Tag: drug policy
URGENT: SB 758 Fast-Tracked — Take Action by Jan 13 to Stop Criminalization
We urgently need your help! A newly introduced bill in California, SB 758, is being fast-tracked and could move within days. If passed, it would classify 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) as a Schedule I substance, cutting off research, criminalizing people overnight, and repeating the very harms California has worked to undo. Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) strongly urges opposition to SB 758. This bill is not based on
Marijuana Policy Project Welcomes Adam J. Smith as New Executive Director
The Marijuana Policy Project (“MPP”), announced that Adam J. Smith will join the organization as Executive Director. Smith, a 30-year veteran of the drug policy reform movement, brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record of advocacy successes that will further MPP’s mission of ending cannabis prohibition and advancing sensible regulations nationwide. Smith’s extensive career in drug policy
Psychedelic Renaissance in North Carolina: SSDP’s Gina Giorgio and Jeremy Sharp at the Forefront
Psychedelic Renaissance in North Carolina: SSDP’s Gina Giorgio and Jeremy Sharp at the Forefront By: Gina Giorgio, SSDP Psychedelic Pipeline Program Director In January 2022, I approached Jeremy Sharp, my colleague at Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) with an idea that took us both on a significant journey. Inspired by the work of Dr. Vilmarie Fraguada Narloch and Jean
