Join SSDP for a collaborative educational webinar series with the Shulgin Foundation highlighting the intersection of chemical innovation, research value, cognitive liberty, and drug policy reform. The series kicks off with a webinar entitled, "You've Gotta Fight for Your Right to Research (Chemicals): The Battle to Stop the DEA Scheduling ...

Cannabis Science and Technology reports that Congresswoman Dina Titus and Congresswoman Ilhan Omar recently introduced the Evidence-Based Drug Policy Act of 2025 to Congress, which hopes to change restrictions on cannabis research. The article mentions SSDP as an organization in support of this new legislation. “Our nation’s drug policies have ...

In celebration of International Harm Reduction Day, SSDP has launched HOPE (Harm Reduction & Overdose Prevention Education), our app-based educational initiative.  This new mobile application is designed to put life-saving opioid overdose recognition and response training—along with access to essential harm reduction supplies like naloxone—directly into the hands of students, ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gina Giorgio Director of Strategy and Development Students for Sensible Drug Policy gina@ssdp.org The new program—created by Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), the largest network of young people working to end the War on Drugs—provides free naloxone, fentanyl test strips, and other supplies to those ...

SSDP recently joined with the Drug Police Alliance (DPA) and a large coalition of public health and criminal justice organizations to urge the United States Sentencing Commission (USSC) to reject increased sentencing requirements for fentanyl, fentanyl analogues, and other synthetic opioids. In a public comment submitted to the USSC, the ...

SSDP is a proud partner of the Cannabis Unity Coalition the nation's largest bipartisan alliance of 30+ cannabis advocacy organizations united for the purpose of passing federal legislation to fully legalize cannabis and release all cannabis prisoners. SSDPers from across the country have gathered in DC this week and deliver ...

Last month, SSDP Science Policy Committee Co-founder Dr. Elijah Ullman traveled to Vienna, Austria to represent SSDP at the 68th Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs and to deliver an official statement strongly urging international lawmakers to prevent poorly planned drug scheduling regulations from halting vital scientific research ...

SSDP is a founding member of the Cannabis Unity Coalition, which is the largest ever bipartisan coalition of cannabis justice advocates all of whom will be represented in Washington, D.C. for Cannabis Unity Week from April 28th to May 1st. We will be meeting with our Representatives and Senators on ...

SSDP is proud to include our organization on this letter to the Congressional Tobacco Harm Reduction Caucus for the 119th Congress. Read the official letter here: Final_2025-Congressional-Tobacco-Harm-Reduction-Caucus-letterDownload ...

The Washington Informer reports on the kick off to the National Cannabis Festival this week with an event today called “Roll up for Reform” at Culta Columbia where representatives from Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Maryland NORML, and the Balanced Veterans Network will discuss their initiatives to advance the rights of cannabis patients and enthusiasts ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gina Giorgio Director of Strategy and Development Students for Sensible Drug Policy gina@ssdp.org [AUSTIN, TX – April 22, 2025] – As part of an ongoing campaign to prevent the recriminalization of cannabis products in Texas, representatives from Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), the largest youth-led ...

Harvard Independent's Weed Issue this month featured considerations for the case of cannabis legalization. This student-led paper discussed the potential public health risks noting that risks could be managed within a regulatory framework.  In the article, Dr. Akwasi Owusu-Bempah, a criminologist, sociologist, and associate professor in the Department of Sociology ...

Greetings SSDP Fam! Our next SSDP Hangout event is SUNDAY, MAY 4th at 7:00 pm ET. Reflect on another great academic year with SSDP! Hang out with other SSDP folks from across the country, share success stories, and plant seeds for success for the summer and year ahead. If you ...

Hello SSDP Family, We’re excited to invite you to join the SSDP Psychedelics Committee. WHAT ARE YOUR INTERESTS? This committee will be a space for all to come together, explore the potential of psychedelics, and push for meaningful policy change. We want to hear from you! Please fill out this ...

Former University of North Texas Chapter Leader and current Elected Director on SSDP's youth-led Board of Directors Jeannette McKenzie and Halle Tarvin, an SSDP alumni who was one of the original founders of UNT’s SSDP chapter, testified last week against two Texas bills that threaten to recriminalize cannabinoids and create ...

Join SSDP at Psychedelic Science 2025: The Integration, happening June 16–20 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. This is more than a conference—it’s a collective moment to come together, connect across disciplines, and shape the future of psychedelic science and healing. Use our promo code SSDP15 for 15% off ...

Happy Thursday! Wherever you are in the world, we hope that your week is off to a productive start so far.As many readers may already be well-aware, the entire SSDP team has been incredibly busy so far this year with back-to-back multi-conference weekends to end the month of March, along ...

Some grassroots organizations in the harm reduction field are providing community members with high dose naloxone, such as the 8 mg doses of naloxone known as Kloxxado. Typically, 4 mg doses of naloxone are used to reverse a suspected overdose (including the Narcan brand). At times, organizations provide high dose ...

Join SSDP's Rowan University Chapter's Second Annual Cannabis Industry Networking Night! If you passionate about the cannabis industry, looking to connect with like-minded professionals, and expand your network, then mark your calendar for Rowan University's Chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy's Second Annual Cannabis Industry Networking Night! Taking place on April 22nd at 3:00 PM at Bonesaw Brewery located ...

Filter Mag reports that on March 28, President Donald Trump announced Sara Carter as his pick for “drug czar.” Carter, who will need to be confirmed by the Senate, has a background as a journalist and Fox News contributor, with no direct drug policy or public health experience. SSDP former ...