Tag: Michigan

Sarah Noon '18 and Sergio Brilanti-Martinez '18 speak about sensible drug policy and the need for automatic expungement at the 2020 Student Engagement Conference

Feb

Michigan SSDP Chapters Prepare Their Expungement Push at Civic Engagement Conference

By Rob Hofmann No comments yet civic engagement, expungement, Michigan, Midwest, Oakland Community College, Sensible Drug Policy, ssdp, students for sensible drug policy, Wayne State University

Written by: Sarah Noon ‘18, Oakland Community College SSDP President Students for Sensible Drug Policy chapters from Oakland Community College and Wayne State University organized and coordinated a breakout session on the topic of sensible drug policy at Michigan Democratic Institution for Civic Engagement’s 2020 Student Engagement Conference. Sarah Noon ‘18, president and founder of OCC SSDP, serves as the

Dec

SSDP’s Top 10 Highlights of 2018

By Stacia Wallis No comments yet 2018, 20th birthday, Advocacy, alcohol, alumni, Annual Conference, cannabis initiatives, cannabis legalization, conference, drug education, Global Fellows, good samaritan policies, harm reduction, international, international activities fund, international chapters, just say know, lobby day, marijuana legalization, medical amnesty, Michigan, missouri, North Dakota, opioids, overdose, Regional Conferences, sensible society, SSDP2018, ssdp2019, top ten, Utah

Students for Sensible Drug Policy did some amazing things in 2018. Our thoughtful, bright, and impressive young activists made huge strides towards SSDP’s vision of a post-prohibition future where safety, justice, and education are prioritized in drug policy. There’s no better time than right now to help us celebrate 20 years and the start of 2019 by making a year-end

Dec

Be inspired by our rock star student members at Ferris State University

By Lauren Padgett No comments yet cannabis, Ferris State University, get out the vote, GOTV, Legalization, marijuana legalization, Michigan, Midwest, Midwest region

The best part of working at Students for Sensible Drug Policy is hearing amazing stories every day about what our members are doing to end the War on Drugs and protect their communities from the harms caused by drug prohibition. If you’re as inspired by their work as I am, please make a gift to support the students who are

Mar

Introducing our New Chapter at Grand Valley State University

By Tyler Williams No comments yet Grand Valley State University, Michigan, Midwest region, new chapter

Our chapter at Grand Valley State University just got recognized on campus, how exciting! We are very glad to welcome them to the SSDP Family, and asked chapter leader Kyle Giusti about his process and plans for their school. 1. How did you hear about SSDP? I have been involved with Students for Liberty for almost a year now. Through

Jan

SSDP Welcomes the Wayne State University Chapter

By Tyler Williams No comments yet Michigan, Midwest region, Wayne State University

We have a newly established chapter in Michigan! I’d like to welcome Ahmad Khasawneh of Wayne State University to the SSDP family. Check out what he has to say about his new chapter and their hopes for the future! How did you hear about SSDP? I was browsing through reddit one time and noticed that SSDP was running an Indiegogo

Dec

SSDP Welcomes Another Law School Chapter

By Devon Tackels No comments yet law, law school, MI, Michigan, new chapter, University of Michigan Law School, University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

SSDP is excited to announce the newest chapter to join our network! Hailing from Ann Arbor, Michigan, Law Students for Sensible Drug Policy at the University of Michigan is already off to a great start. After attending SSDP’s 2013 Marijuana Lobby Day in Washington, DC, Reid Murdoch went home to Ann Arbor and started a chapter at the beginning of

Apr

SSDP's 911 Good Samaritan Policy Database Updated

By Drew Stromberg No comments yet 911 Good Samaritan Policies, Alaska, California, colorado, Connecticut, dc, District of Columbia, florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, maryland, massachusetts, medical amnesty, Michigan, new jersey, new mexico, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, rhode island, texas, Utah, washington

Special thanks to our intern Greg Weeks for researching and compiling this data, as well as writing this blog post. We’ve updated our database of colleges and universities with 911 Good Samaritan (also referred to as medical amnesty) policies! We found and catalogued 186 institutions and 21 states with such policies in place. The full list of schools can be found

Nov

Ypsilanti Passes Lowest Law Enforcement Initiative Priority

By Devon Tackels No comments yet Eastern Michigan University, LLEP, Michigan, Midwest, Midwest region, policy change

Amongst all of the amazing things that happened for drug policy reformers nationwide this week, another sensible policy was passed that you may not have heard about. Our students at Eastern Michigan University crafted a city-wide ballot initiative to pass a lowest law enforcement priority for marijuana in the city of Ypsilanti. Over the past semester they gathered the signatures

Mar

SSDP Welcomes Eastern Michigan University Chapter!

By Devon Tackels No comments yet chapter, chapter leader, devon, Eastern Michigan University, EMU, MI, Michigan, new chapter

This week, SSDP gained another chapter in the Wolverine State, at Eastern Michigan University! EMU SSDP is one of three chapters in Michigan, and they are working to bring a Lowest Law Enforcement Priority policy to their community. I was able to catch up with Luisa Scavo, EMU SSDP chapter president, and this is what she had to say about