July 2015
The Police are Decriminalising Weed in New Zealand
This blog post was written by Victoria University of Wellington chapter leader Cameron Price, and also appears on Salient.org.nz. Chris Fowlie is the head of the National Organisation for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and he really doesn’t like the way the police enforce the Misuse of Drugs Act. In a recent post on The Daily Blog, he argued that
SSDP Welcomes Two New Chapters: Penn State and Victoria University of Wellington
I’m thrilled to introduce our two newest SSDP chapters; Pennsylvania State University Main Campus in State College, PA and Victoria University of Wellington in Wellington, New Zealand. The chapter at Penn State first started up last winter when senior George Cimochowski decided to sign up as an SSDP Ambassador after being referred through some people at the Arcview Group. As
SSDP Welcomes Two New Outreach Coordinators!
The SSDP staff is now at eight sensible staff members with the addition of regional Outreach Coordinators, Tyler Williams and Frances Fu. Click here for a snapshot of your new staffers or keep reading below. Tyler Williams Regional Outreach Coordinator: Heartland, Midwest, Mountain Regions School: University of Connecticut Favorite quote: “The way that Emma Goldman took her coffee: “as
SSDP's Model UNGASS 2016
At this year’s biennial International Drug Policy Reform Conference, Students for Sensible Drug Policy will host a simulation of the upcoming United Nations General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on the World Drug Problem. This simulation, which will be formatted similar to a typical Model UN, will serve as a way for students to become familiar with the ins and outs
SSDP Participates in the Support. Don’t Punish. Global Day of Action
Written by Sara Velimirovic and Sarah Merrigan, SSDP UNGASS Coordinator Interns Last Friday, SSDPers in the United States and Ireland joined people around the globe for the Support. Don’t Punish. campaign. It was a chance to take our voices to the streets and speak in unison against the global War on Drugs in more than 130 cities around the world. Moreover, this was
