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Expanding Minds – The Assembly
SSDP was mentioned in The Assembly’s article discussing how North Carolina has been part of a national movement to broaden the use of MDMA to treat post-traumatic stress disorder and quoted SSDP’s Gina Giorgio. Last year, the Health House Standing Committee of the N.C. General Assembly approved the Breakthrough Therapies Research and Advisory Act unanimously, which would allocate $5.4 million to support
SSDP Features in The Microdose
The Microdose is an independent journalism newsletter supported by the U.C. Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics with over 45,000 subscribers Scheduling DOI and DOC would create serious impediments to potentially life-saving research, and yet SSDP is the only drug policy organization currently fighting to keep DOI and DOC off the Controlled Substances Act. The future of psychedelics rests
DEA announces hearing on obscure hallucinogenic compounds – The Microdose
The Microdose, an independent journalism newsletter brought to you by the U.C. Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics mentions SSDP’s upcoming hearing with the DEA over the scheduling DOI & DOC, two obscure hallucinogenic compounds. Read the article here.
Binghampton SSDP Features in Pipe Dream
A group of Binghamton University students have been leading an effort to get a Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) chapter chartered on campus. The process has been spearheaded by Ben Glick — a sophomore majoring in psychology who works as an overdose intervention specialist overseeing Narcan distribution for Broome County — alongside Truth Pharm, a local nonprofit harm reduction
Green Thumb Industries Annual Social Impact Report features Round Up for SSDP
SSDP is grateful for the support of our Round Up program by Green Thumb Industries (GTI). Round Up presents patients and customers at RISE Dispensaries with the opportunity to round their purchases up to the nearest dollar in support of SSDP. To continue the momentum of the Company’s social impact initiatives, Green Thumb is introducing a matching component to its
SSDP Welcomes gina vensel to Board of Directors
Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is elated to welcome our newest appointed Board member, gina vensel. gina’s addition to the board is an exciting time for our organization, and we are looking forward to integrating her vast expertise in advocacy, marketing, fundraising, event coordination, and combating stigma into our work. gina vensel is a marketing and media professional, events
Welcome Kat Murti, Students for Sensible Drug Policy’s New Executive Director
Meet SSDP’s new Executive Director Kat Murti!
Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Vital Strategies Announces North Carolina Youth Overdose Prevention Initiative Fellows
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 17 , 2023 Media Contact: Jason Ortiz, SSDP jason@ssdp.org; 860-639-8101 Tony Newman, Vital Strategies tnewman@vitalstrategies.org; 646-335-5384 Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Vital Strategies Announces North Carolina Youth Overdose Prevention Initiative Fellows With Overdose Rising Rapidly Among Youth and Communities of Color, Six Fellows Across State to Create Harm Reduction Resources and Materials and Coordinated Days
Announcing the SSDP Congressional Session 2023 Results
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2023 ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS! SSDP’s Congress Committee is excited to announce we have finalized the results of the Board of Directors election! Please join me in extending a warm welcome to our new Board members, Justin Ayala, Amanda Ivatorov, and Hena Malik! SSDP’s 2023 Elected Board Directors A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR 2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
40 under 40 Black Champions of Cannabis
By Jacob Plowden The group of unsung heroes below are the rising stars of cannabis justice and represent the folks that are far too often not given the shine they deserved for the mountains they have moved to reduce incarceration, create economic opportunity for those who have suffered from prohibition, and building a more inclusive and powerful movement to finally
