monumental victories we’ve had in 2019 in the fight to end the drug war. If you haven’…

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  Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno – DPA · [email protected]

November 26, 2019 at 7:01 PM

You made these victories possible

Drug Policy Alliance This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. Thank you for being a part of DPA Thank you Friend, This Thanksgiving, I cannot help but look back on the year with both pride and appreciation. Despite the obstacles placed…

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  Stephanie Polito - Drug Policy Alliance · [email protected]

November 23, 2019 at 1:07 PM

Today: Presidential Candidate Forum on the Overdose Crisis

Tune in to watch Julián Castro this afternoon. Friend, It’s incredibly encouraging to see the war on drugs – but more importantly, the need for reform – being seriously addressed by presidential candidates. In recent debates, they’ve discussed solutions to the overdose crisis, advoc…

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  Grant Smith · [email protected]

November 21, 2019 at 8:40 PM

Your Post Debate Analysis: Ending the War on Marijuana

Friend, Yesterday was a landmark day in the fight to end the war on marijuana and repair the harms of its prohibition. In the morning, the House Judiciary Committee voted to approve the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE Act) - the furthest any marijuana l…

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  Queen Adesuyi - Drug Policy Alliance · [email protected]

November 20, 2019 at 6:16 PM

Breaking: Our historic marijuana victory in Congress!

Thank you for making this possible! Friend, Today we made history! The House Judiciary Committee just voted to approve the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE Act). This is the furthest any marijuana legalization legislation has ever advanced in Congress and…

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  Queen Adesuyi - Drug Policy Alliance · [email protected]

November 19, 2019 at 10:43 PM

Marijuana vote tomorrow – let's make history in Congress!

  Take action for marijuana justice Friend, I want to make sure you didn’t miss the huge news in my email below. Tomorrow will go down in history as the closest we've come to ending federal marijuana prohibition and repairing the harms it’s causing to our communities. The House Judici…

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  Queen Adesuyi - Drug Policy Alliance · [email protected]

November 18, 2019 at 6:35 PM

Historic marijuana vote in Congress on Wednesday

This is monumental! Help us seize the moment. Friend, I’m thrilled to let you know that we’re making history with marijuana justice in Congress. In an unprecedented move, the House Judiciary Committee will vote on the MORE Act this Wednesday.   This is monumental! With your help, w…

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  Drug Policy Alliance · [email protected]

November 2, 2019 at 3:01 PM

November Newsletter: DPA Launches Safety First - Real Drug Education for Teens

Drug Policy Alliance This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view.. DPA has launched Safety First, the first of its kind drug education curriculum aimed at providing high school students with honest and scientifically accurate information that empowers them …

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  Sasha Simon - Drug Policy Alliance · [email protected]

October 29, 2019 at 4:21 PM

The future of drug education is here

Check out our new Safety First curriculum. Friend, I’m thrilled to share Safety First: Real Drug Education for Teens, the nation’s first harm reduction-based drug education curriculum for high school teachers.   The Drug Policy Alliance created this tool because we believe accurate…

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  Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno · [email protected]

October 28, 2019 at 8:00 PM

RE: For too long the War on Drugs has destroyed lives

  You know what drug policy is really about Friend,   I wanted to make sure you saw this message. Because you know drug policy reform isn’t about drugs at all. It’s about people.  People struggling with lifelong barriers to jobs, housing, and education because of simple drug law violat…

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