On Tuesday, May 6th, the Drug Enforcement Administration swept into San Diego State University and arrested 75 students accused of selling drugs on campus. The news media swarmed on the story, eager to declare victory in San Diego's War on Drugs, but the SDSU chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy wouldn't let that happen.

Within 24 hours, SSDP had organized a demonstration and reframed the issue for nearly all the local and national media outlets covering the story, pointing out the futility of drug prohibition, while calling for the school to enact a life-saving Good Samaritan Policy. Click here for SSDP's press release and SDSU SSDP founder Randy Hencken's speech to the press.

Below are links to news coverage of SSDP's response to the drug sting, and this page will be constantly updated as more stories are released. If you haven’t donated to SSDP recently, but would like to see this kind of work expand, please invest in our work today.

News Links:

Newsweek (article) 

ABC News (article)

Associated Press (article)

USA TODAY (photo)

FOX 6 San Diego (article)

FOX 6 San Diego (video - click the link on the left that reads "SDSU Students Protest DEA and Drug Sting")

10 News (video - scroll down and select "SDSU Students Hold Rally After Drug Bust")

NBC San Diego (article)

NBC San Diego (article)

San Diego Union-Tribune (article)

San Diego Union-Tribune (article)

San Diego Union-Tribune (OPED by SSDP Alum Alex Kreit)

The Daily Aztec (article)

CBS 8 (video - click the link on the left that reads “More Arraingments Today in SDSU Drug Bust")

CBS 8 (video - click the link on the left that reads "Will SDSU Bust Change Drug Culture on Campus?")

KUSI (video)