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# SSDP

Students for Sensible Drug Policy

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- [SSDP Joins Letter to Protect 7-OH (Kratom related Substance)](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-joins-letter-to-protect-7-oh-kratom-related-substance/) - A broad coalition of consumer advocates and drug-policy reform groups recently sent a letter to the House Judiciary Committee Chairman, Jim Jordan, encouraging Congress not to ban 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH), a compound related to kratom. The entire letter is included at the bottom of this blog post. The letter argues that the FDA's push to schedule
- [SSDP's Hosts Lobby Days in Pennsylvania to Legalize Cannabis](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdps-hosts-lobby-days-in-pennsylvania-to-legalize-cannabis/) - We are grateful for our press conference speakers including, Senator Sharif Street (D-Philadelphia), Kat Murti (SSDP), Alex Domingos (ACLU-PA), Sara Jacobsen (Public Defender Association of PA), Christi Smith (Law Enforcement Action Partnership), Susan Ousterman (Vilomah Foundation), Merryn Spence (SSDP), Kristal Bush (Free My Weedman), Theresa Nightingale (NORML), and gina vensel (SSDP) for joining us in
- [Call for Abstracts and Posters for the 4th Annual Florida Harm Reduction Conference](https://ssdp.org/blog/call-for-abstracts-and-posters-4th-annual-florida-harm-reduction-conference/) - SSDP is proud to be a co-sponsor for the 4th Annual Florida Harm Reduction Conference taking place at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront from January 26-29, 2026. The call for abstracts and posters are now open. We invite submissions that advance harm reduction practice, research, policy, and community empowerment, especially those centering marginalized, under-resourced, or
- [California's Campus Overdose Prevention Act is signed into law](https://ssdp.org/blog/californias-campus-overdose-prevention-act-is-signed-into-law/) - We are excited to share that California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 602, the Campus Overdose Prevention Act, into law. The bill protects students from receiving disciplinary action when they call for assistance or are victims of an overdose-related incident. Current campus policies leave students vulnerable to suspension for saving lives and discourage help-seeking
- [SSDP's Sensible Soirée to Kick-off Reform Week in Detroit on November 12](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdps-sensible-soiree-to-kick-off-reform-week-in-detroit-on-november-12/) - SSDP is gathering together in Detroit, MI next week for Drug Policy Alliance's Reform Conference. Our staff, board members, chapter leaders, and ambassadors from coast to coast will be attending the conference, hosting an overdose prevention workshop, and leading panel discussions. We're hosting a welcome party on Wednesday, November 12 and all are invited to
- [Statement from Students for Sensible Drug Policy On the Extrajudicial Killing of Unarmed Fishermen in the Name of the “War on Drugs”](https://ssdp.org/blog/statement-from-students-for-sensible-drug-policy-on-the-extrajudicial-killing-of-unarmed-fishermen-in-the-name-of-the-war-on-drugs/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gina Giorgio Director of Strategy and Development Students for Sensible Drug Policy gina@ssdp.org Statement from Students for Sensible Drug Policy On the Extrajudicial Killing of Unarmed Fishermen in the Name of the “War on Drugs” Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) condemns in the strongest possible terms the reported extrajudicial killing
- [SSDP Hangouts Presents Spooky Policies](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-hangouts-presents-spooky-policies/) - Join us on Thursday, October 30th at 7pm ET to discuss the spookiest side of policy, the ones in desperate need of reform! Come hang out with other SSDP folks, give and get advice for a successful semester, and meet our national board members. This event is open to the entire SSDP family: affiliates, alumni, members, chapter leaders, and
- [PA Cannabis Day of Unity: Bipartisan Advocate Coalition and Lawmakers Call on Pennsylvania to Legalize Cannabis](https://ssdp.org/blog/pa-cannabis-day-of-unity-bipartisan-advocate-coalition-and-lawmakers-call-on-pennsylvania-to-legalize-cannabis/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gina Giorgio Director of Strategy and Development Students for Sensible Drug Policy gina@ssdp.org PA Cannabis Day of Unity: Bipartisan Advocate Coalition and Lawmakers Call on Pennsylvania to Legalize Cannabis Advocates call on lawmakers to pass SB 120 and finally bring fair, regulated cannabis legalization to Pennsylvania — one of the last
- [Let’s Legalize Pennsylvania! - Sign-On Letter in Support of Adult Use Legislation](https://ssdp.org/blog/lets-legalize-pennsylvania-sign-on-letter-in-support-of-adult-use-legislation/) - We call on the Pennsylvania General Assembly to legalize, regulate, and tax cannabis products for adults 21 and older to advance freedom, health and safety, and justice, while generating much-needed revenue for the Commonwealth and its residents. Each year, Pennsylvania authorities make over 10,000 arrests for cannabis possession. This mass criminalization derails lives and diverts
- [SSDP Testifies on Age Protections in Massachussetts](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-testifies-on-age-protections-in-massachussetts/) - On 10/20/25, SSDP Executive Director, Kat Murti, testified before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure in support of An Act to Clarify the Minimum Age for the Sale and Purchase of Adult-Use Products (H.330/S.221). H.330/S.221 directly addresses Massachusetts law with a confirmation that the statewide age for purchasing legal substances (including
- [SSDP and Coalition Letter on Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogues Sentencing](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-and-coalition-letter-on-fentanyl-and-fentanyl-analogs-sentencing/) - 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 coalition stated that the history
- [Breaking Waves in Raleigh: Veterans, Lawmakers, and Advocates Gather for In Waves and War Screening](https://ssdp.org/blog/breaking-waves-in-raleigh-veterans-lawmakers-and-advocates-gather-for-in-waves-and-war-screening/) - Last week in Raleigh, we had the privilege of co-hosting a powerful evening with VETS: Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions, the North Carolina Psychedelic Policy Coalition, Democratic Representative Eric Ager, and Republican Senator Bob Brinson at the Alamo Drafthouse. Together, we brought community members, Veterans, researchers, and bipartisan policymakers into the same room for a screening
- [Celebrating Community, Connection, and Psychedelic Policy at the 4th Annual Gathering of the Pearl](https://ssdp.org/blog/celebrating-community-connection-and-psychedelic-policy-at-the-4th-annual-gathering-of-the-pearl/) - Last week, I had the honor of joining The Pearl Institute for their 4th Annual Gathering of the Pearl at the Highland Events Center in Asheville, NC, a night of connection, celebration, and renewal. The evening kicked off with a special gratitude party for sponsors on the rooftop and we enjoyed Asheville’s finest musicians and
- [Rethinking Drug Scheduling: SSDP Speaks at the United Nations](https://ssdp.org/blog/rethinking-drug-scheduling-ssdp-speaks-at-the-united-nations/) - Better Drug Control Policies Through Expediting Scientific Research On February 25, 2025, Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) since 2011, submitted a written statement to the 68th Session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND). Prepared by Dr. Elijah Zorro Ullman,
- [Support for AB 602, California's Campus Overdose Prevention Act](https://ssdp.org/blog/support-for-ab-602-californias-campus-overdose-prevention-act/) - SSDP is submitting a letter to California Governor Gavin Newsom's office urging him to sign AB 602, the Campus Overdose Prevention Act. The bill will protect students from receiving disciplinary action when they call for assistance or are victims of an overdose-related incident. Shifting campus responses from punishment to health-centered approaches through counseling, education, and
- [Stop Cannabis Recriminalization in Massachusetts!](https://ssdp.org/blog/stop-cannabis-recriminalization-in-massachusetts/) - Two dangerous ballot initiatives, 25-09 and 25-10, threaten to undermine cannabis legalization in Massachusetts. Since Massachusetts voters legalized adult-use cannabis in 2016, the state has reduced arrests, lowered youth use rates, and created a thriving, regulated industry--but all this is at risk if these measures pass. Don't let prohibitionists take away the great progress Massachusetts has made in
- [A Policy Statement on Cannabis Rescheduling in The Pharmacologist](https://ssdp.org/blog/a-policy-statement-on-cannabis-rescheduling-in-the-pharmacologist/) - SSDP Ambassador and former chair of SSDP's Science Policy Committee, Elijah Ullman, PhD, co-authored the Cover Story of the August edition of The Pharmacologist focused on Cannabis Rescheduling as part of the ASPET (American Society forPharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics) Drug Research Policy Subcommittee. The policy statement discusses how drug scheduling can also create a regulatory
- [Oaksterdam enrolls live cannabis & hemp training programs starting mid-September](https://ssdp.org/blog/oaksterdam-enrolls-live-cannabis-hemp-training-programs-starting-mid-september/) - Our educational partners at Oaksterdam University will host three amazing live training programs starting mid-September that may interest you in getting future-ready. Oaksterdam University is the global leader in cannabis education, providing the highest quality training to entrepreneurs, regulators, educators, and people interested in a career in the cannabis industry. These programs combine real-time Zoom classes
- [SSDP Hangouts return with a Back to School Happy Hour on Sept 25 at 7 PM](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-hangouts-return-with-a-back-to-school-happy-hour-on-sept-25-at-7-pm/) - Join the SSDP's Chapter Networking Collective for our next virtual hangout on Thursday, September 25th at 7:00 PM ET on zoom. Come hang out with your SSDP family, give and get advice for a successful semester, and let SSDP national leaders know how they can support you. Visit this Zoom Link to join. All are
- [Law & Justice Committee Convenes on October 1](https://ssdp.org/blog/law-justice-committee-convenes-on-october-1/) - SSDP's Law & Justice Committee will be hosting a meeting on Wednesday, October 1st at 12:00 PM PT, 3:00 PM ET. We invite all attorneys, law students, pre-law track undergraduates, and other subject matter experts to join. Anyone in the SSDP community that feels called to join may apply. The committee will meet every six weeks.
- [The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act Has Been Reintroduced](https://ssdp.org/blog/the-marijuana-opportunity-reinvestment-and-expungement-more-act-has-been-reintroduced/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) applauds the reintroduction of the MORE Act as a critical step toward dismantling the failed war on cannabis. For far too long, cannabis has remained classified as a Schedule I substance; defined as having a “high potential for abuse with no recognized medical use.” Despite 24 states fully legalizing
- [Reps. Nadler, Titus, Omar, and Velázquez Reintroduce Comprehensive Marijuana Reform Legislation](https://ssdp.org/blog/reps-nadler-titus-omar-and-velazquez-reintroduce-comprehensive-marijuana-reform-legislation/) - Today, August 29th 2025, Representative Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), along with Cannabis Caucus Co-Chairs Dina Titus (NV-01) and Ilhan Omar (MN-05), and House Committee on Small Business Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) reintroduced the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, one of the most comprehensive marijuana reform bills ever introduced in the U.S. Congress. In a
- [Kat Murti – Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Meta Censorship, and the Fight for Science - PsyNews.com](https://ssdp.org/blog/kat-murti-students-for-sensible-drug-policy-meta-censorship-and-the-fight-for-science-psynews-com/) - PsyNews.com, a website dedicated to covering the psychedelic industry, shared Kat Murti, SSDP's Executive Director's recent podcast appearance on Psychedelics Today with Joe Moore. Learn more here.
- [Meta (finally) drops the weed censorship – Facebook & Instagram now also chill with “Cannabis” - metaller.de](https://ssdp.org/blog/meta-finally-drops-the-weed-censorship-facebook-instagram-now-also-chill-with-cannabis-metaller-de/) - SSDP is getting international attention for standing up against Meta censorship. The German website, metaller.de, quoted SSDP's Executive Director in their recent article. The voice of reason: Kat Murti gets to the point Kat Murti of Students for Sensible Drug Policy sums it up in an interview: "Meta is one of the largest sources of
- [Has Meta Eased Cannabis Restrictions? Less Censorship on Instagram and Facebook, but No Clear Policies - El Planteo](https://ssdp.org/blog/has-meta-eased-cannabis-restrictions-less-censorship-on-instagram-and-facebook-but-no-clear-policies-el-planteo/) - SSDP's call to end Meta censorship continues to get international attention. This time from El Planteo, an online publication based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The publication informed readers that Meta is located in the US where 24 states have legal cannabis for adult use and 40 for medicine use. The publication turned to Kat Murit,
- [Six Questions with Marijuana Policy Project's New Interim Executive Director - CelebStoner](https://ssdp.org/blog/six-questions-with-marijuana-policy-projects-new-interim-executive-director-celebstoner/) - Online publication, CelebStoner, interviewed Marijuana Policy Project's new interim Executive Director, Lauren Daly with their Six Questions segment. It's wonderful to see former SSDPers continue to hold impactful positions in drug policy reform across the country! We particularly enjoyed Lauren's response to the publication's question about how she feels being only the second female to
- [Illinois weighs psychedelic-assisted therapy in landmark CURE Act - Chicago Health](https://ssdp.org/blog/illinois-weighs-psychedelic-assisted-therapy-in-landmark-cure-act-chicago-health/) - Chicago Health reports that the Compassionate Use and Research of Entheogens (CURE) Act is the first major effort to legalize clinical use of psilocybin in the state of Illinois. The legislation would establish a licensing system and advisory board to allow qualified practitioners to administer psilocybin for mental health treatment. While the bill has steadily gained support
- [Pennsylvania Cannabis Legalization: A Bipartisan Bill for Adult Use](https://ssdp.org/blog/pennsylvania-cannabis-legalization-a-bipartisan-bill-for-adult-use/) - We are excited to announce a bipartisan cannabis legalization bill that SSDP is supporting in Pennsylvania! This is the best chance for a unified approach to get adult use passed in PA, and we need your help. Please read more to learn how you can join us in the fight for legalization. WHAT IS THE BILL?
- [Cannabis Fest hits Pittsburgh aiming to educate and promote - Pittsburgh Post Gazette](https://ssdp.org/blog/cannabis-fest-hits-pittsburgh-aiming-to-educate-and-promote-pittsburgh-post-gazette/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy tabled at the Pittsburgh Cannabis Festival on August 10, and the Pittsburgh Post Gazette interviewed gina vensel, SSDP's Director of Communications and events. In their article entitled, "Cannabis Fest hits Pittsburgh aiming to educate and promote," the Pittsburgh PG highlighted the advocacy work that SSDP is doing to get cannabis
- [Evidence and Science-Based Approaches in Drug Policy - United Nations](https://ssdp.org/blog/evidence-and-science-based-approaches-in-drug-policy-united-nations/) - Written by Jackson Rund, Lake Superior State University SSDP In July, I joined two fellow SSDP representatives, Zach Johnson from Fordham University and the New York Community Chapter, and Jorge Valderrabano from the New York Community Chapter at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City for the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). Together,
- [SSDP’s Gina Giorgio Appointed to the North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force on Veterans’ Health](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdps-gina-giorgio-appointed-to-the-north-carolina-institute-of-medicine-task-force-on-veterans-health/) - North Carolina is home to the 8th largest Veteran population in the US, with around 619,000 Veterans living in the state. 29.5% of NC Veterans have a disability, according to US Census data. This makes the NC task force an important step forward in supporting the state’s Veterans. North Carolina Institute of Medicine Task Force
- [From Arrest to Advocacy: Jason Ortiz’s Mission to End Cannabis Injustice - Stupid Dope](https://ssdp.org/blog/from-arrest-to-advocacy-jason-ortizs-mission-to-end-cannabis-injustice-stupid-dope/) - We are delighted to see former SSDP Executive Director, Jason Ortiz, was featured in Stupid Dope discussing his story. He was arrested at age 16 for cannabis possession during his junior year of high school, and became involved with SSDP at college, and which has led him to become an lifelong activist. At the University
- [Beyond the New Frontier - Arctic Visions Conference & SSDP Fundraiser This Week](https://ssdp.org/blog/beyond-the-new-frontier-arctic-visions-conference-ssdp-fundraiser-this-week/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is dedicated to growing a strong and diverse nationwide network of advocates united to end the War on Drugs. We are eager to meet with local ambassadors in Anchorage, Alaska this week as we travel beyond the new frontier to build community, share knowledge, and expand our membership. Join us
- [Introducing SSDP's Law & Justice Committee](https://ssdp.org/blog/introducing-ssdps-law-justice-committee/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is excited to invite you to join our new Law & Justice Committee! This committee is a space for people interested in legal advocacy—lawyers, law students, and anyone interested in leveraging the law to end the War on Drugs and mitigate the harms of it. The committee will track
- [SSDP Science Policy Committee successfully pushes back on DEA effort to criminalize psychedelic research](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-science-policy-council-successfully-pushes-back-on-dea-effort-to-criminalize-psychedelic-research/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SSDP Science Policy Committee successfully pushes back on DEA effort to criminalize psychedelic research On Friday August 26, 2022, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) withdrew proposed Schedule I status for 2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine (DOI) and 2,5-dimethoxy-4-chloroamphetamine (DOC). The notice states that “The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is withdrawing a proposed rule that was published
- [SSDP Hosts "Anchored In Altered States" in Anchorage on August 14](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-hosts-anchored-in-altered-states-in-anchorage-on-august-14/) - Join Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) for Anchored In Altered States, a thought-provoking networking event and documentary screening at The Nave in Anchorage on Thursday, August 14, 2025 from 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM AKDT. The day before SSDP participates in the Arctic Visions Psychedelics Conference, we're excited to host an evening gathering to
- [Student Activists Petition to End Cannabis, Plant Medicine Censorship on Instagram by Meta - Heady NJ](https://ssdp.org/blog/student-activists-petition-to-end-cannabis-plant-medicine-censorship-on-instagram-by-meta-heady-nj/) - Heady NJ reports that Students for Sensible Drug Policy leads the way through online efforts to fight the ongoing censorship and banning of cannabis, psychedelics, and harm reduction organizations. “It is vital that evidence-based, life-saving information is not censored. Harm reduction and drug education save lives. Cannabis and psychedelic therapies are supported by rigorous scientific
- [FDA & DEA Move to Criminalize 7-OH](https://ssdp.org/blog/sssdp-statement-on-7-oh-scheduling/) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recommending that the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) classify 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, as a Schedule I controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The Department of Health & Human Services sent a press release this past Tuesday, July 25, that the FDA is taking steps to restrict
- [Impact of U.S. Drug Policy on the Human Rights of Women Within the United States](https://ssdp.org/blog/impact-of-u-s-drug-policy-on-the-human-rights-of-women-within-the-united-states/) - Impact of U.S. Drug Policy on the Human Rights of Women Within the United States Submitted to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women under the Communications Procedure by Students for Sensible Drug Policy, August 1, 2025 Introduction The global “War on Drugs” has served as a mechanism for systemic oppression, disproportionately harming marginalized
- [North Carolina’s Psychedelic Medicine and Veterans Mental Health Advocacy Day Marks a Major Step Forward](https://ssdp.org/blog/north-carolinas-psychedelic-medicine-and-veterans-mental-health-advocacy-day-marks-a-major-step-forward/) - By Gina Giorgio, Director of Strategy and Development at Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) and Founder of the North Carolina Psychedelic Policy Coalition (NCPPC) On June 10th, North Carolina took a meaningful step in the movement toward mental health innovation. Over 30 advocates, veterans, doctors, clinicians, researchers, and policy leaders gathered at the North
- [New Jersey Cannabis Events Planned for 4/20 - HeadyNJ](https://ssdp.org/blog/new-jersey-cannabis-events-planned-for-4-20-headynj/) - It's cannabis enthusiasts' favorite time of year, with 420 rapidly approaching, companies and organizations across New Jersey are planning events to celebrate the holiday. SSDP Rowan University Chapter was mentioned in HeadyNJ, an independent media company focused on New Jersey cannabis news. Our Rowan chapter are planning a happy hour on 4/22. Learn more about
- [What Will Sara Carter of Fox News Bring as “Drug Czar”? - Filter Mag](https://ssdp.org/blog/what-will-sara-carter-of-fox-news-bring-as-drug-czar-filter-mag/) - 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 board member weighed in with
- [Harm Reduction with The University of Montana’s SSDP - Montana Free Press](https://ssdp.org/blog/harm-reduction-with-the-university-of-montanas-ssdp-montana-free-press/) - SSDP chapters are doing important harm reduction work from coast to coast. Montana Free Press recently mentioned The University of Montana SSDP chapter for being a leader on campus focused on education and keeping students safe. The free vending machines are located at the Mountain Line transfer center, Johnson Street shelter, Missoula Food Bank and
- [The Price of Cannabis Prohibition: Profits, Public Health, and the Case for Legalization - Harvard Independent](https://ssdp.org/blog/the-price-of-cannabis-prohibition-profits-public-health-and-the-case-for-legalization-harvard-independent/) - 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 at the University of Toronto,
- [SSDP's Historic Court Case with DEA Featured in Cannabis Law Report](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdps-historic-court-case-with-dea-featured-in-cannabis-law-report/) - We are thankful to Cannabis Law Report for sharing updating on our historic court case with the DEA beginning November 12th in Arlington, Virginia at the DEA Administrative Court. 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
- [SSDP's Gina Giorgio Interviewed On North Carolina's Spectrum News 1](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdps-gina-giorgio-interviewed-on-north-carolinas-spectrum-news-1/) - Gina Giorgio, SSDP's Director of Strategy and Development and Founder of the North Carolina Psychedelic Policy Coalition, was interviewed by NC television news station Spectrum News 1 about the formation of the North Carolina Psychedelic Policy Coalition in her home state, and the impact that psychedelic could have on supporting mental health patients. New psychedelic
- [National Cannabis Festival Kicks Off 4/20 Week - The Washington Informer](https://ssdp.org/blog/national-cannabis-festival-kicks-off-4-20-week-the-washington-informer/) - 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 throughout the DMV. The National
- [Evidence-Based Drug Policy Act of 2025 Introduced to Congress - Cannabis Science and Technology](https://ssdp.org/blog/evidence-based-drug-policy-act-of-2025-introduced-to-congress-cannabis-science-and-technology/) - 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 been shaped by stigma. The
- [Adam J. Smith Appointed Executive Director of the Marijuana Policy Project - Cannabis Science & Technology](https://ssdp.org/blog/adam-j-smith-appointed-executive-director-of-the-marijuana-policy-project-cannabis-science-technology/) - Cannabis Science & Technology reports on Marijuana Policy Project (MPP)'s announcement of their new Executive Director, Adam J. Smith, who has 30 years of experience in drug policy reform and advocacy, including starting Students for Sensible Drug Policy! “I’m honored and excited to join the dedicated team at MPP and to build upon the organization’s
- [DEA Judge Backs Federal Ban On 2 Research Chemicals - Law360](https://ssdp.org/blog/dea-judge-backs-federal-ban-on-2-research-chemicals-law360/) - Law360 reports that A U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration judge has determined that two unrestrictive research chemicals DOI & DOC belong in Schedule I, the most strigent tier of prohibited substances under the Federal Controlled Substances Act. Read more here. This recommendation directly undermines the future of psychedelic science and sets a dangerous precedent for research
- [Harm Reduction Pioneer Challenges Patent Attempt on Century-Old Drug Testing Methods - Cision](https://ssdp.org/blog/harm-reduction-pioneer-challenges-patent-attempt-on-century-old-drug-testing-methods-cision/) - SSDP alum, Matthew Aragón, is a harm reduction activist who began organizing at age 15 with Students for Sensible Drug Policy. His work expanding access to drug checking tools and drug education. He has partnered with Emanuel Sferios, DanceSafe founder, who has pioneered harm reduction testing methods for nearly 30 years to form HRDS LCC, a
- [Reason Versus City Journal: Legalize All Drugs Debate](https://ssdp.org/blog/reason-versus-city-journal-legalize-all-drugs-debate/) - Should all drugs be legal? At SSDP, we certainly think so! The War on Drugs is a War on Us and while all substances do carry risks and can have negative impacts on an individual, prohibition magnifies any negative impacts exponentially while creating new problems of its own. On June 24th, SSDP Program Assistant Chandler
- [Marijuana And Drug Groups Press Meta About Shadowbanning And Censorship - Marijuana Moment](https://ssdp.org/blog/marijuana-and-drug-groups-press-meta-about-shadowbanning-and-censorship-marijuana-moment/) - Marijuana Moment reports that SSDP has obtained nearly 100 organizations in the U.S. and abroad to co-sign an open letter to Meta—the social media behemoth behind Facebook, Instagram and Threads—condemning the company for its censorship of marijuana- and drug-related content, which can limit users’ access to health, policy reform and educational materials. “So many groups
- [Facebook And Instagram Seem To Have Stopped Censoring Search Results For ‘Marijuana’ And ‘Cannabis’ - Marijuana Moment](https://ssdp.org/blog/facebook-and-instagram-seem-to-have-stopped-censoring-search-results-for-marijuana-and-cannabis-marijuana-moment/) - Meta appears to have rolled back a restriction on searches for words like “marijuana” and “cannabis," says Marijuana Moment. The company has received criticism that their censorship was overbroad and limited access to education, public health information and political advocacy. Kat Murti, executive director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy, called the updated search function
- [Marijuana Policy Project Welcomes Adam J. Smith as New Executive Director](https://ssdp.org/blog/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
- [Cat Packer on Cannabis, Equity, and Reform in mg Magazine](https://ssdp.org/blog/cat-packer-on-cannabis-equity-and-reform-in-mg-magazine/) - SSDP's friend and colleague, Cat Packer, graced the cover of mg Magazine, the leading national trade outlet for cannabis industry professionals. As the first person of color to head a cannabis regulatory agency, Cat helped build the system. Now she’s working to make it more equitable, and she mentions her collaboration with SSDP in the
- [USDA Database Describes Marijuana As ‘Medicinal’ Even As Federal Government Keeps It In Schedule I](https://ssdp.org/blog/usda-database-describes-marijuana-as-medicinal-even-as-federal-government-keeps-it-in-schedule-i/) - Marijuana Moment reports, "While the U.S. government still officially considers marijuana a Schedule I drug with no accepted medical use, federal agencies are increasingly breaking with that position. In one notable example, an entry in a Department of Agriculture (USDA) plant database describes the use of Cannabis sativa as having “medicinal” uses." Kat Murti, executive director of
- [Fight for your right to research - Boulder Weekly](https://ssdp.org/blog/fight-for-your-right-to-research-boulder-weekly/) - Gina Giorgio, Director of Strategy and Development at Students for Sensible Drug Policy, wrote an op-ed in Boulder Weekly discussing our historic court case with the DEA defending the scheduling status of niche research chemicals DOI & DOC to protect psychedelic research. “None of us were experts on administrative hearings, we were just a couple
- [STUDENT-LED NONPROFIT FIGHTS THE DEA IN COURT IN EFFORT TO PRESERVE ACCESS TO VITAL RESEARCH CHEMICALS WITH PROMISING MEDICAL POTENTIAL](https://ssdp.org/blog/student-led-nonprofit-fights-the-dea-in-court-in-effort-to-preserve-access-to-vital-research-chemicals-with-promising-medical-potential/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is the Only Drug Policy Organization Actively Working to Prevent the DEA From Scheduling DOI and DOC, Which Would Create Serious Impediments to Potentially Life-Saving Research
- [SSDP FIGHTS THE DEA IN COURT TO PRESERVE RESEARCH CHEMICALS](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-fights-the-dea-in-court-to-preserve-research-chemicals/) - Contact:Kat MurtiExecutive DirectorStudents for Sensible Drug Policykat@ssdp.org STUDENT-LED NONPROFIT FIGHTS THE DEA IN COURT IN EFFORT TO PRESERVE ACCESS TO VITAL RESEARCH CHEMICALS WITH PROMISING MEDICAL POTENTIAL Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is the Only Drug Policy Organization Actively Working to Prevent the DEA From Scheduling DOI and DOC, Which Would Create Serious Impediments
- [DEA SCHEDULES FIRST-EVER TWO WEEK PUBLIC HEARING ON PSYCHEDELICS](https://ssdp.org/blog/dea-schedules-first-ever-two-week-public-hearing-on-psychedelics/) - Contact:Gina Giorgio Director of Strategy and DevelopmentStudents for Sensible Drug Policygina@ssdp.org DEA SCHEDULES FIRST-EVER TWO WEEK PUBLIC HEARING ON PSYCHEDELICS IN ONGOING STUDENT-LED EFFORT TO PREVENT THE WRONGFUL SCHEDULING OF VITAL RESEARCH CHEMICALS WITH PROMISING MEDICAL POTENTIAL Since 2022, Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) Has Led the Fight to Prevent the DEA From Scheduling DOI
- [DEA SILENCES SCIENTISTS; STUDENT GROUP PUSHES BACK AGAIN](https://ssdp.org/blog/dea-silences-scientists-student-group-pushes-back-again/) - Contact:Gina Giorgio Director of Strategy and DevelopmentStudents for Sensible Drug Policygina@ssdp.org DEA SILENCES SCIENTISTS; STUDENT GROUP PUSHES BACK AGAIN Since 2022, Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) Has Led the Fight to Prevent the DEA From Scheduling DOI and DOC, Which Would Create Serious Impediments to Potentially Life-Saving Research [Washington D.C., October 3, 2024] — Students
- [SSDP Kicks off DEA Court Hearing with Press Conference in Arlington, Virginia](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-kicks-off-dea-court-hearing-with-press-conference-in-arlington-virginia/) - This morning in front of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, SSDP’s Science Policy Committee, a group of PhD students and other researchers who are fighting back against the War on Drugs, along with SSDP's legal team spoke about our unprecedented court hearing kicking off today and running through November 25. You
- [BREAKING: Nonprofit Representing Psychedelic Researchers Files Post-Trial Brief Following Historic Hearing](https://ssdp.org/blog/breaking-nonprofit-representing-psychedelic-researchers-files-post-trial-brief-following-historic-hearing/) - Contact: Gina Giorgio Director of Strategy and Development Students for Sensible Drug Policy gina@ssdp.org BREAKING: NONPROFIT REPRESENTING PSYCHEDELIC RESEARCHERS FILES POST-TRIAL BRIEF FOLLOWING HISTORIC HEARING TO KEEP SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH LEGAL Setting a Powerful Precedent: Research Harm Takes Center Stage for the First Time in DEA Scheduling Case [Arlington, VA, January 6th, 2025] – Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP)
- [Shaping the Future of Psychedelic Policy at Harvard Law School](https://ssdp.org/blog/shaping-the-future-of-psychedelic-policy-at-harvard-law-school/) - This month, Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) joined leading thinkers in psychedelic law, policy, science, and ethics for Psychedelics Bootcamp 2025 at Harvard Law School. Organized by the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics, in partnership with the Project on Psychedelics Law and Regulation (POPLAR), this two-day intensive brought together a
- [SSDP at the 5th Annual Pittsburgh Cannabis Festival](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-at-the-5th-annual-pittsburgh-cannabis-festival/) - SSDP is excited to return to the Pittsburgh Cannabis Festival at Allegheny Commons Park on Sunday, August 10th from Noon-5PM. The festival is free and open to the public. No medical card is needed to attend. The event will promote health, wellness, education, and advocacy that explores the PA medical marijuana industry and celebrates the
- [We Fought the DEA in Their Own Court — For Science!](https://ssdp.org/blog/we-fought-the-dea-in-their-own-court-for-science/) - This article was written by Written by:Alaina M. Jaster, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar, Wayne State University Co-founder, Psychedelic Brain Science Podcast Member, SSDP Science Policy Committee Elijah Z. Ullman, PhD Post-doctoral Research Fellow | Emory University Chair, SSDP Science Policy Committee The second floor of a generally unassuming building was full of activity on average Tuesday,
- [ON WORLD PSYCHEDELICS DAY, DEA ATTEMPTS TO SILENCE SCIENCE BY RECOMMENDING TO SCHEDULE DOI AND DOC ](https://ssdp.org/blog/on-world-psychedelics-day-dea-attempts-to-silence-science-by-recommending-to-schedule-doi-and-doc/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Gina Giorgio Director of Strategy and Development Students for Sensible Drug Policy gina@ssdp.org ON WORLD PSYCHEDELICS DAY, DEA ATTEMPTS TO SILENCE SCIENCE BY RECOMMENDING TO SCHEDULE DOI AND DOC By recommending that 2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodo-amphetamine (DOI) and 2,5-dimethoxy-4-chloro-amphetamine (DOC) be added to Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, the Administrative Law Judge
- [Psychedelic Law Starts Here: Gina Giorgio’s Keynote at PsychedelX 2025](https://ssdp.org/blog/psychedelic-law-starts-here-gina-giorgios-keynote-at-psychedelx-2025/) - At PsychedelX 2025, SSDP’s Director of Strategy and Development Gina Giorgio, MA, delivered a powerful keynote on “Psychedelic Law Starts Here: How You Can Impact Every Level of Government.” In her talk, Gina outlined actionable ways for students, advocates, and professionals to engage in psychedelic policy reform—from campus organizing and city-level initiatives to shaping state,
- [PATH Caucus Briefing: Clinical Research on Psychedelic Therapies](https://ssdp.org/blog/path-caucus-briefing-clinical-research-on-psychedelic-therapies/) - On June 24, 2025, SSDP Executive Director Kat Murti, Program Assistant Chandler Huffman, and Archivist Christopher Gagnon attended a Congressional briefing on the latest clinical research into psychedelic-assisted therapies for mental health and addiction, hosted by the Congressional Psychedelics Advancing Therapies (PATH) Caucus. Featured speakers Dr. Frederick Barrett and Dr. Brandon Weiss from Johns Hopkins
- [Bipartisan Solutions to Federal Cannabis Policy Challenges at the 2025 National Cannabis Policy Summit](https://ssdp.org/blog/bipartisan-solutions-to-federal-cannabis-policy-challenges-at-the-2025-national-cannabis-policy-summit/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy Executive Director Kat Murti was featured on a National Cannabis Policy Summit panel discussion of "Bipartisan Solutions to Federal Cannabis Policy Challenges," alongside the Drug Policy Alliance's Maritza Perez-Medina and Lake Research Partner's McCauley Pugh, moderated by veteran journalist Matt Laslo. In this important conversation, panelists discuss the past, present, and future
- [SSDP Submits Written Testimony in  Massachusetts, Denouncing “Nicotine-Free Generation” Bills as a New Face of the War on Drugs](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-submits-written-testimony-in-massachusetts-denouncing-nicotine-free-generation-bills-as-a-new-face-of-the-war-on-drugs/) - On July 14, 2025, Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) Executive Director Kat Murti was invited to testify virtually before the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Public Health in opposition to H.2562 and S.1568—bills that would ban the sale of all nicotine products to anyone born on or after January 1, 2006, and have been jointly titled “An Act to create
- [Join SSDP’s First Harm Reduction Committee Meeting!](https://ssdp.org/blog/join-ssdps-first-harm-reduction-committee-meeting/) - At Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), we believe that real change begins with education, community, and collaboration. That’s why we’re excited to invite you to the very first meeting of our Harm Reduction Committee! Please complete the Interest Form to get involved. 📅 Date: Thursday, July 31st🕒 Time: 4:00 - 5:00 pm EDT📍 Meeting
- [Sign SSDP’s Petition to Stop Meta Censorship](https://ssdp.org/blog/sign-ssdps-petition-to-stop-meta-censorship/) - With nearly 100 company and organization co-signers (and growing!) to our Open Letter to Meta, the fight to end disproportionate censorship of content related to cannabis, psychedelics, and harm reduction has just begun. The recent social media suspensions and bans that have swept through our communities, inspired us at SSDP to bring together a broad
- [ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD CALL ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM PARENT COMPANY META TO STOP CENSORSHIP OF CANNABIS, PSYCHEDELIC, AND HARM REDUCTION-RELATED CONTENT ](https://ssdp.org/blog/organizations-around-the-world-call-on-facebook-and-instagram-parent-company-meta-to-stop-censorship-of-cannabis-psychedelic-and-harm-reduction-related-content/) - Close to 100 groups signs open letter to Meta to stop censorship.
- [You’ve Gotta Fight For Your Right To Research (Chemicals): A Webinar on the Future of Psychedelic Research: The Battle to Stop the DEA Scheduling of DOI & DOC](https://ssdp.org/blog/youve-gotta-fight-for-your-right-to-research-chemicals-a-webinar-on-the-future-of-psychedelic-research-the-battle-to-stop-the-dea-scheduling-of-doi-doc/) - In a collaborative webinar between Students For Sensible Drug Policy & The Shulgin Foundation, we dive into the attempted scheduling of two serotonergic research chemicals. Hamilton Morris, PhD, Alaina Jaster, PhD, and Robert Rush, ESQ, discuss their experience fighting the DEA in their own courtroom in November of 2024.
- [SSDP Hosts Cool Down Space at National Cannabis Festival July 18-19](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-hosts-cool-down-space-at-national-cannabis-festival-july-18-19/) - While the summer sun is beating away, we are brewing some amazing ways to connect with SSDP fam and the larger cannabis community. Join us July 18-19th at the National Cannabis Festival in D.C.! Music, weed, munchies, and talks allll day! We will be hosting a Cool Down Space, a harm reduction sanctuary where folks
- [OPEN LETTER TO META: END THE CENSORSHIP OF CANNABIS, PSYCHEDELIC, AND HARM REDUCTION COMMUNITIES](https://ssdp.org/blog/stop-meta-censorship/) - OPEN LETTER TO META: END THE CENSORSHIP OF CANNABIS, PSYCHEDELIC, AND HARM REDUCTION COMMUNITIES To the Leadership and Content Moderation Teams at Meta Platforms, Inc., We write to you today on behalf of a broad coalition of students, educators, researchers, advocates, entrepreneurs, and community leaders working at the forefront of drug policy reform, harm reduction,
- [SSDP at Psychedelic Science 2025 in Denver](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-at-psychedelic-science-2025-in-denver/) - The Multidisciplinary Association of Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) is hosting Psychedelic Science—the largest gathering of the psychedelic movement—at the Colorado Convention Center next week, and SSDP is showing up big! PS2025 begins on Monday, June 16 with two days of classes and workshops hosted by the movement’s top instructors. Then the main conference—featuring 500+ speakers, 10
- [FreedomFest - The World's Largest Gathering of Free Minds](https://ssdp.org/blog/freedomfest-the-worlds-largest-gathering-of-free-minds/) - Since 2007, FreedomFest has been the leader in the liberty movement to bring together thousands of people committed to freedom – concerned citizens, educators, professionals, business leaders, filmmakers, politicians, celebrities, and policy makers. FreedomFest will offer a mix of 2,000 open-minded and inquisitive people, from business experts, politicians, and entrepreneurs… to influencers, artists, and filmmakers. FreedomFest
- [Marijuana Mythbusters: Debunking the DEA’s Claims](https://ssdp.org/blog/marijuana-mythbusters-debunking-the-deas-claims/) - Despite widespread support for cannabis policy reform, prohibitionists continue to perpetuate misinformation to stigmatize cannabis consumers and prevent further reform progress. That's why the Marijuana Policy Project and Students for Sensible Drug Policy have teamed up to tackle these myths head-on, offering evidence-based insights to set the record straight! CLAIM: Marijuana is a gateway drug.
- [SSDP & The Shulgin Foundation Webinar Series Kicks Off May 27](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-the-shulgin-foundation-webinar-series-kicks-off-may-27/) - 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 of DOI and DOC. A
- [SSDP's Ullman Testifies at the United Nations](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdps-ullman-testifies-at-the-united-nations/) - 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. For reference, Dr. Ullman’s testimony
- [SSDP Takes D.C. by Storm for the 2025 Cannabis Week of Unity](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-takes-d-c-by-storm-for-the-2025-cannabis-week-of-unity/) - were right in the heart of the action, bringing the crucial perspective of young people demanding justice, equity, and sensible cannabis reform. From high-level policy discussions to grassroots lobbying, here’s a look back at our impactful week on the ground...
- [SSDP Launches "HOPE" on International Harm Reduction Day](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-launches-hope-on-international-harm-reduction-day/) - 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, young people, and concerned community
- [New App-Based Initiative Equipping Youth With Lifesaving Opioid Overdose Recognition, Response, and Prevention Tools Launches on International Harm Reducation Day](https://ssdp.org/blog/young-people-fight-back-against-hemp-recriminalization-in-texas-new-app-based-initiative-equipping-youth-with-lifesaving-opioid-overdose-recognition-response-and-prevention-tools-launches-on-interna/) - 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 who complete an hour-long self-paced
- [Cannabis Unity Coalition Lobbying Day](https://ssdp.org/blog/cannabis-unity-coalition-lobbying-day/) - 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 materials today to every single
- [Coalition Letter to the Congressional Tobacco Harm Reduction Caucus for the 119th Congress](https://ssdp.org/blog/coalition-letter-to-the-congressional-tobacco-harm-reduction-caucus-for-the-119th-congress/) - 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
- [SSDP Bicoastal Blitz Part 2](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-bicoastal-blitz-part-2/) - 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 with a lengthy list of
- [SSDP Takes Action at Cannabis Week of Unity 2025](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-takes-action-at-cannabis-week-of-unity-2025/) - 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 Capitol Hill to urge them
- [Young People Fight Back Against Hemp Recriminalization in Texas](https://ssdp.org/blog/young-people-fight-back-against-hemp-recriminalization-in-texas/) - 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 network dedicated to ending the
- [SSDP May Hangout: Celebrating our Impact](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-may-hangout-celebrating-our-impact/) - 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 have any questions please email
- [You Are Invited to Join SSDP’s Psychedelics Committee](https://ssdp.org/blog/you-are-invited-to-join-ssdps-psychedelics-committee/) - 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 interest form to share your
- [SSDPers Testify in Texas State House](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdpers-testify-in-texas-state-house/) - 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 harsh new penalties under law.
- [Empathy Over Excess: More Naloxone is Not Always Better](https://ssdp.org/blog/empathy-over-excess-more-naloxone-is-not-always-better/) - Picture credit to harm reductionist and friend of SSDP Azrael Mae Ní Mháille
- [Join us for SSDP's Cannabis Week of Unity 2025](https://ssdp.org/blog/join-us-for-ssdps-cannabis-week-of-unity-2025/) - You are invited to join us for SSDP's Cannabis Week of Unity 2025 taking place in Washington D.C. This year's event does not overlap with 4/20. Due to the holiday that week, Congress is closed, so we will be lobbying the week afterwards. Main event activities are April 28 - May 1. Tentative Schedule April
- [Win a Pass to Psychedelic Science 2025](https://ssdp.org/blog/win-a-pass-to-psychedelic-science-2025/) - 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 your registration, and be part
- [SSDP Rowan University Cannabis Industry Networking Night Returns April 22](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-rowan-university-cannabis-industry-networking-night-returns-april-22/) - 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 at 570 Mullica Hill Road
- [SSDP's Bicoastal Blitz: From Berkeley's Psychedelic Safety to Boston's Annual New England Cannabis Convention Series](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdps-bicoastal-blitz-from-berkeleys-psychedelic-safety-to-bostons-annual-new-england-cannabis-convention-series/) - The first quarter of 2024 has been a whirlwind for Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), marked by relentless advocacy, impactful harm reduction initiatives, and strategic coalition building. From legal challenges against the DEA to groundbreaking discussions on psychedelic safety and cannabis policy, SSDP staffers, student ambassadors, and organizational partners have been at the forefront
- [Chacruna's Psychedelic Culture 2025 with SSDP](https://ssdp.org/blog/chacrunas-psychedelic-culture-2025-with-ssdp/) - SSDP is delighted to be a community partner and speakers for Chacruna's Psychedelic Culture 2025. Chacruna has been hosting groundbreaking psychedelic conferences since 2015, and this year, Psychedelic Culture continues that legacy. This two-day in-person event taking place March 29-30 will feature three simultaneous tracks covering Indigenous reciprocity, psychedelic justice, law & policy, women &
- [Pennsylvania Cannabis Convention March 30 in Pittsburgh with SSDP](https://ssdp.org/blog/pennsylvania-cannabis-convention-march-30-in-pittsburgh-with-ssdp/) - SSDP is excited to sponsor the PA Cannabis Convention in Pittsburgh this Sunday from 10AM - 5PM at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. This event is free to all PA MMJ Patients, and a small entry fee for the general public.We'll be hosting a booth, so please stop by and visit us and learn
- [Growing for Good: GTI's 2024 Social Impact Report](https://ssdp.org/blog/growing-for-good-gtis-2024-social-impact-report/) - SSDP is grateful for our partnership with Green Thumbs Industries (GTI). Their support of our Round Up program has empowered SSDPers across the country to drive meaningful cannabis policy reform and help right the wrongs of decades of cannabis prohibition. GTI strives to create lasting, positive change in the communities they serve. Their Social Impact
- [Fordham SSDP to Host Speaker Event with Drug Policy Advocate Corinne Carey](https://ssdp.org/blog/fordham-ssdp-to-host-speaker-event-with-drug-policy-advocate-corinne-carey/) - New York, NY – March 24, 2025 – Students for Sensible Drug Policy is excited to announce that the Fordham University chapter will host a speaker event this Friday featuring Corinne Carey, a leading New York advocate for drug policy reform, harm reduction, and end-of-life care legislation. Event Details:
- [SSDP Joins Psychedelics 101 Congressional Briefing](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-joins-psychedelics-101-congressional-briefing/) - What an honor to have a seat at the table for the Psychedelics 101 briefing hosted by the Congressional Psychedelics Advancing Therapies (PATH) Caucus and organized with the help of former Rep. Mimi Walters (R-CA). SSDP Executive Director Kat Murti '09 and Program Assistant Chandler Huffman '25 attended the meeting in the Rayburn House Office
- [SSDP Applauds Defeat of SB25-076 in Colorado - Calls for Sensible Cannabis and Natural Medicine Policy](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-applauds-defeat-of-sb25-076-in-colorado-calls-for-sensible-cannabis-and-natural-medicine-policy/) - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 12, 2025SSDP Applauds Defeat of SB25-076 in Colorado - Calls for Sensible Cannabis andNatural Medicine PolicyDenver, CO – Yesterday, Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) and otheradvocates stood ready to testify in opposition to Senate Bill 25-076, a proposal thatsought to impose severe THC potency restrictions and purchase limits for people undertwenty-six
- [SSDP Hangout April 7 - Myth or Fact](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-hangout-april-7-myth-or-fact/) - Join us on Monday, April 7th at 8:00 pm ET for a collegial, fun, friendly, and (slightly) competitive round of Myth or Fact! Hang out with SSDP folks from across the nation, discuss drug policy, and learn more about ongoing events. Please direct any questions to amanda.ivatorov@board.ssdp.org. We hope to see you all there! Visit
- [MPP Celebrates Women’s History Month - Marijuana Policy Project](https://ssdp.org/blog/mpp-celebrates-womens-history-month-marijuana-policy-project/) - March is Women's History Month, a time to celebrate the incredible contributions of women throughout history. While often overlooked, women have played a pivotal role in shaping the cannabis landscape. This month, we're shining a spotlight on the women who are leading the charge in cannabis advocacy, fighting for policy reform, social justice, and access
- [The UK Could Earn £1.5 Billion In Annual Revenue And Savings By Legalizing Marijuana, Report Finds - Marijuana Moment](https://ssdp.org/blog/the-uk-could-earn-1-5-billion-in-annual-revenue-and-savings-by-legalizing-marijuana-report-finds-marijuana-moment/) - Marijuana Moment's article on March 4 discusses the potential revenue impact that legalizing cannabis could have on the UK, with a mention of SSDP's work. Transform’s psychedelic guidance came on the heels of a coalition of international advocates calling for an end to prohibition and instead for the legalization and regulatation all drugs. That report,
- [Help Legalize Marijuana in Texas](https://ssdp.org/blog/help-legalize-marijuana-in-texas/) - Citizen Lobby Day Presented by: Texas Cannabis Collective In partnership with: SSDP, Texas Cannabis Policy Center, Last Prisoner Project Media Partners: Grow House Media, & TX Cannabis TV Sponsors: Thrive Apothecary, GRAV, The Haze Connect, Cardiel Cannabis Co Register: Lobby Day Join us for a day of advocacy at the Texas Capitol! Bringing together advocates
- [Join us for our next SSDP Hangout this Sunday, March 2nd](https://ssdp.org/blog/join-us-for-our-next-ssdp-hangout-this-sunday-march-2nd/) - Join us on March 2nd at 7pm ET for a network-wide hangout! Meet other SSDP folks, and enjoy a Q&A session with candidates for our national board of directors before casting your vote! We hope to see you there! Zoom link to join here!
- [Meet the SSDP Board Candidates for 2025!](https://ssdp.org/blog/meet-the-ssdp-board-candidates-for-2025/) - As the largest national youth-led network dedicated to ending the War on Drugs, SSDP thrives on the power of youth leadership. Each year, our members elect new student leaders to the Board of Directors, a vital role in shaping SSDP’s strategy, governance, and impact. Serving on the Board is a unique opportunity to gain hands-on
- [Join SSDP's Drug Education Committee!](https://ssdp.org/blog/join-ssdps-drug-education-committee/) - Hello SSDP Family, We’re excited to invite you to join the SSDP Drug Education Committee as we get ready to revamp Just Say Know! What is Just Say Know? Just Say Know is SSDP’s peer-led drug education program designed to provide young people with accurate information and resources about drugs, drug policy, and drug safety.
- [Join SSDP at Psychedelic Buddhism 2025 on February 21 in New York City](https://ssdp.org/blog/join-ssdp-at-psychedelic-buddhism-2025-on-february-21-in-new-york-city/) - Psychedelic Buddhism 2025 is a unique conference for open discussion on the intersection of Buddhist wisdom and psychedelic practice, offering tools and insights to empower and support our communities. Through presentations, interactive discussions & hands-on sessions, the event will share practical insights and build a supportive, evolving community of practice. The conference takes place on Friday,
- [SSDP Joins Letter Opposing Halt Fentanyl Act](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-joins-letter-opposing-halt-fentanyl-act/) - The HALT Fentanyl Act permanently places all “fentanyl-related substances” (FRS) on schedule I of theControlled Substances Act. By placing the entire class of FRS on schedule I, HALT Fentanyl makes it afederal crime—subject to harsh mandatory minimum penalties—to manufacture, import, or possesswith intent to distribute any of the potentially thousands of substances that fall within
- [ACTION ALERT: Stop the HALT Fentanyl Act](https://ssdp.org/blog/action-alert-stop-the-halt-fentanyl-act/) - The HALT Fentanyl Act would permanently place all fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I, create mandatory minimum sentences for offenses involving fentanyl-related substances, and impede important research into fentanyl-related substances. The HALT Fentanyl Act is more of the same failed and draconian drug war policies that neither prevent overdose nor stop the distribution of fentanyl in
- [Action Alert: Support Funding for Scientific Research](https://ssdp.org/blog/action-alert-support-funding-for-scientific-research/) - While I’m sure we are all aware of the rapid news cycle and due to the recent change in the White House Administration, SSDP's Science Policy Committee wanted to take a moment to share some information as it relates to the mission of the Committee. Part of the work we’ve done previously is advocate for
- [There is one Narcan Vending Machine, at a Fire Station in South Minneapolis - Southside Pride](https://ssdp.org/blog/there-is-one-narcan-vending-machine-at-a-fire-station-in-south-minneapolis-southside-pride/) - Southside Pride, is a free monthly newspaper publishing community news, religious events and a community calendar for Southside Communities of Minneapolis, Minnesota. We are grateful to get included in their article concerning their narcan vending machine at the Fire Station. Yet putting Narcan in schools in Minnesota has taken off in 2023, and more and
- [Top Marijuana Advocacy Organization Welcomes New Leader Who Sees ‘Opportunities To Make Progress’ In 2025 - Marijuana Moment](https://ssdp.org/blog/top-marijuana-advocacy-organization-welcomes-new-leader-who-sees-opportunities-to-make-progress-in-2025-marijuana-moment/) - Lauren Daly has been named Marijuana Policy Project’s interim executive director. With a background in drug policy and civil rights advocacy—and years of experience in a fundraising capacity—the plan is to help elevate MPP’s work at a critical inflection point at the state and federal levels. In the years since, she’s also served in top
- [Shaleen Title on Cannabis Equity, Advocacy, and Passing the Torch - Cannabis & Tech Today](https://ssdp.org/blog/shaleen-title-on-cannabis-equity-advocacy-and-passing-the-torch-cannabis-tech-today/) - Shaleen Title, founder and director of the drug policy think tank Parabola Center, was interviewed by Mary Jane Gibson from Cannabis & Tech Today about how after two decades as a leading voice in the legal cannabis movement, Title is stepping back from drug policy work. We are grateful for the mention of Students for
- [We're Hiring! SSDP Paid Internship Application 2025](https://ssdp.org/blog/were-hiring-ssdp-paid-internship-application-2025/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is the largest national youth-led network dedicated to ending the War on Drugs. With a Board of Directors primarily elected by and from our student and youth members, SSDP empowers young leaders to engage in the political process, advocate for evidence-based policies, and foster honest, open conversations about drugs
- [SSDP Virginia Tech in support of HB2775, Revitalize Hemp Act](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-virginia-tech-is-support-of-hb2775-revitalize-hemp-act/) - Chapter leaders from Students for Sensible Drug Policy at Virginia Tech University stand in support of HB2775, a bill relating to the definition of hemp product. Also known as the Revitize Hemp Act.
- [FSU DUI incidents spark concerns over campus safety and prevention efforts - FSU News](https://ssdp.org/blog/fsu-dui-incidents-spark-concerns-over-campus-safety-and-prevention-efforts-fsu-news/) - Florida State University News reports that driving under the influence (DUI) incidents at the end of the fall semester have sparked debates about campus safety and the effectiveness of FSU’s prevention efforts. Colin Scherzer, RSO leader for Students for Sensible Drug Policy at FSU (SSDP), pointed to binge drinking as a major concern. Read the
- [MLK Day 2025: Cannabis and Civil Rights - Canna Law Blog](https://ssdp.org/blog/mlk-day-2025-cannabis-and-civil-rights-canna-law-blog/) - On MLK Day 2015, we are thankful to the Canna Law Blog for encouraging readers that want to get active in cannabis policy reform to join SSDP! We are heading to Washington D.C. for our Cannabis Week of Unity to fight for cannabis decriminalization, and invite you to join us. More details coming soon. Read
- [Integrating The News - Lucid News](https://ssdp.org/blog/integrating-the-news-lucid-news/) - We are grateful to Charley Wininger for mentioning SSDP in his timely piece, Integrating the News, that published today in Lucid News. With a post-prohibition future always a possibility in a new administration, we may wish to promote legislation on the state and/or federal level to ensure these medicines become readily available and accessible to
- [Students For Liberty Announces Final Lineup for LibertyCon 2025 in DC - Global Newswire](https://ssdp.org/blog/students-for-liberty-announces-final-lineup-for-libertycon-2025-in-dc-global-newswire/) - LibertyCon International 2025 is taking place on February 7-8 at the Washington DC Downtown Westin. With students active in 111 countries, previous LibertyCon events have been hosted in Africa, Europe, Latin America, and South America. The theme of this year's convention is From Impossible To Inevitable, focusing on the positive achievements in civil rights and economic freedoms
- [SSDP Hangouts February 9 at 7PM ET](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-hangouts-february-9-at-7pm-et/) - Join us on February 9th at 7:00pm ET for our next Students for Sensible Drug Policy network-wide hangout! Meet other SSDP folks, and enjoy a Q&A session with candidates for our national board of directors before casting your vote! Visit this Zoom link to join. Password is: Hangouts!
- [University organization hosts 'Spooktacular Substance Smarts' event - Crimson White](https://ssdp.org/blog/university-organization-hosts-spooktacular-substance-smarts-event-crimson-white/) - SSDP University of Alabama Chapter was featured in the Crimson White for holding a "Spooktacular Substance Smarts" event to raise awareness about potentially harmful Halloween-related substance myths. Marlie Thomson, a senior majoring in interdisciplinary studies with an in-depth study in sociology and social justice, founded UA SSDP in 2022 aiming to promote safe drug practices
- [Pitt installs overdose reversal drug dispensers after decade-long push - The Pitt News](https://ssdp.org/blog/pitt-installs-overdose-reversal-drug-dispensers-after-decade-long-push-the-pitt-news/) - The Pitt News reports that after a decade-long push, the University of Pittsburgh has installed overdose reversal drug dispensers. Thanks to the help of Julia Hilbert, MWS, founder of SSDP's Pittsburgh Community Chapter. “This represents probably the longest game win that I’ve been a part of in drug policies,” Hilbert said. The Allegheny County Health
- [Inauguration Integration with Global Psychedelic Society](https://ssdp.org/blog/inauguration-integration-with-global-psychedelic-society/) - SSDP is excited to collaborate with the Global Psychedelic Society (GPS) on a special Inauguration Integration event. The GPS is streaming this panel exclusively to in-person watch party events hosted by local Psychedelic Societies around the world. Find yours here! The event will feature a panel will feature: Ismail Ali, J.D., Director of Policy and Advocacy
- [Canceled Marijuana Rescheduling Hearings Would Have Shut Out People Impacted By Criminalization (Op-Ed) - Marijuana Moment](https://ssdp.org/blog/canceled-marijuana-rescheduling-hearings-would-have-shut-out-people-impacted-by-criminalization-op-ed-marijuana-moment/) - Marijuana Moment published an op-ed co-authored by SSDP's Executive Director, Kat Murti, and Chelsea Higgs Wise, MSW, the co-founder and executive director of Marijuana Justice. SSDP and Marijuana Justice are steering committee members of the United for Marijuana Decriminalization Coalition. Their article dives into the canceled marijuana rescheduling hearing that would have kicked off today. While
- [Biden commutes 2,500 crack sentences — as pot offenders wait to see if he will fulfill promise to free them - New York Post](https://ssdp.org/blog/biden-commutes-2500-crack-sentences-as-pot-offenders-wait-to-see-if-he-will-fulfill-promise-to-free-them-new-york-post/) - With just days left of his Presidency, Biden commutes 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders yet leaves cannabis prisoners behind bars. The New York Post spoke to SSDP's Executive Director, Kat Murti, on the subject. Read the article here.
- [Reimagining the Drug War Amid Rising Coca Cultivation in Central America - Podcast](https://ssdp.org/blog/reimagining-the-drug-war-amid-rising-coca-cultivation-in-central-america-podcast/) - We are thankful to NASA's Land-Cover and Land-Use Change (LCLUC) Program for mentioning SSDP on their podcast. Listen to the podcast here.
- [Biden Commutes 2,500 Drug Offender Sentences](https://ssdp.org/blog/biden-commutes-2500-drug-offender-sentences/) - Breaking news today, January 17 2025 - President Biden commutes 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders convicted of crack cocaine offenses. This is nearly the same number of marijuana prisoners that still sit behind bars waiting to see whether he will live up to his campaign promises to free them. The Associated Press reported today that the
- [THC ban may impact product access - The University Star](https://ssdp.org/blog/thc-ban-may-impact-product-access-the-university-star/) - The University of Texas college newspaper, The University Star, featured an article today highlighting the potential THC ban in Texas and it's impact on the community. SSDP Ambassador, Blake Coe, was quoted in the article. Ambassador of Students for Sensible Drug Policy Blake Coe said the ban is not a solution, but a reinstatement of
- [This Week in Psychedelics - Tricycle Day](https://ssdp.org/blog/this-week-in-psychedelics-tricycle-day/) - We are grateful to the psychedelics newsletter, Tricycle Day, for mentioning our DOI & DOC post-trial brief in their newsletter today. Right to research: Students for Sensible Drug Policy has filed its post-trial briefing, challenging the DEA’s proposal to schedule DOI and DOC. Read the entire briefing here.
- [Marijuana Moment Newsletter January 14, 2025](https://ssdp.org/blog/marijuana-moment-newsletter-january-14-2025/) - Thanks to Marijuana Moment for linking to our post-trial DOI & DOC brief in this week's newsletter. Students for Sensible Drug Policy filed a post-trial brief in a Drug Enforcement Administration administrative court case concerning the agency’s proposed ban on two psychedelics. Learn more here.
- [APPLY TO BECOME A STUDENT CANDIDATE FOR SSDP'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS](https://ssdp.org/blog/announcing-ssdp-congressional-session-2025/) - ANNOUNCING SSDP CONGRESSIONAL SESSION In 2025, the SSDP Congress will convene from March 7th – 8th, 2025, and provide each chapter in the network the opportunity to elect new student members to the Board of Directors. We strongly encourage all who believe they can commit to apply. Serving on the Board of Directors of SSDP
- [SSDP Science Policy Committee Meeting Info & 2025 Interest Form](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-science-policy-committee-meeting-info-2025-interest-form/) - The Science Policy Committee (SPC) was founded in 2020 by now Drs. Elijah Z. Ullman and Lindsey K. Galbo-Thomma. As scientists studying the pharmacology of psychoactive drugs, they created the SPC to advocate and advance sensible drug policies that align with scientific data. This committee is co-led by scientists at the graduate and post-doctoral levels
- [5 New Year Resolutions to End the War on Drugs](https://ssdp.org/blog/5-new-year-resolutions-to-end-the-war-on-drugs/) - Getting involved with SSDP is a fantastic New Year resolution! Below are our top 5 New Year's Resolutions to end the War on Drugs. To get involved with SSDP in 2025, please use this form, and learn more about our chapters here. Help develop accessible and sensible drug education SSDP is updating and modernizing our
- [How to Engage with Just Say Know, SSDP's Drug Education Curriculum](https://ssdp.org/blog/how-to-engage-with-just-say-know-ssdps-drug-education-curriculum/) - This new year, start an effective campaign with your chapter or community by engaging with our new Just Say Know drug education program! We’re looking for feedback and we need your help spreading our mission and building the future of drug education. Here are some ways you can help kick off JSK while building valuable
- [HB727 Community Mixer with Representative John Autry](https://ssdp.org/blog/hb727-community-mixer-with-rep-john-autry/) - Curious what psychedelic research and advocacy is happening in the state of North Carolina? Want to learn about what's coming up this Spring in the new legislative session, and how you can help support it? Join North Carolina Psychedelic Policy Coalition, a project of SSDP, for a Community Mixer with Representative John Autry and other
- [Join Our Movement: How to Get Involved with SSDP](https://ssdp.org/blog/join-our-movement-how-to-get-involved-with-ssdp/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is the largest national youth-led network dedicated to ending the War on Drugs. Whether you're a student, alumnus, or concerned community member, there are multiple pathways to join our mission and make a tangible impact. 1. Start or Join a Campus Chapter If you're a high school, college, or
- [DEA announces hearing on obscure hallucinogenic compounds - The Microdose](https://ssdp.org/blog/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.
- [The War on Drugs: The DEA’s Attempt to Schedule DOI & DOC and the Fight for Sensible Policy - Psychedelics Today](https://ssdp.org/blog/the-war-on-drugs-the-deas-attempt-to-schedule-doi-doc-and-the-fight-for-sensible-policy-psychedelics-today/) - We are grateful to Psychedelics Today for showcasing SSDP's work in this fantastic podcast episode where host Joe Moore interviews Kat Murti, Executive Director of SSDP, the largest nationwide network of students fighting to replace the War on Drugs with policies rooted in evidence, compassion, and human rights. Tune in here or wherever you get your
- [Learn Why SSDP Is Taking the DEA to Court to Protect Psychedelic Research (VIDEO)](https://ssdp.org/blog/learn-why-ssdp-is-taking-the-dea-to-court-to-protect-psychedelic-research-video/) - The DEA wants to add two important research chemicals—2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine (DOI) and 2,5-dimethoxy-4-chloroamphetamine (DOC)—to Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, despite decades of safe usage in labs and no history of abuse. DOI and DOC’s current status as unscheduled compounds has made them de facto tools for researchers studying serotonin receptors. They have featured in
- [Thousands Pardoned For Federal Marijuana Offenses Would Have Their Records Expunged Under New Bipartisan Bill - Marijuana Moment](https://ssdp.org/blog/thousands-pardoned-for-federal-marijuana-offenses-would-have-their-records-expunged-under-new-bipartisan-bill-marijuana-moment/) - The time for cannabis policy reform is now, and Marijuana Moment covered details on the bipartisan bill to provide for the expungement of records for people who’ve received presidential pardons, including non-violent marijuana offenses. The article states that the Weldon Angelos Presidential Pardon Expungements Act would require the Administrative Office of the United States Courts,
- [Take Our "Just Say Know" Development Survey](https://ssdp.org/blog/take-our-just-say-know-development-survey/) - Far too often, young people in the U.S. lack access to drug education that empowers them to make safe, informed, and healthy choices. Factors like abstinence-only school policies, misinformation, and stigma have hindered open and honest conversations about these important topics. SSDP is committed to changing that. Our Drug Education Committee is hard at work
- [Students Challenge DEA’s Move to Restrict Crucial Psychedelic Research Tools - Shroomer](https://ssdp.org/blog/students-challenge-deas-move-to-restrict-crucial-psychedelic-research-tools-shroomer/) - Thanks to Shroomer for placing SSDP's work to stand against the scheduling of DOI & DOC. “DOI and DOC are two crucial medical tools that have been used safely in laboratories for decades. Together, they have featured in more than 900 research articles and show promise for pain management, combatting anxiety and depression, preventing overdose,
- [Axel Returns for Part 2 of His Story! - Church & Other Drugs](https://ssdp.org/blog/axel-returns-for-part-2-of-his-story-church-other-drugs/) - SSDP Board Member, Axel Bilbao, returns to the Church & Other Drugs podcast for Part 2 of his story. Tune into the podcast here.
- [Axel Bilbao Talks About Being a Harm-Reductionist Junkie! Part 1 - Church & Other Drugs](https://ssdp.org/blog/axel-bilbao-talks-about-being-a-harm-reductionist-junkie-part-1-church-other-drugs/) - We are impressed by our Board Member, Axel Bilbao, for his honest and authentic sharing of his personal journey on the Church & Other Drugs podcast. Tune into Episode 1 of Axel's featured podcast appearances here.
- [The Impact of Cannabis Activism on Drug Policy Reform - Nug Magazine](https://ssdp.org/blog/the-impact-of-cannabis-activism-on-drug-policy-reform-nug-magazine/) - Thanks to Nug Magazine for including SSDP as a leader in cannabis policy reform. Today, the landscape of cannabis activism is diverse, encompassing various organizations and advocacy groups focused on reforming cannabis laws. Organizations like the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), and Students for Sensible Drug
- [Dems Call on Biden to Limit Weed Prosecutions Before Trump Takes Over - Rolling Stone](https://ssdp.org/blog/dems-call-on-biden-to-limit-weed-prosecutions-before-trump-takes-over-rolling-stone/) - It was incredible to see a photo of our SSDP team from our cannabis legalization rally back in October 2022 in front of the White House featured in Rolling Stone! A coalition of Democratic senators and representatives is calling on the Biden administration to finalize its plans to limit marijuana prosecutions at the federal level before he
- [Psychonaut POV: Q&A with Kat Murti, Activist & Director - Tricycle Day](https://ssdp.org/blog/psychonaut-pov-qa-with-kat-murti-activist-director-tricycle-day/) - Tricycle Day ,a leading psychedelic newsletter, featured SSDP's Executive Director Kat Murti in their November 17, 2024 edition. We spoke to Kat about why students are the ideal people to fight the War on Drugs, how SSDP is challenging the DEA right now, and what anyone can do to support sensible psychedelic policy. Read the Q&A with Kat here.
- [Top 5 Reasons to Support SSDP this Giving Tuesday](https://ssdp.org/blog/top-5-reasons-to-support-ssdp-this-giving-tuesday/) - Giving Tuesday is an opportunity to use your individual power of generosity to support the nonprofit organizations that you believe in most. SSDP is the largest nationwide network of young people working to replace the War on Drugs with policies rooted in evidence, compassion, and human rights. SSDP mobilizes and empowers young people to participate
- [Interviews: Meet the Team Who Challenged the DEA on DOI and DOC - Psychedelic Alpha](https://ssdp.org/blog/interviews-meet-the-team-who-challenged-the-dea-on-doi-and-doc-psychedelic-alpha/) - We are grateful to Psychedelic Alpha for this comprehensive overview of the people behind our effort to challenge the DEA on two psychedelic research chemicals - DOI & DOC. The team can only remain optimistic that the evidence presented was enough to tilt the scale in favor of SSDP/Ramos, and if nothing else that those
- [Psychedelics on the Ballot in Massachusetts - Lucid News](https://ssdp.org/blog/psychedelics-on-the-ballot-in-massachusetts-lucid-news/) - Thank you to Lucid News for sharing information about the importance of Question 4 on the ballot in Massachusetts. SSDP's Campaign Educators have been all over the state urging the community to register to vote, and sharing important info on what this measure means for psychedelic policy in the state. Law Enforcement Action Partnership, veterans
- [A Psychedelic Ban Would Disrupt Important Research - Reason](https://ssdp.org/blog/a-psychedelic-ban-would-disrupt-important-research-reason/) - We are grateful for Reason for shining light on our court case with the DEA, fighting to keep DOI & DOC, two psychedelic research chemicals from becoming Schedule I drugs. SSDP describes the two compounds as "essential research chemicals in pre-clinical psychiatry and neurobiology," noting that their unscheduled status has made them accessible as tools for studying
- [National Day of Action: Urge President Biden to Grant Cannabis Clemency Today - Stupiddope](https://ssdp.org/blog/national-day-of-action-urge-president-biden-to-grant-cannabis-clemency-today-supiddope/) - Thank you for Stupiddope for sharing our advocacy alert to call the White House today for National Day of Action for Cannabis Clemency. Read the article here.
- [Reimagining the Drug War Amid Rising Coca Cultivation in Central America - WOLA](https://ssdp.org/blog/reimagining-the-drug-war-amid-rising-coca-cultivation-in-central-america-wola/) - This podcast episode features Kendra McSweeney and Fritz Pinnow, part of a team investigating a new trend: the emergence of coca cultivation in Central America. McSweeney, a professor of geography at Ohio State University, has research human-environment interactions, cultural and political ecology, conservation and development, resilience, demography, and land use/cover change. Pinnow is a Honduras-based journalist and documentary
- [Earthstar's Intentional Music Fest Takes Center Stage in Joshua Tree - Yahoo Finance](https://ssdp.org/blog/earthstars-intentional-music-fest-takes-center-stage-in-joshua-tree-yahoo-finance/) - SSDP is excited to be a part of Earthstar Festival, a plant medicine unconference meets music festival taking place in the heart of Joshua Tree, California. Learn more here.
- [DEA concludes hearing on 2 psychedelic research compounds - The Microdose](https://ssdp.org/blog/dea-concludes-hearing-on-2-psychedelic-research-compounds-the-microdose/) - Thank you to The Microdose, an independent journalism newsletter brought to you by the U.C. Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics for covering SSDP's historic ten-day court hearing with the DEA fighting to keep psychedelic research chemicals DOI & DOC legal. Read the article here.
- [Dispatch From the DEA: DOI and DOC on Trial As Scientists Challenge Psychedelic Scheduling Bid - Psychedelic Alpha](https://ssdp.org/blog/dispatch-from-the-dea-doi-and-doc-on-trial-as-scientists-challenge-psychedelic-scheduling-bid-psychedelic-alpha/) - We are grateful to investigative journalist Jack Gorsline on behalf of Psychedelic Alpha for joining SSDP in court with the DEA to dig into the SSDP's trail with the DEA. Reflecting on events thus far, SSDP/Ramos co-counsel Phelps seemed confident. “I think it went as well as we could have hoped”, he said, adding that
- [Call President Biden TODAY for the National Day of Action for Cannabis Clemency](https://ssdp.org/blog/call-president-biden-today-for-the-national-day-of-action-for-cannabis-clemency/) - Join SSDP and other cannabis justice advocates in urging President Biden to use his clemency power to release every last federal cannabis prisoner before the end of this term. Today, November 18, 2024, is the National Day of Action for Cannabis Clemency. Time is running out to turn words into action. We encourage you to
- [Apply to Join our 2025 Board of Directors](https://ssdp.org/blog/apply-to-join-our-2025-board-of-directors/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is governed by a Board of Directors, which is comprised of both current student and youth Elected Directors, who are active chapter members elected by our membership, and Appointed Directors, who are appointed by the existing Board. Together, they are responsible for crafting strategy for the organization, overseeing compliance
- [Why is the DEA trying to ban these research chemicals? - Boulder Weekly](https://ssdp.org/blog/why-is-the-dea-trying-to-ban-these-research-chemicals-boulder-weekly/) - Thanks to Boulder Weekly for sharing news about our upcoming ten day hearing with the DEA to keep psychedelic research chemicals DOI & DOC legal. DOI and DOC have been used to help study anxiety, depression, substance use disorder and more. The drugs have been cited in more than 900 published studies, according to Murti. In
- [Empowering students to make informed decisions: Students for Sensible Drug Policy - The Lutrinae](https://ssdp.org/blog/empowering-students-to-make-informed-decisions-students-for-sensible-drug-policy-the-lutrinae/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) at Cal State Monterey Bay (CSUMB), led by Maria Fernanda Corral Cervantes was featured in The Lutrinae. For Cervantes, fostering a culture of harm reduction on campus means more than just providing resources–it’s about creating a space where students can discuss their experiences openly. “It’s important for students to
- [Where Some See Taboos, They See Opportunity - The New York Times](https://ssdp.org/blog/where-some-see-taboos-they-see-opportunity-the-new-york-times/) - SSDP's partnership with Overdrive Defense gets mention in The New York Times. Read the article here.
- [Breaking Boundaries: Psychedelics, Drug Policy, and the Science of Healing - Vibe Science](https://ssdp.org/blog/breaking-boundaries-psychedelics-drug-policy-and-the-science-of-healing-vibe-science/) - Vibe Science hosts Ryan Alford and Chris Hansen bring listeners on a journey through the evolving world of drug policy. Thank you for inviting SSDP's Kat Murti and Gina Giorgio onto the podcast to discuss psychedelics, drug policy, and the science of healing. Watch the episode here.
- [With mental health concerns on the rise, psychedelic drugs may be the answer - Boston University News Service](https://ssdp.org/blog/with-mental-health-concerns-on-the-rise-psychedelic-drugs-may-be-the-answer-boston-university-news-service/) - Thank you for the Boston University News Service for their article discussing Question 4 on the Massachusetts ballot. Read the article here. “Typically, the way we approach mental healthcare is through a long path of seeing a therapist for potentially years,” said Gina Giorgio, Director of Strategy for Students for Sensible Drug Policy. “Psychedelic therapists
- [Documentary screening, Q&A to highlight Question 4 - Greenfield Recorder](https://ssdp.org/blog/documentary-screening-qa-to-highlight-question-4-greenfield-recorder/) - Local advocacy groups including SSDP will host an informal reception at the Garden Cinemas on Sunday, Nov. 3, at 4:30 p.m., to discuss Yes on 4 followed by a screening of the feature-length documentary “Music for Mushrooms.” Thanks to the Recorder for mentioning SSDP in the Weekly Recorder. Read more here.
- [Expanding Minds - The Assembly](https://ssdp.org/blog/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
- [Six tips from the Students for Sensible Drug Policy to stay safe during Halloween - The Lutrinae](https://ssdp.org/blog/six-tips-from-the-students-for-sensible-drug-policy-to-stay-safe-during-halloween-the-lutrinae/) - Thanks to The Lutrinae, the student-run newspaper covering California State University, Monterey Bay, for posting their article, "Six tips from the Students for Sensible Drug Policy to stay safe during Halloween." "While college students may be past their candy-collecting days, unfamiliar substances, chaotic environments and inexperience mean #Halloween can still be as risky as any
- [SSDP Community Hangouts are Open to All](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-community-hangouts-are-open-to-all-ssdp-family/) - Community matters at SSDP, and that is why we are hosting monthly "SSDP Hangouts" for the SSDP family to get together to share upcoming projects, seek advice, and meet like-minded leaders. What to expect at a SSDP virtual hangout: Share upcoming thoughts about the upcoming election Learn about projects led by active chapter leaders Get
- [Countdown For Cannabis Clemency](https://ssdp.org/blog/countdown-for-cannabis-clemency/) - Two years ago today, SSDP and Last Prisoner Project joined forces to mobilize a rally in Washington D.C. for cannabis justice. Our goal then (and now) is to keep reminding the President of his campaign promise to release cannabis prisoners and provide them with retroactive relief. While this administration has made progress, President Biden has yet
- [Meet the Legal Team Fighting the DEA to Save Psychedelic Research - Psychedelics Today](https://ssdp.org/blog/meet-the-legal-team-fighting-the-dea-to-save-psychedelic-research-psychedelics-today/) - We are grateful to Psychedelics Today for educating the community about the importance of DOI & DOC. “I have many colleagues who work with these compounds who will testify in the upcoming hearing, and that is only a subset of the research community,” said Elijah Ullman, Chair of SSDP's Science Policy Council who has been
- [DEA Faces Setback As Judge Denies Request To Block Witnesses In Psychedelics Ban Hearing - Benzinga](https://ssdp.org/blog/dea-faces-setback-as-judge-denies-request-to-block-witnesses-in-psychedelics-ban-hearing-benzinga/) - In a significant development for psychedelics research, a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) administrative law judge has rejected the agency's request to block key witnesses and evidence in an upcoming hearing. The case, set for November, challenges the DEA's proposed ban on two psychedelic compounds, DOI and DOC, which are used in research. Thank you to Benzinga for sharing this important the
- [DEA Judge Denies Agency’s Request To Block Witnesses In Hearing Challenging Proposed Psychedelics Ban - Marijuana Moment](https://ssdp.org/blog/dea-judge-denies-agencys-request-to-block-witnesses-in-hearing-challenging-proposed-psychedelics-ban-marijuana-moment/) - “Science prevails!” SSDP Executive Director Kat Murti told Marijuana Moment on Monday. “The DEA is trying to force medical research into the dark ages by criminalizing DOI and DOC—essential research chemicals in pre-clinical psychiatry and neurobiology whose status as unscheduled compounds has made them de facto tools for researchers studying serotonin receptors.” “SSDP is proud
- [Looking Ahead to Psychedelic Science 2025 in Denver next June](https://ssdp.org/blog/looking-ahead-to-psychedelic-science-2025-in-denver-next-june/) - SSDP is proud to serve as a community partner for MAPS Psychedelic Science, taking place June 16-20, 2025 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver. In 2023, Psychedelic Science hosted over 12,000 guests and was the largest psychedelic gathering in the world with classes and workshops, 10 educational stages, expo hall, and Deep Space, an
- [Green Thumb Industries Annual Social Impact Report features Round Up for SSDP](https://ssdp.org/blog/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.
- [SSDP, Decrim Nature become partners to promote compassion based public policy](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-decrim-nature-become-partners/) - For Immediate Release: National Decriminalization Advocacy Groups Launch Community Healing Alliance to Decriminalize Entheogens and Repair the Damage Done By the War on Drugs Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Decrim Nature create partnership to promote compassion and community healing based public policy Primary contacts: Jason Ortiz, 860-639-8101, jason@ssdp.org Executive Director, Students for Sensible Drug Policy
- [The Importance of Language and Cannabis Reform](https://ssdp.org/blog/the-importance-of-language-and-cannabis-reform/) - We all know that words matter, but can the way we speak about a plant have legal implications? SSDP appointed board member and Prop 19 alum Evan Nison believes so, and broaches this important topic in a recent article he wrote that was published in Legal Reader. The article reflects on the importance of language
- [Introducing SSDP's Yes on 4 Campaign Educators](https://ssdp.org/blog/introducing-ssdps-yes-on-4-campaign-educators/) - Yes on 4, The Natural Psychedelic Substances Act, is a citizen-led ballot question that will enable therapeutic access to natural psychedelic medicines that show promise in treating mental health conditions in Massachusetts. The measure creates a regulated framework for supervised use with trained facilitators at licensed psychedelic therapy centers and removes criminal penalties for limited
- [Benzinga: DEA Rejects Witnesses For November Hearings On Two Psychedelic Compounds, Advocates Push Back](https://ssdp.org/blog/benzinga-dea-rejects-witnesses-for-november-hearings-on-two-psychedelic-compounds-advocates-push-back/) - Coverage on October 7, 2024 in Benzinga by Juan Spínelli. “What is the DEA so scared of that these leading scientists must be muzzled?” asked Robert Rush, a Denver-based attorney representing SSDP. He criticized the agency for attempting to block testimony from some of the world’s foremost experts in neuroscience and pharmacology. Read more in Benzinga
- [Investors Hangout: DEA Witness Denial Sparks Outcry Among Advocates](https://ssdp.org/blog/investors-hangout-dea-witness-denial-sparks-outcry-among-advocates/) - Published on October 7, 2024 in Investors Hangout by Owen Jenkins. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has caused quite a stir by denying testimony from important witnesses just before scheduled hearings on the potential classification of two psychedelic compounds, 2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine (DOI) and 2,5-dimethoxy-4-chloroamphetamine (DOC). This decision has led to significant backlash from advocates, most notably the
- [Filter: DEA Bids to Exclude Expert Witnesses From Psychedelics-Ban Hearing](https://ssdp.org/blog/dea-bids-to-exclude-expert-witnesses-from-psychedelics-ban-hearing/) - Special thanks to Jack Gorsline from Filter Magazine for a deeper look into the DEA's response to our expert witnesses for the DOI and DOC hearing. Published on October 4, 2024. “We have assembled a world-class international group of behavioral and molecular pharmacologists, chemists, neuroscientists, and a former Government Advisor on psychoactive drugs,” added SSDP’s Elijah
- [Green Market Report: DEA rejects speakers for November hearings on two psychedelic compounds](https://ssdp.org/blog/dea-rejects-speakers-for-november-hearings-on-two-psychedelic-compounds/) - We are grateful to Debra Borchardt from Green Market Report for her coverage on the DOI/DOC hearings published on October 4, 2024. “What is the DEA so scared of that these leading scientists must be muzzled?” said Robert Rush, a Denver-based attorney who is working hand-in-hand with SSDP to keep research using DOI and DOC
- [Marijuana Moment: DEA Seeks To Block Experts From Giving ‘Incompetent’ Testimony At Hearing On Proposed Psychedelics Ban](https://ssdp.org/blog/dea-seeks-to-block-experts-from-giving-incompetent-testimony-at-hearing-on-proposed-psychedelics-ban/) - DOI and DOC’s current status as unscheduled compounds has made them de facto tools for researchers studying serotonin receptors. They have featured in more than 900 research articles and show promise for pain management, combatting anxiety and depression, and preventing overdose. Scheduling DOI and DOC would create serious impediments to potentially life-saving research, and yet
- [Sign Up to Support SSDP and Science at Historic Public Hearing on DOI and DOC](https://ssdp.org/blog/sign-up-to-support-ssdp-and-science-at-historic-public-hearing-on-doi-and-doc/) - SSDP is leading the fight to keep psychedelic research legal! The DEA wants to add two important research chemicals—2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine (DOI) and 2,5-dimethoxy-4-chloroamphetamine (DOC)—to Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, despite decades of safe usage in labs and no history of abuse. DOI and DOC’s current status as unscheduled compounds has made them de facto
- [Top Five Reasons from 2023 to Support SSDP in 2024!](https://ssdp.org/blog/top-five-reasons-from-2023-to-support-ssdp-in-2024/) - 2023 was a big year for SSDP—we saw big staff changes (we have a new ED!), we made big policy changes, and we just generally did some amazing work to save lives and END the War on Drugs. Throughout it all, one thing remains true: SSDP is still the most widespread, effective, and intersectional youth
- [SSDP Features in The Microdose](https://ssdp.org/blog/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.
- [Breaking the Paper Shackles: A Path to Healing and Justice](https://ssdp.org/blog/breaking-the-paper-shackles-a-path-to-healing-and-justice/) - We are not just clearing records; we are changing lives.
- [SSDP Partners with Overdrive Defense To Make Drug Checking Cool](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-partners-with-overdrive-defense-to-make-drug-checking-cool/) - Over 100,000 people died from overdose in the United States last year. Many of these overdoses were caused by Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine that has exacerbated the overdose epidemic caused by the War on Drugs. These deaths were preventable—the criminalization
- [Meet Deandré Smith, SSDP's New Director of Chapter Relations and Strategic Expansion ](https://ssdp.org/blog/meet-deandre-smith-ssdps-new-director-of-chapter-relations-and-strategic-expansion/) - SSDP is pleased to welcome Deandré Smith as our new Director of Chapter Relations and Strategic Expansion. Deandré has experienced SSDP through many different lenses—as an SSDP Ambassador at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU), where he is a Doctor of Pharmacy candidate, as an alum of SSDP's HBCU Ambassador program and Psychedelic Pipeline, and
- [Psychedelic Renaissance in North Carolina: SSDP’s Gina Giorgio and Jeremy Sharp at the Forefront](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdps-gina-giorgio-and-jeremy-sharp-championing-psychedelic-research-in-north-carolina/) - 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.
- [10 HBCU Students Chosen for The 2nd Ever FreeThePlant.FYI Cannabis Industry Accelerator](https://ssdp.org/blog/10-hbcu-students-chosen-for-the-2nd-ever-freetheplant-fyi-cannabis-industry-accelerator/) - We’re thrilled to announce the 2nd ever cohort of the FreeThePlant.FYI HBCU Industry Accelerator and welcome an exceptional group of ambassadors for this year's class! The Student Marijuana Alliance for Research and Transparency (SMART) and Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) have chosen 10 students who will embark on an empowering journey to bring cannabis
- [Announcing the SSDP Congressional Session 2023 Results](https://ssdp.org/blog/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! A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR OUR 2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
- [We made good trouble on the front steps of the White House](https://ssdp.org/blog/we-made-good-trouble-on-the-front-steps-of-the-white-house/) - Monday's protest at the White House in support of clemency for all federal cannabis prisoners reminded the President that his work on Cannabis is nowhere near done, and that the people will hold his feet to the fire until all our incarcerated friends and family are home. SSDP Student Leaders from across the country joined
- [Top Five Reasons from 2022 to Support SSDP in 2023!](https://ssdp.org/blog/top-five-reasons-from-2022-to-support-ssdp-in-2023/) - Top Five Reasons from 2022 to Support SSDP in 2023! Downloadable PDF SSDP is the most widespread, effective, and intersectional youth drug policy organization in the Nation. We are the only Drug Policy organization with deep roots and current programming covering cannabis, psychedelics, and harm reduction at over 100 campuses across the country, creating true
- [Why we're protesting President Biden today](https://ssdp.org/blog/why-were-protesting-president-biden-today/) - SSDP Student Leaders and allies to protest President Biden’s lack of follow through on campaign promise to release cannabis prisoners PRIMARY PRESS CONTACT: MAYA TATUM, IMMEDIATE PAST SSDP BOARD CHAIR, MAYA.TATUM@BOARD.SSDP.ORG, 1 (623) 2891 SECONDARY PRESS CONTACT: JEREMY SHARP: SSDP SOUTHERN AND PACIFIC REGION COORDINATOR , JEREMY@SSDP.ORG 1 (706) 540-6846 ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: PRESS@LASTPRISONERPROJECT.ORG #BidenRelease420Prisoners Washington
- [Hip Hop Legends Redman and M1 of Dead Prez join the October 24th action at the White House](https://ssdp.org/blog/m1_redman/) - Redman and M1 of Dead Prez join the October 24th action at the White House Primary contact : Jason Ortiz, 860 639 8101 - jason@ssdp.org Washington D.C. - Hip Hop legends M1 of Dead Prez and Redman will join the rally for cannabis clemency on October 24th at the gates of White House starting at
- [Uniting for Change: SSDP's 4/20 Week of Unity - A Call to Transform Cannabis Justice](https://ssdp.org/blog/uniting-for-change-ssdps-420-unity-week-of-action-a-call-to-transform-cannabis-justice/) - In a world often divided by political lines and industry interests, a groundbreaking movement is stirring. Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is leading the charge towards a future where cannabis justice is not just a dream, but a tangible reality. This April, the SSDP is set to host a monumental event - the 4/20
- [Shape the Future of Drug Education With SSDP](https://ssdp.org/blog/shape-the-future-of-drug-education-with-ssdp/) - We are excited to announce our new Drug Education Committee, and are looking for passionate and skilled individuals to join us in shaping the future of drug education and harm reduction on college campuses and in school systems nationwide! Apply to Join What We’re Doing: By joining the SSDP Drug Education Committee, you’ll get the
- [October Newsletter 2021](https://ssdp.org/blog/october-newsletter-2021/) - Note from the team As we enter the fall season, Students for Sensible Drug Policy has seen the return to campus for many of our chapters for the first time in well over a year. As everyone re-adjusts to a world that is not quite post-COVID but growing nearer, young leaders around the world are
- [Your 2021 SSDP Wrapped](https://ssdp.org/blog/your-2021-ssdp-wrapped/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy did some amazing things in 2021. 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 make 2021 even bigger by making a
- [Fireside chat with SSDP's HBCU ambassadors](https://ssdp.org/blog/fireside-chat-with-ssdp-hbcu-ambassadors/) - https://youtu.be/PJuwwb8mmdM Trulieve's Sarah Mitchel sits down with SSDP's HBCU Ambassadors to discuss their experience in SSDP's first HBCU Ambassador program in partnership with SMART(studentmmj.com/) and powered by@Trulieve For more information on how you can join our next cohort visit www.freetheplant.fyi Featured SSDP ambassadors - Tobi Aderotoye (Howard) - Deandré Smith (FAMU) - Scotty Johnson (NCCU)
- [International Overdose Awareness Day 2021](https://ssdp.org/blog/international-overdose-awareness-day-2021/) - Today is International Overdose Awareness Day. The day began in 2001 in Melbourne, Australia and has grown to be the largest annual global campaigns to end overdose. With one of the slogans being, "Time to Remember. Time to Act." The World Drug Report (2021) stated that an estimated 275 million people used drugs in 2020
- [SSDP submits comments on Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-submits-comments-on-cannabis-administration-and-opportunity-act/) - September 1, 2021 The Honorable Cory Booker The Honorable Ron Wyden The Honorable Chuck Schumer Attn: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act Sponsoring Offices United States Senate Washington, D.C. 20515 Submitted via email to Cannabis_Reform@finance.senate.gov. RE: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act — Students for Sensible Drug Policy: U.S. Policy Council Comments Dear Senators Booker, Wyden, and
- [JSK ROUNDUP – Announcing the 3rd Edition!](https://ssdp.org/blog/just-say-know-drug-education-roundup-farewellvilmarie/) - Welcome to the Just Say Know monthly roundup! Here we will be sharing the latest in drug education and harm reduction each month.
- [SSDP & SMART Unveil First Cohort of HBCU Ambassadors for Cannabis Policy and Awareness Campaign](https://ssdp.org/blog/hbcu2/) - For Immediate release: SSDP & SMART Unveil First Cohort of HBCU Ambassadors for Cannabis Policy and Awareness Campaign Washington DC: Students for Sensible Drug Policy(SSDP) and the Student Marijuana Alliance for Research and Transparency (SMART) have selected their 11 Student Ambassadors for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The chosen ambassadors will receive a stipend, professional
- [Yes on 4: Massachusetts will vote to create legal access to natural psychedelics this fall](https://ssdp.org/blog/yes-on-4-massachusetts-will-vote-to-create-legal-access-to-natural-psychedelics-this-fall/) - Yes on 4: Massachusetts will vote to create legal access to natural psychedelics this fall After the recent decision by the FDA to not approve MDMA for the treatment of PTSD, it’s clear that the route to legal access for psychedelics will run through the states for the foreseeable future. Fortunately, there’s growing momentum behind
- [Victory for Harm Reduction in Pennsylvania!](https://ssdp.org/blog/victory-for-harm-reduction-in-pennsylvania/) - Susquehanna University SSDP Secures University Approval for Naloxone Distribution on Campus
- [Welcome Community College of Denver (SSDP at CCD)!](https://ssdp.org/blog/welcome-community-college-of-denver-ccd-ssdp/) - SSDP’s Staff is excited to announce that a new chapter has formed at the Community College of Denver (CCD)! SSDP is a natural fit for the CCD student body both because of its proximity to Denver (which has earned a reputation as the unofficial capital of legal cannabis), and because one of the flagship programs
- [SSDP Public Comment on Marijuana Descheduling Quoted in Marijuana Moment](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-public-comment-on-marijuana-descheduling-quoted-in-marijuana-moment/) - While SSDP commends the Department of Justice for taking a much-needed step towards ending federal marijuana prohibition, rescheduling marijuana as a Schedule III drug simply is not sufficient.
- [SSDP Submits Public Comment on Marijuana Rescheduling to Federal Register](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-submits-public-comment-on-marijuana-rescheduling-to-federal-register/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy urges the Department of Justice to not just reschedule marijuana as a Schedule III drug, but to remove it from the Controlled Substances Act entirely (“descheduling”). While SSDP commends the Department of Justice for taking a much-needed step towards ending federal marijuana prohibition, rescheduling marijuana as a Schedule III drug
- [Rowan University SSDP Wins Chapter of the Year!](https://ssdp.org/blog/rowan-university-ssdp-wins-chapter-of-the-year/) - In recognition of their tireless efforts and amazing achievements, SSDP is proud to name Rowan SSDP Chapter of the Year!
- [10 Days to Decriminalize 🍁](https://ssdp.org/blog/10-days-to-decriminalize-🍁/) - Every 31 seconds, another person is arrested for a drug offense in the United States. It takes just 30 seconds to submit a public comment calling for marijuana decriminalization using our tool.
- [Join SSDP in Baltimore on Monday, July 8th!](https://ssdp.org/blog/join-ssdp-in-baltimore-on-monday-july-8th/) - Drug legalization is not only harm reduction but also a public health, public safety, and racial justice issue. Every year, there are more than 1.5 million drug arrests in the United States. More than 80% of these arrests are for possession only. Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia have already decriminalized the possession of
- [SSDP’s Top Ten Chapter Highlights of Spring Semester 2024](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdps-top-ten-chapter-highlights-of-spring-semester-2024/) - SSDP chapters hosted 136 on-campus events during the Spring Semester.
- [420 Week of Unity: Students for Sensible Drug Policy to Join Largest Evera Bip-Partisan Coalition of Cannabis Advocates, Industry, and Grassroots Organizations Calling for Cannabis Decriminalization during Cannabis Summit in Washington, DC](https://ssdp.org/blog/420-week-of-unity-students-for-sensible-drug-policy-to-join-largest-evera-bip-partisan-coalition-of-cannabis-advocates-industry-and-grassroots-organizations-calling-for-cannabis-decriminalization-d/) - 30+ Organizations Join Forces for 420 Unity Day of Action Press Conference, Lobby Day, and White House Candlelight Vigil Primary Press Contact: Maya Tatum, Press Secretary, mayaatatumm@gmail.com Secondary Press Contact: Kat Murti, SSDP Executive Director, kat@ssdp.org #420WeekOfUnity #BidenRelease420Prisoners #DescheduleCannabisNow Washington D.C. – On Wednesday, April 17th at 9 am, Students for Sensible Drug Policy will
- [BREAKING THE PAPER SHACKLES: AN INSIDE LOOK AT STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY’S  NATIONWIDE EXPUNGEMENT RESOURCE FAIR SET TO REPAIR THE HARMS TO INDIVIDUALS CAUSED BY CANNABIS PROHIBITION](https://ssdp.org/blog/breaking-the-paper-shackles-an-inside-look-at-students-for-sensible-drug-policys-nationwide-expungement-resource-fair-set-to-repair-the-harms-to-individuals-caused-by-cannabis-prohibit/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is launching our Breaking the Paper Shackles project—a nationwide expungement program to advance impactful policy reform and help individuals overcome the devastating collateral consequences of a criminal record that can impede access to employment, housing, and education—at the 420 Week of Unity.
- [#420WeekOfUnity Starts Today!](https://ssdp.org/blog/420weekofunity-starts-today/) - #420WeekOfUnity is more than a day; it’s a call for unity, action, and transformation in the realm of cannabis justice.
- [Announcing the SSDP Congressional Session 2024 Results](https://ssdp.org/blog/announcing-the-ssdp-congressional-session-2024-results/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy is proud to announce our elected 2024 board directors!
- [Elections for the Class of 2024 Board of Directors Open TODAY](https://ssdp.org/blog/elections-for-the-class-of-2024-board-of-directors-open-today/) - SSDP is a youth-lead organization that cannot exist without the input of our members. Your voices and questions are important as your ideas are what drive our success.
- [Meet Our 2024 Board of Directors Candidates](https://ssdp.org/blog/meet-our-2024-board-of-directors-candidates/) - As the largest national youth-led network dedicated to ending the War on Drugs, SSDP takes youth leadership seriously. Every year, the SSDP family comes together to elect new student members to the Board of Directors. Serving on SSDP’s Board of Directors is an invaluable, incredibly rewarding experience and a crucial role in our organization. SSDP's
- [Binghampton SSDP Features in Pipe Dream](https://ssdp.org/blog/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,
- [Welcome Kat Murti, Students for Sensible Drug Policy's New Executive Director](https://ssdp.org/blog/welcome-kat-murti-students-for-sensible-drug-policys-new-executive-director/) - Meet SSDP's new Executive Director Kat Murti!
- [Public Announcement of the Resolution to Advance Sensible Drug Policy!](https://ssdp.org/blog/public-announcement-of-the-resolution-to-advance-sensible-drug-policy/) - Join Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) for the public announcement of the Resolution to Advance Sensible Drug Policy! We have created a full resolution, an organizing guide, and a one pager that breaks the ordinance down into 4 main sections: adopting a public health approach to controlled substances, reforming criminal codes, audit and
- [Join SSDP's Youth-Led Board of Directors - Applications Now Open!](https://ssdp.org/blog/join-ssdps-youth-led-board-of-directors-applications-now-open/) - Board applications now open!
- [SSDP Welcomes gina vensel to Board of Directors](https://ssdp.org/blog/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
- [Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) and Last Prisoner Project Urge President Biden to Keep His Promise on Federal Cannabis Clemency](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-and-last-prisoner-project/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) and Last Prisoner Project Announce the Keep Your Promise Campaign President Biden: Keep Your Promise to Release Cannabis Prisoners Primary Press Contact: Jason Ortiz, jason@ssdp.org Secondary Press Contact: press@lastprisonerproject.org Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) has partnered with the Last Prisoner Project to conduct a series of civil disobedience
- [SSDP Congressional Lobby Day on 4/20](https://ssdp.org/blog/420lobbyday/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy to hold a national lobby day at nation’s capital to end the war on drugs Primary Contact: Jason Ortiz, 1 (860) 639-8101, jason@ssdp.org Seondary: Rob Hofmann, 1 (607) 316-0227, robert@ssdp.org Washington D.C. – Students for Sensible Drug Policy will be mobilizing a national lobby day nation’s capital to pressure Congress to
- [SSDP and allies hold press conference in support of cannabis sentence modification bill](https://ssdp.org/blog/hb6787pressrelease/) - Press Advisory Cannabis justice activists to hold press conference in support of HB6787 LOB room 1A Primary Press Contact: Jason Ortiz, jason@ssdp.org, (860) 639-8101 Secondary Press Contact: press@lastprisonerproject.org Expected Speakers State Representative Anthony Nolan State Representative Robyn Porter State Representative Anne Hughes Last Prisoner Project Executive Director Sarah Gersten Social Equity Operator and
- [SSDP to mobilize National 4/20 Lobby day](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdplobbydaypressrelease/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy to hold a national lobby day on 4/20 at Capitol Hill to end the war on drugs Primary Contact: Jason Ortiz, 1 (860) 639-8101, jason@ssdp.org Secondary: Rob Hofmann, 1 (607) 316-0227, robert@ssdp.org Washington D.C. - Students for Sensible Drug Policy will be mobilizing a national lobby day at our nation’s
- [SSDP and SMART to partner on HBCU outreach campaign to increase diversity in drug policy](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-and-smart-to-partner-on-hbcu-outreach/) - Primary contacts: Jason Ortiz Executive Director, SSDP jason@ssdp.org, (860) 639-8101 Nadir Pearson Founder and CEO, SMART nadir@studentmmj.com For Immediate Release: SSDP and SMART to partner on HBCU outreach campaign to increase diversity in drug policy Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Student Marijuana Alliance for Research and Transparency launch co-branded HBCU outreach
- [November Newsletter 2021](https://ssdp.org/blog/november-newsletter-2021/) - Note from the team It has been an exciting last few months at SSDP! We launched multiple campaigns, hired 2 stellar interns, and had a strong presence at MJBizCon, the 5th European Harm Reduction Conference, and the American Bar Association's Business of Cannabis Conference. Help us keep up the momentum by becoming a member of
- [February Newsletter 2022](https://ssdp.org/blog/february-newsletter-2022/) - Note from the ED 📝 If you thought 2021 was an eventful year for drug policy, 2022 is going to be even better! We have a multitude of campaigns launching this year including a statewide ballot measure in Michigan, HBCU outreach in partnership with SMART, and efforts to ensure harm reduction programs are available at
- [Announcing the new Chapter Activity Tracker activities!](https://ssdp.org/blog/announcing-the-new-chapter-activity-tracker-activities/) - The Students for Sensible Drug Policy Chapter Activity Tracker was created to reward active members for all of the amazing things they are doing to bring sensible drug policies to their community. The idea was that we would give more points for more difficult tasks. Recently, SSDP Global HQ recently learned that many of our
- [SSDP's Policy Council is Seeking New Tactical Team Members](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdps-policy-council-is-seeking-new-tactical-team-members/) - If you are interested in applying, please fill out our Tactical Team interest form and our Tactical Team will message you with next steps. If you have any questions regarding the process of have any further questions about what the Tactical Team does or your potential place on it, please email policy@ssdp.org. Applications are due by December 18th, 11:59PM
- [Introducing ‘SSDP 101: History and Overview of SSDP’](https://ssdp.org/blog/introducing-ssdp-101-history-overview-ssdp/) - In SSDP 101, join SSDP’s Executive Director, Betty Aldworth, as she discusses SSDP’s origins and growth into what it is today: an international grassroots network of students who are concerned about the impact of drug abuse on our communities, but who also know that the War on Drugs is failing our generation and our society.
- [](https://ssdp.org/blog/30860/) - 10 days from today, at SSDP20177, we will recognize outstanding achievements of the network during the awards ceremony. We’re proud to announce the nominees for each award below. Congratulations and thanks for your hard work!
- [SSDP Launches HBCU Working Group](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-launches-hbcu-working-group-2/) - Of all the numerous forces which driving mass incarceration and the war on drugs, perhaps none is more insidious than the formalization of institutionalized, hierarchical oppression, largely based on race and income, within our society. This oppression is so pervasive in our society that scarcely any community, school, workplace, neighborhood, family, or household goes unimpacted
- [Sensible Tobacco Consumption](https://ssdp.org/blog/sensible-tobacco-consumption-2/) - That title may seem like an oxymoron, but before writing this, I rolled up and smoked some natural, additive-free tobacco in a leaf of organic hemp rolling paper, without using a filter. The point of this piece is not to condemn nor condone the activity of tobacco smoking, but in the spirit of harm reduction,
- [Dutch politicians appeal to pot smokers: get out the vote!](https://ssdp.org/blog/dutch-politicians-appeal-to-pot-smokers-get-out-the-vote-2/) - The September 12th elections in the Netherlands are heating up, and the issue of the weed pass is taking a front seat. Leftist parties are calling on cannabis users to get out the vote and oppose the recently introduced pass, which could be overturned by the incoming government. While the law has already been implemented
- [JUST SAY KNOW DRUG EDUCATION ROUNDUP – January 2022](https://ssdp.org/blog/just-say-know-drug-education-roundup-january-2022-2/) - Welcome to the Just Say Know monthly roundup! Here we will be sharing the latest in drug education and harm reduction each month.
- [Top 10 Drug Policy Reform Moments of 2021](https://ssdp.org/blog/top-10-drug-policy-reform-moments-of-2021/) - by Robert Hofmann and Mike Liszewski With 2021 drawing to a close, Students for Sensible Drug Policy is reflecting on the drug policy milestones and victories over the past twelve months. Despite the challenges to political organizing that COVID provided, SSDPers and other drug policy reform advocates were busy advancing sensible laws and programs to
- [Rachel's SSDP Origin Story](https://ssdp.org/blog/rachels-ssdp-origin-story/) - I wouldn't be where I am today without the help of SSDP supporters like you, so I would like to tell you my SSDP origin story. Ten years ago, I was expelled from high school for drug possession. As both an honor student and a "troubled teen," I felt so angry and disenfranchised for being
- [SSDP Event: Follow The Money! Taking Federal Action On Drug Policy Through Appropriations](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-event-follow-the-money-taking-federal-action-on-drug-policy-through-appropriations/) - Money. We all need it, and Congress has a lot of it. In July, the House Appropriations Committee passed a bill to allocate almost $69.5 million to expand syringe service programs - quadrupling the funding that was allocated last year. The Biden Administration has been slowly adopting more harm reduction-related language when discussing issues of
- [40 under 40 Outstanding BIPOC leaders in Drug Policy in the United States](https://ssdp.org/blog/40-under-40-outstanding-bipoc-leaders-in-drug-policy/) - 40 under 40 Outstanding BIPOC leaders in Drug Policy By Oriana Mayorga One effective way to practice allyship and anti-racism in the drug policy movement is to intentionally uplift the voices and talents of people of color, and directly support them by booking them on your conference panels, events and through direct monetary contributions to
- [Join SSDP for psychedelic events in New York City this week](https://ssdp.org/blog/join-ssdp-for-psychedelic-events-in-new-york-city-this-week/) - This week, Students for Sensible Drug Policy will be in New York City for the Horizons: Perspectives on Psychedelics Conference. To register with our special discount code for students + youth, email carmen@ssdp.org. We’ll also be co-hosting three side events during the conference! Check out the schedule below: Thursday, December 2nd - Psychedelic New York:
- [SSDP Accepting Applications for 3rd Cohort of Psychedelic Pipeline Career Development Mentorship Program](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-accepting-applications-for-3rd-cohort-of-psychedelic-pipeline-career-development-mentorship-program/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy has continued to develop the Psychedelic Pipeline, a network to connect SSDP members and alumni interested in working with psychedelic medicines to quality training, scholarship funds, and career development opportunities, with a deliberate focus on providing access to people of color. We have an exciting new partnership with our friends
- [We're behind](https://ssdp.org/blog/were-behind/) - At Students for Sensible Drug Policy, we deeply value all of our community members, whether they are alumni, students, youth, funders, or allies. We believe that our community should always be informed about our programs and financials, so I wanted to share with you our progress towards our fundraising goal this year. The fact is, we
- [Happy Holidays!](https://ssdp.org/blog/happy-holidays/) - Friends, We wish you a gentle, safe, and healthy holiday season. Thank you for being a part of our community. With love, Your SSDP team From now until December 31st, all gifts made to SSDP will be matched up to $50,000. Make a gift today, and your contribution will go twice as far to support
- [Carmen's SSDP Origin Story](https://ssdp.org/blog/carmens-ssdp-origin-story/) - Today is Giving Tuesday and it’s my one-year anniversary of working at Students for Sensible Drug Policy, so I am sharing my SSDP origin story with you. In 2012, shortly after my college graduation, I was arrested for cannabis possession. I was both ashamed of my arrest and fearful that I had jeopardized my future.
- [SSDP Advocates at the 65th UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-advocates-at-the-65th-un-commission-on-narcotic-drugs/) - The 65th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs took place in Vienna between 14-18 March, with members states and civil society representatives coming together to discuss the most pressing issues shaping drug policy today. This session saw historic developments largely influenced by the Russian aggression in Ukraine. Walkouts were initiated at various times
- [Students Urge the Biden Administration to Center Harm Reduction in the Methamphetamine Response Plan of 2021](https://ssdp.org/blog/students-urge-the-biden-administration-to-center-harm-reduction-in-the-methamphetamine-response-plan-of-2020/) - President Bident recently signed the “Methamphetamine Response Act of 2021” into effect, naming methamphetamine as an “emerging drug threat” and directing the Office of National Drug Control (ONDCP) to implement a Methamphetamine Response Plan within 90 days of the signing of the bill. While we are concerned that this law is now targeting people who
- [Announcing SSDP International’s Extraordinary Board Elections and General Assembly](https://ssdp.org/blog/announcing-ssdp-internationals-extraordinary-board-elections-and-general-assembly/) - In light of recent changes within the SSDP International team, we are delighted to announce that nominations are now open for network members interested in joining the SSDP International Board of Directors! Nominations will be open until August 30th, when the election candidates will be announced. On September 13th, online voting will open, and the successful candidates will be announced at the Extraordinary General Assembly on Monday the 20th of September.
- [We’re Hiring Interns for Just Say Know & Our Psychedelic Pipeline!](https://ssdp.org/blog/were-hiring-interns-for-just-say-know-our-psychedelic-pipeline/) - Passionate about harm reduction-based peer education? Helping drug policy reformers find the psychedelic career of their dreams? We are currently hiring two more interns! Interning with SSDP provides you with an excellent opportunity to work with the largest global youth-led network dedicated to ending the War on Drugs and to support a large network of
- [SSDP ED to Take New Position as Director of Strategic initiatives at the Last Prisoner Project](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-ed-to-take-new-position-as-director-of-strategic-initiatives-at-the-last-prisoner-project/) - SSDP ED to Take New Position as Director of Strategic initiatives at the Last Prisoner Project Washington, DC - SSDP’s Executive Director, Jason Ortiz, has accepted the position of Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Last Prisoner Project. He will start in his new role August 1st but will remain on staff as SSDP’s Board
- [Rob Hofmann to join American Atheists as thier new State Policy Director!](https://ssdp.org/blog/rob-hofmann-to-join-american-atheists-as-thier-new-state-policy-director/) - Last week, I accepted a new position as the State Policy Manager with American Atheists, a religious equality / separation of church and state organization. My last day at SSDP will be Tuesday, August 8th. I have deeply appreciated my time with SSDP, professionally for four years and involved as a chapter member for seven
- [SSDP Has a New Address!](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-has-a-new-address/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy has a new PO box! Please make sure to update your address books and send all mail to... Students for Sensible Drug Policy1800 M St NW, #33051Washington, DC 20036
- [Introducing Lake Superior State University SSDP!](https://ssdp.org/blog/introducing-lake-superior-state-university-ssdp/) - Written by Jackson Rund, Lake Superior State University SSDP President How did you hear about SSDP?The first time I heard about SSDP was at MJBIZCON. I stopped at the SSDP table on the first day and really agreed with a lot of the objectives and goals of the organization. Why did you want to get
- [Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Vital Strategies Announces North Carolina Youth Overdose Prevention Initiative Fellows](https://ssdp.org/blog/ncharmreduction/) - 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
- [Luis Montoya moving on to new position at Next Distro](https://ssdp.org/blog/luis-montoya-moving-on-to-new-position-at-next-distro/) - SSDP is proud to announce that our very own Operations Director Luis Montoya will be moving on up to become Next Distro’s new team member! Luis will continue working with his passion for harm reduction in his new role and we could not be prouder to see him advance his career and build the movement
- [30 Under 30 Women in Psychedelics](https://ssdp.org/blog/women-in-psychedelics-30-under-30/) - Women in Psychedelics 30 Under 30 By: Gina Giorgio Psychedelic careers have boomed in the past few years. Paving the way for a new generation of psychedelic researchers, therapists, integration specialists, policy workers, communications experts, and so much more. Entering and supporting a field that is constantly changing is challenging, especially for young folks
- [SSDP HBCU ambassador Program cohort 2 is accepting applications!](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-hbcu-ambassador-program-cohort-2-is-accepting-applications/) - https://youtu.be/gGPFRsVoWUg SSDP and our partners at SMART(Student Marijuana Alliance for Research and Transparency) are excited to announce the opening of applications for our HBCU Ambassador program Cohort 2! If you or someone you know is an active student at an Historically Black College or University(HBCU) who is interested in learning more about drug
- [Introducing the Students for Sensible Drug Policy North Carolina Harm Reduction Program Coordinator](https://ssdp.org/blog/introducing-the-students-for-sensible-drug-policy-north-carolina-harm-reduction-fellowship-coordinator/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy is proud to announce that Lanese Martin will be joining our team as the North Carolina Harm Reduction Program Coordinator. Lanese Martin is a community organizer with a background in electoral campaigns, policy, and advocacy on issues impacting Black people and the areas they work, live & play. As co-founder
- [40 under 40 Black Champions of Cannabis](https://ssdp.org/blog/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
- [Announcing SSDP Congressional Session 2023](https://ssdp.org/blog/congress-2023/) - Apply to Become a Candidate for SSDP’s Board of Directors This year, the SSDP Congress will convene from March 7th – 8th, 2023, and provide each chapter in the network the opportunity to elect new student members to the Board of Directors, and to vote on resolutions for the organization. ELECTING STUDENT MEMBERS TO THE
- [Introducing Fordham University SSDP](https://ssdp.org/blog/introducing-fordham-university-ssdp/) - Written by Aenea Towns-von Stauber ‘22, SSDP Fordham Chapter Leader How did you hear about SSDP?I heard about SSDP through MAPS. I’m interested in going into psychedelic research, and was reading about ways I could start working towards that. From there I started looking into SSDP, and I decided that if I want to go
- [Student Post - President Biden: Is the Future of Sensible Drug Policy a Pipe Dream?](https://ssdp.org/blog/student-post-president-biden-is-the-future-of-sensible-drug-policy-a-pipe-dream/) - Written by Jarell Corley ‘22, Hyde Park, Illinois SSDP Ambassador As a former medical marijuana activist and current electoral reform advocate, I am passionate about serious efforts to reform outdated policies influencing many aspects of our society; one in particular is drug policy. This article is in response to President Biden’s executive order pardoning all
- [SSDP's Top 10 Policy Victories of 2022](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdps-top-10-policy-victories-of-2022/) - With 2022 drawing to a close, Students for Sensible Drug Policy is reflecting on the drug policy victories we have been able to accomplish over the past twelve months. With campuses and community centers opening back up, keeping the potential risks of COVID in mind,, our students and youth leaders were busy leading efforts to
- [SSDP Now Accepting Applications for Cohort 4 of the Psychedelic Pipeline Mentorship Program](https://ssdp.org/blog/psychpipeline4/) - SSDP Now Accepting Applications for Cohort 4 of the Psychedelic Pipeline Mentorship Program Since 2020, SSDP has been facilitating the Psychedelic Pipeline, connecting SSDP members and alumni interested in working with psychedelic medicines to quality training and career development opportunities, with a deliberate focus on providing access to people of color. We are now accepting
- [Reasons to Donate to SSDP: Top Highlights from the SSDP's Southern Region](https://ssdp.org/blog/reasons-to-donate-to-ssdp-top-highlights-from-the-ssdps-southern-regoin/) - SSDP's Top Southern Highlights: Reasons to Support our Work Reason 1 SSDP students are actively pushing policy in the South! Thanks to the hard work of SSDPer at UGA Athens Georgia passes Georgia’s most comprehensive decriminalization ordinance! https://hightimes.com/news/athens-georgia-on-cusp-of-major-decriminalization-ordinance/ (Picture 1. Athens Georgia City Hall. June, 2022 - SSDP National Board Vice Chair
- [Youth organizers pass the first marijuana decriminalization ordinance in Denton](https://ssdp.org/blog/youth-organizers-pass-the-first-marijuana-decriminalization-ordinance-in-denton/) - Congratulations to the University of North Texas Students for Sensible Drug Policy (UNT SSDP) chapter and Decriminalize Denton for passing Denton Proposition B: the city's first marijuana decriminalization ordinance! The initiative to eliminate low-level marijuana enforcement passed with an overwhelming majority at 71.6% of the votes. Tristan Seikel '18, a UNT SSDP Alumnus and founder
- [The Case for Descheduling Drugs: From Cannabis to Heroin](https://ssdp.org/blog/the-case-for-descheduling-drugs-from-cannabis-to-heroin/) - Recently, President Biden asked the Secretary of Health and Human Services to “initiate the administrative process to review expeditiously how marijuana is scheduled under federal law.” The announcement was a welcomed change by many federal cannabis activists, who are calling for the descheduling of cannabis through this review. In order to truly understand why we
- [Introducing Students for Sensible Drug Policy Ambassador Anjolee Spence](https://ssdp.org/blog/introducing-students-for-sensible-drug-policy-ambassador-anjolee-spence/) - How did you hear about Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP)? Hi! My name is Anjolee! Through my interest in psychedelic sciences, I found my way to the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) website looking for volunteer opportunities when I came across the Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) Psychedelic Pipeline and learned about
- [Our letter to President Biden on the urgency of Cannabis clemency](https://ssdp.org/blog/our-letter-to-president-biden-on-the-urgency-of-cannabis-clemency/)
- [Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Last Prisoner Project celebrate first step by President Biden to fulfilling campaign promises](https://ssdp.org/blog/students-for-sensible-drug-policy-and-last-prisoner-project-celebrate-first-step-by-president-biden-to-fulfilling-campaign-promises/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Last Prisoner Project celebrate first step by President Biden to fulfilling campaign promises Primary contact- Jason Ortiz, Executive Director of Students for Drug Policy, 860 639 8101, jason@ssdp.org Washington, D.C. - Earlier today, President Biden announced that he has pardoned all federal cannabis prisoners charged with simple possession
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- [Rockstars wanted: applying to national scholarships and going cool places](https://ssdp.org/blog/rockstars-wanted-applying-to-national-scholarships-and-going-cool-places/) - Throughout my undergrad, I was determined to arrange (read: finagle) a series of international and domestic opportunities that my university paid for or subsidized in order to pursue further study on drug policy and advance my career. The entry point into getting these excursions paid for developed from my interest in competitive scholarships. The opportunities
- [SSDP Endorses I-502, Washington Marijuana Legalization Initiative](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-endorses-i-502-washington-marijuana-legalization-initiative/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy endorses Initiative 502, Washington’s historic marijuana regulation ballot measure, which will make the state among the first in the nation to license and regulate marijuana production, distribution, and possession, for persons over twenty-one years of age. Although we see this as a step in the right direction, as a group representing
- [Denial of Travel Authorization; Victimised Again by the “War on Drugs”](https://ssdp.org/blog/denial-of-travel-authorization-victimised-again-by-the-war-on-drugs/) - Martin Condon is the chapter leader of Cork Institute of Technology SSDP and one of our most active student leaders in Ireland. He was recently denied the opportunity to travel overseas for SSDP2016 and would like to share his story with his peers. My name is Martin Condon, 26 years old, father of two daughters, a full-time
- [SSDP at the 60th Commission on Narcotic Drugs](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-at-the-60th-commission-on-narcotic-drugs/) - Every year the UN's Commission on Narcotic Drugs meets in Vienna, Austria to ensure the international drug control treaties are being implemented. At this year's CND, the 60th since the body's inception, SSDPers Fergal Eccles (Ireland) and Orsí Feher (Austria) presented a side event and observed the sessions. Check out what they took away from the
- [New chapter UNCA](https://ssdp.org/blog/new-chapter-unca/) - During my first semester at UNCA I witness a large amount of substance use on campus. With lots of new students who finally could experience freedom from their parents there was the perfect melting pot for substance use. As time went by I saw my peers face ups and downs, some of which were exacerbated
- [Addiction is a Mental Health Issue: Justice for Ray Tibbetts](https://ssdp.org/blog/addiction-mental-health-issue-justice-ray-tibbetts/) - The state system that failed to help someone struggling with addiction who desperately wanted to maintain sobriety, now intends to execute the very person who fell through the cracks decades before.
- [Students for Sensible Drug Policy Ends Partnership with Decriminalize Nature National](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp_ends_dn_partnership/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy Foundation (SSDP) is disappointed by the recent anti-Semitic messaging coming from Decriminalize Nature’s National leadership (DN). After consideration of Decrim Nature's actions, this type of messaging does not reflect the values of SSDP, and we have decided to end our formal partnership with Decrim Nature’s National leadership. For more information:
- [Cannabis Decriminalization in the Deep South](https://ssdp.org/blog/cannabis-decriminalization-in-the-deep-south/) - Georgia’s SSDP Chapters One Step Closer to Passing States Most Important Cannabis Decriminalization Ordinance in Athens, Ga. June 13, 2022: Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is proud to announce, on Thursday, June 9th at 1pm in City Hall, the Athens-Clarke County Legislative Review Committee (“LRC”) unanimously voted (5-0) in favor of Georgia's most
- [New Member Interview: California Lutheran University SSDP](https://ssdp.org/blog/new-member-interview-california-lutheran-university-ssdp/) - The California Lutheran SSDP Chapter was founded by Matthew Steed (22) and Jackie Miller (22) but has many dedicated, intelligent, and thoughtful advocates pushing sensible approaches to drug policy. The following interview was conducted with Jackie and Matt shortly after the chapter was founded in March. 
- [Saying Farewell to the SSDP Chapter Activity Tracker](https://ssdp.org/blog/saying-farewell-to-the-ssdp-chapter-activity-tracker/) - The SSDP CAT is sunsetting this July.
- [10 Days Left to Apply for Support. Don’t Punish Grant!](https://ssdp.org/blog/10-days-left-to-apply-for-support-dont-punish-grant/) - The Support. Don’t Punish Global Day of Action is a day that drug policy reform activists across the world join together in action to fight for drug policies based on human rights and harm reduction to counter the War on Drugs. There are small grants to support your activities, and the deadline for application is Friday, the 29th of April.
- [Submit Your Vote for SSDP's Board of Directors](https://ssdp.org/blog/submit-your-vote-for-ssdps-board-of-directors/)
- [We need your help in growing our infrastructure to continue the momentum](https://ssdp.org/blog/we-need-your-help/) - SSDP’s policy team has had some incredible victories this year, and we need your help in growing our infrastructure to continue the momentum! In 2022 alone, we have launched campaigns at the local, state and federal level. Dollar for dollar, SSDP has been incredibly effective at using our limited resources to advance sensible policies across
- [ARE YOU SENSIBLE?](https://ssdp.org/blog/are-you-sensible/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy is running our annual Sensible Society membership drive from now through May 31st. The Sensible Society is SSDP’s monthly giving club. Since its launch in 2014, the Sensible Society has made it possible for tens of thousands of SSDPers to have the resources and training they need to mobilize worldwide
- [Students partner with testing manufacturer to provide free harm reduction tools to youth](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-x-dosetest/) - Luis Montoya luis@ssdp.org Cameron Scally Cameron@dosetest.com March 28, 2022— Students for Sensible Drug Policy and DoseTest are partnering to expand access to drug checking kits and drug checking services for young people who use drugs and their peers across the United States. The partnership was borne out of a mutual desire to make these potentially
- [For Immediate Release: Michigan Initiative for Community Healing Certified to Begin Signature Gathering](https://ssdp.org/blog/for-immediate-release-michigan-initiative-for-community-healing-certified-to-begin-signature-gathering/) - Primary contacts: Myc Williams Myc@decrimnaturemi.org 305-304-0466 Julie Barron Julie@decrimnaturemi.org March 28, 2022 For Immediate Release: Michigan Initiative for Community Healing Certified to Begin Signature Gathering Lansing, Michigan — The Michigan Board of State Canvassers (BOSC) certified that the Michigan Initiative for Community Healing could begin collecting the required 340,047 signatures needed by
- [Darkhei Rephua and SSDP Present: Bicycle Day Psychedelic Pseder](https://ssdp.org/blog/darkhei-rephua-and-ssdp-present-bicycle-day-psychedelic-pseder/) - What are your plans for Bicycle Day this year? Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Darkhei Rephua are putting on our first-ever Bicycle Day Psychedelic Pseder! The Psychedelic Pseder will be an evening of song, stories, and psychedelic celebration of Pesach (Passover), holistic liberation, LSD, and the launch of WeLoveAcid.com A seder is a Jewish
- [Open Letter on Youth Engagement to Ms. Ghada Waly, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime](https://ssdp.org/blog/open-letter-on-youth-engagement-to-ms-ghada-waly-executive-director-of-the-united-nations-office-on-drug-and-crime/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy Foundation and Students for Sensible Drug Policy International, alongside 64 NGOs, call on the Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to provide transparency on youth involvement in decision making and ensure their meaningful participation in the development and implementation of drug policies and programs. Signatories
- [Press Release: University of Michigan SSDP Launches Campaign to Decriminalize Drug Possession, Fund Proven Recovery Services in Ann Arbor ](https://ssdp.org/blog/university-of-michigan-launches-campaign-to-decriminalize-drug-possession-fund-proven-recovery-services-in-ann-arbor/) - Primary contacts Matt Dargay, (248)-762-6976, mdargay@umich.edu - President, University of Michigan Students for Sensible Drug Policy Kylee Crook, (509)-703-8490, kycrook@umich.edu - Community Organizing and Events Coordinator, University of Michigan Students for Sensible Drug Policy For immediate release _____________________________________________ Student Drug Policy Organization Launches Campaign to Decriminalize Drug Possession, Fund Proven Recovery Services in Ann Arbor Ann Arbor,
- [Introducing Drexel University SSDP](https://ssdp.org/blog/introducing-drexel-university-ssdp/) - Written by Justin Serwinski ‘21, Madi Rockett ‘21, and Naomi Shifman ‘21 How did you hear about SSDP? After Justin’s initial outreach to start an organization focused on psychedelic medicine at Drexel, he met with a few faculty and students who appeared interested. During our first meeting, a faculty member discussed how it might be
- [Panel: Drug Legalization as a Public Health Measure](https://ssdp.org/blog/panel-drug-legalization/) - Every year, there are more than 1.5 million drug arrests in the United States. More than 80% of these arrests are for possession only. Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia have already decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana, and some are exploring the merits of decriminalizing other drugs. While drug decriminalization is
- [Joint Statement from the Board: Bylaws,  Rules, & Congress](https://ssdp.org/blog/bylaws-rules-congress/) - The Board of Directors has recently voted to change the number of years for Director terms from 2 years to 3 years. This decision was reached by the board for the reasons below: An additional year provides more opportunities for projects and professional developmentProvides continuity as we continue to transition as an organization Standard Non-profit Board
- [The MORE Act Is Coming Up For a Vote!](https://ssdp.org/blog/the-more-act-is-coming-up-for-a-vote/) - If you’re reading this email, you have probably already taken action to get your representatives to sign on to the MORE Act. We are anticipating another vote on the MORE Act in the next few weeks. Please take action to urge your House representative to vote YES on MORE!The vote is going to be close,
- [Announcing New SSDP Promotions!](https://ssdp.org/blog/announcing-new-ssdp-promotions/) - We are excited to announce two promotions for members of our team!Rob Hofmann ‘16 is now our Policy and Advocacy Director! In this role, Rob will be advancing drug policy reform by developing, implementing, and activating members around SSDP’s policy priorities. Other responsibilities include: Advising the SSDP team and members on policy mattersConducting research on
- [SSDP Welcomes  Rory O'Brien, Jacob Plowden, and Jeremy Sharp to the Team](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-welcomes-rory-obrien-jacob-plowden-and-jeremy-sharp-to-the-team/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy is thrilled to welcome three new full-time staff members to our team. Rory O'Brien '19 joins us as our first Communications Manager, Jacob Plowden '15 joins as our New York State Coordinator, and Jeremy Sharp '12 joins us as our Pacific Region Outreach Coordinator. Rory O’Brien ‘19 (she/her/ella) is the
- [Here's to 23 years of Students for Sensible Drug Policy](https://ssdp.org/blog/heres-to-23-years-of-students-for-sensible-drug-policy/) - SSDP is celebrating our 23rd birthday this month, will you celebrate with us today? 23 years ago, the drug policy movement was in a much different place. In the fall of 1996, members of the Student Drug Reform Movement (SDRM) began to chat over the internet using a Drug Reform Coordination Network (DRCNet) discussion page.
- [Making Noise in the South](https://ssdp.org/blog/making-noise-in-the-south-2/) - SSDP Engages with Florida Cannabis Industry in Tallahasse
- [Team Highlight: Jason Ortiz ‘08](https://ssdp.org/blog/team-highlight-jason-ortiz-08/) - For the rest of the year, we will be introducing you to our team at Students for Sensible Drug Policy! Next, we have our Executive Director, Jason Ortiz! Jason Ortiz ‘08 (he, him, el) Executive Director Previous and/or Current Chapter Involvement UConn Storrs, was CFO for many years Short Bio Jason Ortiz is an almnus
- [Team Highlight: Rachel Wissner ‘11](https://ssdp.org/blog/team-highlight-rachel-wissner-11/) - For the rest of the year, we will be introducing you to our team at Students for Sensible Drug Policy! Today, we have our Development Director, Rachel Wissner! Rachel Wissner '11 (she/her) Development Director Previous and/or Current Chapter Involvement SUNY New Paltz 2011-2016 Short Bio Rachel Wissner is the Development Director at SSDP. Rachel began
- [California State University Long Beach: SSDP Strengthens California Network](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-continues-to-grow/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy expands its' California Network by adding chapter at California State University Long Beach.
- [Feature: Kufikiri Imara](https://ssdp.org/blog/kufikiri-imara-poetry/) - This is a more accessible, easier to read version of our social media posts that you can find on ohr Facebook and Instagram pages. “Black Futures Month is a visionary, forward-looking spin on celebrations of Blackness in February”. Today, we are featuring Kufikiri Imara and his poetry! Bio: Kufikiri Imara; born and raised on unceded
- [Huge Victory Against Aerial Crop Eradication in Colombia!](https://ssdp.org/blog/huge-victory-in-colombia/) - Thanks to the persistent grassroots resistance by Indigenous communities in Colombia like the Nasa Tribe, Colombia’s Constitutional Court has paused the aerial fumigation of coca plants, ruling that the government failed to consult communities affected by the spraying of toxic chemicals onto their land. The Court ruled that the Duque administration must fully consult with
- [SSDP 2022 Award Nominations Are Open](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-2022-award-nominations-are-open/) - Every year at our annual conference, Students for Sensible Drug Policy recognizes the exceptional achievements of our members, chapters, alumni, and allies. While SSDP will not be hosting an international conference this year, we will be hosting a virtual award ceremony and hopefully gathering in person this fall to celebrate our award winners and nominees
- [Apply to Become a Candidate for SSDP’s Board of Directors!](https://ssdp.org/blog/apply-to-become-a-candidate-for-ssdps-board-of-directors-22/) - This year, the SSDP Congress will convene from April 7th – 8th, 2022, and provide each chapter in the network with the opportunity to elect new student members to the Board of Directors, and to vote on resolutions for the organizations. ELECTING STUDENT MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS As a nonprofit organization, SSDP is
- [Missoula SSDP successfully pressures Administration to protect student health and safety](https://ssdp.org/blog/missoula-ssdp-successfully-pressures-administration-to-protect-student-health-and-safety/) - The University of Montana SSDP chapter (Missoula SSDP) had a major win in September of 2020 when a unanimous decision to adopt their proposed medical amnesty policy was announced by their Student Government, which was the beginning of their efforts to bring medical amnesty protections on campus. I had the opportunity to speak to Vice
- [Team Highlight: Jeremy Sharp ‘13](https://ssdp.org/blog/team-highlight-jeremy-sharp-13/) - For the rest of the year, we will be introducing you to our team at Students for Sensible Drug Policy! And now, we have Jeremy Sharp, Pacific Region Outreach Coordinator! Jeremy Sharp ‘13 (he/him) Pacific Region Outreach Coordinator Previous and/or Current Chapter Involvement University of North Georgia Short Bio Jeremy Sharp ’12 (he/him/his) is a
- [Team Highlight: Carmen Winter ‘19](https://ssdp.org/blog/team-highlight-carmen-winter-19/) - For the rest of the year, we will be introducing you to our team at Students for Sensible Drug Policy! First up, we have Carmen Winter, Development Associate! Carmen Winter '19, (she/they) Development Associate Previous and/or Current Chapter Involvement Maryland Institute College of Art Short Bio Carmen Winter is a native Marylander and Washington, D.C.
- [Introducing the University of Denver SSDP Ambassador](https://ssdp.org/blog/introducing-the-university-of-denver-ssdp-ambassador/) - We are excited to announce that we have a new Ambassador based out of the University of Denver, Georgia Horne ‘21! We met with Georgia to find out more about what brought them to the network and what they’re excited about. 1. Tell us a bit about yourself (anything that you'd like to share really)
- [Introducing Johns Hopkins University SSDP](https://ssdp.org/blog/introducing-johns-hopkins-university-ssdp/) - Written by Emma Landry ‘21 and Avery Meyer ‘21, Johns Hopkins University SSDP Co-Chapter Leaders 1. How did you hear about SSDP? Avery: I have heard about SSDP over the years vaguely, but became really interested when I talked to someone who was involved in SSDP and spoke really highly of the organization and connections
- [WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY SUCCESSFULLY BANS THE BOX ON THEIR SCHOOL APPLICATION](https://ssdp.org/blog/wake-forest-school-of-medicine-students-for-sensible-drug-policy-successfully-bans-the-box-on-their-school-application/) - "...I joined an issue group focused on Admissions/Recruitment and made Banning the Box a primary goal of our issue group and our chapter of SSDP..."
- [Action Alert: Tell Your Senators to Eliminate Appalling Sentencing Disparities Between Crack and Powder Cocaine](https://ssdp.org/blog/action-alert-tell-your-senators-to-eliminate-appalling-sentencing-disparities-between-crack-and-powder-cocaine/) - It is time to end the disparity in prison sentences between crack and powder cocaine-related offenses. Urge your Senators to vote YES on the EQUAL Act!In 1986, the Anti Drug Abuse Act created a 100:1 disparity between the federal mandatory minimum sentence for crack and powder cocaine. Almost a quarter century later, President Obama signed
- [SSDP and Fireside Project announce collaboration](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-and-fireside-project-announce-collaboration/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy is excited to partner with Fireside Project in the interest of peer support and psychedelic harm reduction! The mission of Fireside Project is, “to help people minimize the risks and fulfill the potential of their psychedelic experiences in ways such as providing compassionate, accessible, and culturally responsive peer support,
- [SSDP International Opens Registration for the Annual UN Training Webinar Series](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-international-opens-registration-for-the-annual-un-training-webinar-series/) - Following the launch of the Second Edition of Drug Policy Reform at the United Nations: A Youth Advocacy Handbook, SSDP International is proud to open registration for the Annual UN Training Webinar Series.
- [We're hiring two U.S. advocacy interns!](https://ssdp.org/blog/were-hiring-two-u-s-advocacy-interns/) - Have you ever wanted to work for Students for Sensible Drug Policy? We’re hiring two US advocacy interns! Working for SSDP is a great opportunity to serve our network of students and young people who are leading the charge to end the disastrous War on Drugs and heal the harms of drug prohibition. SSDP is
- [SSDP International Launches the Second Edition of Drug Policy Reform at the United Nations: A Youth Advocacy Handbook](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdp-international-launches-the-second-edition-of-drug-policy-reform-at-the-united-nations-a-youth-advocacy-handbook/) - To fulfil a more extensive UN Strategy for 2021-2022, SSDP International is proud to release the Second Edition of the Youth Advocacy Handbook.
- [The European Drug Policy Working Group is Recruiting New Members!](https://ssdp.org/blog/the-european-drug-policy-working-group-is-recruiting-new-members/) - Shaping its strategy around the EU Agenda and Action Plan on Drugs 2021-2025, the Drug Policy Working Group is looking to expand youth participation in decision making and other democratic processes at a regional level. If you have ever wished to make tangible change in the drug policy landscape of your country and/or at the European level, joining this regional Working Group is the ideal starting point in your advocacy journey.
- [Introducing Collingswood High School](https://ssdp.org/blog/introducing-collingswood-high-school/) - Written by Audrey Bosniak ’21, Collingswood High School SSDP Chapter Leader How did you hear about SSDP? Actually, I think my mom sent me the SSDP instagram page. She’s a therapist studying psychedelics and a big inspiration for me. Why did you want to get involved/what made you decide to start a chapter? It
- [Get Your New Care Package for the New School Year!](https://ssdp.org/blog/get-your-new-care-package-for-the-new-school-year/) - As schools start bringing students back on campus, in-person recruiting for chapters is once again becoming a reality. Tabling, flyering, and other in-person recruitment strategies are key to developing a strong and long lasting chapter, so make sure you are incorporating a strong recruitment strategy with your chapter members! To help bring in the new
- [Interview with Annajane Yolken](https://ssdp.org/blog/interview-with-annajane-yolken/) - Interviewer: Liza Begum, Global Operations and U.S. Policy Intern Annajane Yolken is a public health advocate, working to translate data and research into evidence-based drug policy. She is a co-founder and co-chair of the Substance Use Policy, Education, and Recovery (SUPER) PAC. She is also Director of Programs at Project Weber/RENEW, a peer-based harm reduction
- [SSDP’s European Committee is Recruiting New Members for its Harm Reduction Working Group](https://ssdp.org/blog/ssdps-european-committee-is-recruiting-new-members-for-its-harm-reduction-working-group/) - The SSDP European Committee is happy to open its doors to the freshly formed Harm Reduction Working Group. If you’re a chapter member, alumni, or Ambassador in Europe, then this is your chance to contribute to regional efforts while boosting opportunities and resources for your own local area.

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- [Students for Sensible Drug Policy](https://ssdp.org/) - We are replacing the disastrous war on drugs with policies rooted in evidence, compassion, and human rights.
- [Support the Psychedelic Career Pipeline](https://ssdp.org/ssdp-action-center/support-the-psychedelic-career-pipeline/) - Support the Psychedelic Pipeline with a gift today!
- [Contact](https://ssdp.org/contact/) - Contact SSDP Contact us today and let us know if you have any comments, questions, or concerns. Join the discussion! Join us on Linkedin, Slack, or in our Facebook groups to interact with the SSDP community virtually. Contact Info (202) 240-8860 ssdp@ssdp.org 1800 M St NW, #33051 Washington, DC 20036
- [Corporate Partnership Program](https://ssdp.org/donate/corporate-partnership-program/) - Are you a company that is serious about empowering the next generation of leaders? Our Corporate Partners are dedicated to empowering the next generation of leaders by supporting SSDP’s mission to train, educate, and mobilize our chapters and youth members. Through their commitment, they play a crucial role in advancing youth empowerment, shaping future leaders,
- [Events](https://ssdp.org/events-calendar/) - Find an SSDP Event Near You—Or Host an Event in Your Community! Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is the largest youth-led network dedicated to ending the War on Drugs. With chapters across the United States, we are a national organization with a local feel—our members and alumni are replacing the disastrous War on Drugs
- [SSDP Action Center](https://ssdp.org/ssdp-action-center/) - Tell President Biden to Keep Your Promise!Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) has partnered with the Last Prisoner Project to conduct a series of actions aimed at pressuring President Biden to release the nation’s federal cannabis prisoners. We are seeking people who are ready willing and able to escalate pressure on the president until all
- [Hope](https://ssdp.org/hope/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention Education program (HOPE) Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is excited to announce the launch of our new Harm Reduction and Overdose Prevention Education program, HOPE! This initiative empowers individuals to: engage in safe substance use practices, educate their peers and communities on the importance
- [Don’t Block Psychedelic Research](https://ssdp.org/dont-block-psychedelic-research/) - Stop the DEA from Scheduling DOI & DOC! SSDP is leading the fight to keep psychedelic research legal. In November 2024, SSDP brought the Drug Enforcement Agency to court. During this week-long hearing expert scientists and researchers testified about two substances – 2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine (DOI) and 2,5-dimethoxy-4-chloroamphetamine (DOC), two important research chemicals that the DEA wants
- [Start Making Cents](https://ssdp.org/donate/start-making-cents/) - Are you a company that is serious about empowering the next generation of leaders? Our Corporate Partners are dedicated to empowering the next generation of leaders by supporting SSDP’s mission to train, educate, and mobilize our chapters and youth members. Through their commitment, they play a crucial role in advancing youth empowerment, shaping future leaders,
- [Shop](https://ssdp.org/store/) - SSDP tees, mugs, bottles, and more from the current and vintage collections. Legalize people who use drugs. The War on Drugs is a war on us. Just Say Know.
- [Anna Meyer](https://ssdp.org/about/team/anna-meyer/) - Anna MeyerProgram Assistant (Breaking the Paper Shackles) Overview Anna Meyer is a recent graduate of Vassar College, where she studied Philosophy and Prison Studies. She has worked with drug policy and harm reduction organizations on campus, nationwide, and internationally to advocate for meaningful reforms that prioritize ending the War on Drugs. At Vassar, Anna restarted
- [Christopher Gagnon '24](https://ssdp.org/about/team/chris-gagnon/) - Chris Gagnon ’24 Overview Chris Gagnon is a Chemist, Neuroscientist, and former Medical Worker that recognizes the need for equitable access to and ethical conduct of Research and Medicine within Drug Science. Chris believes that the best way to work towards that is by advocating for drug policy reform. He joined the SSDP in the
- [Brooke Shockey Sanders '24](https://ssdp.org/about/team/brooke-shockey-sanders/) - Brooke Shockey Sanders ’24Video Editor Overview Brooke Sanders, MS is a translational neuroscientist focused on understanding the epigenetic impacts of synthetic cannabinoids on the human genome. She received her Master’s of Science in Biomedical Research at Wake Forest School of Medicine, and has been researching the neuropsychiatric and sociological impacts of cannabis use for 6
- [Jonah Martindale](https://ssdp.org/about/team/jonah-martindale/) - Jonah MartindaleNortheast Regional Director
- [Chandler Huffman](https://ssdp.org/about/team/chandler-huffman/) - Chandler HuffmanProgram Assistant Chandler Huffman is currently studying Addiction Policy & Practice at Georgetown University while working as a program assistant at Students for Sensible Drug Policy. Chandler graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2022 with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science. He has previous experience with Senator Durbin’s office and the Drug Policy
- [Lu Budzichowski](https://ssdp.org/about/team/lu-budzichowski/) - Lu BudzichowskiDrug Education Program Coordinator Lu Budzichowski (she/her/hers) is an interdisciplinary professional dedicated to health promotion, harm reduction, and social impact. She joined Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) in 2022 upon enrolling in a Master’s program in Psychology and Spirituality at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she helped reinstate the Columbia SSDP chapter and
- [Gina Giorgio '20](https://ssdp.org/about/team/gina-giorgio/) - Gina Giorgio ’20Director of Strategy and Development Gina Giorgio began her career journey with Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) in January 2020, joining the Wake Forest School of Medicine SSDP Chapter. Today, Gina serves as SSDP’s Director of Strategy and Development, where she helps lead federal and state efforts in psychedelic and cannabis policy
- [Julia Hilbert](https://ssdp.org/about/team/julia-hilbert/) - Julia Hilbert Julia Hilbert, MSW (she/her) is the Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Coordinator with Prevention Point Pittsburgh, assisting grassroots organizations with accessing bulk naloxone and drug-checking strips to distribute in Pennsylvania. Julia previously served as the Chair of the Board of Directors for Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) and is in leadership with the SSDP
- [Taylor Puch](https://ssdp.org/about/team/taylor-puch/) - Taylor Puch Taylor Puch is a dedicated advocate and researcher with a deep passion for the intersection of psychedelics, psychology, and drug policy. Her academic journey culminated in a master’s degree in Research Psychology and a published thesis on the therapeutic potential of psilocybin in managing depression. Currently, she serves as the Operations Manager at
- [Vilmarie Fraguada Narloch, Psy.D. '09](https://ssdp.org/about/team/vilmarie-narloch/) - Vilmarie Fraguada Narloch, Psy.D. ’09Overview Vilmarie Fraguada Narloch, PsyD. (she/her/ella) is a licensed clinical psychologist focusing on psychedelic-assisted therapy and integrated treatment of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. She approaches her work from a harm-reductionist and humanistic lens, focusing on the individual needs of the person, group, or community. She is an activist
- [Finnegan McGuinness '20](https://ssdp.org/about/team/finnegan-mcguinness/) - Finnegan McGuinness ’20Program Assistant (Listen to Scientists) Overview Finn McGuinness is a graduate of Western Washington University’s (WWU) Behavioral Neuroscience program and a former member of Dr. Josh Kaplan’s research group, where he investigated the therapeutic and developmental effects of cannabinoids in preclinical rodent models. He is a founding member and former leader of WWU’s
- [gina vensel](https://ssdp.org/about/team/gina-vensel/) - gina vensel Appointed Director Overview gina vensel is a communications strategist, event producer, and advocate working at the intersection of plant medicine, public health, and drug policy reform. She serves as the Director of Communications and Events for Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), is an Appointed Director on SSDP’s Board of Directors, and member
- [About](https://ssdp.org/about/) - Together, We Can End the War on DrugsOur work would not be possible without your support. Invest in a more sensible future by making your tax-deductible donation to SSDP today!DONATEOur Mission Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is the largest national youth-led network dedicated to ending the War on Drugs. At its heart, SSDP is
- [Global Drug Policy](https://ssdp.org/our-work/global-drug-policy/) - Nothing about us without us The War on Drugs is one of the most alarming and destructive global humanitarian crises of our time. All around the world prohibitionist drug policies cause an enormous amount of harm to individuals and communities, while also failing to slow rates of problematic substance use. The United Nations drug conventions
- [Endorsements and Positions](https://ssdp.org/endorsements-and-positions/) - What does sensible drug policy mean? To us, it means policy grounded in science and compassion, policies that will move us towards a safer and more just future and away from the ongoing harms caused by the War on Drugs. We support reducing arrests, removing barriers to education, increasing access to harm reduction, and policy driven
- [Our Work](https://ssdp.org/our-work/) - SAVE A LIFE & PREVENT OVERDOSELearn how to prevent, recognize, and respond to opioid overdose with HOPE. Complete the one hour app-based training at your own pace, then order free harm reduction supplies from SSDP.START HOPE Change your campus. Change our world. SSDP members advocate to replace the War on Drugs with policies rooted in
- [Drug Education](https://ssdp.org/our-work/drug-education/)
- [Our Work](https://ssdp.org/our-work/our-work/)
- [Alaina M. Jaster, PhD](https://ssdp.org/about/team/alaina-m-jaster/) - Alaina M. Jaster, PhDCo-Chair, Science Policy Committee Alaina M. Jaster, PhD is a neuropharmacologist focused on understanding underlying mechanisms of addiction and neuropsychiatric disorders. She received her PhD in Pharmacology & Toxicology from Virginia Commonwealth University where work focused on the molecular targets and mechanisms of psychedelics and their effects on opioid-drug seeking in rodent
- [Jeanne Porges '22](https://ssdp.org/about/team/jeanne-porges/) - Jeanne Porges ’22Elected Director Overview Jeanne Porges 22’ is a doctoral student at Adler University’s Clinical Psychology MA/Psy.D. Program, specializing in trauma and substance use. She graduated from DePaul University with a major in psychology, a minor in philosophy, and a concentration in human services. During her time in SSDP, she served as secretary and
- [Mackenzie Dove '22](https://ssdp.org/about/team/mackenzie-dove/) - Mackenzie Dove ’22Elected Director Overview Mackenzie is a recent graduate of the University of Pittsburgh where she received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a minor in Neuroscience. She joined SSDP her sophomore year and became chapter co-president during her senior year. During her time at university, Mackenzie helped organize several educational meetings, distributed
- [Karley Snyder '22](https://ssdp.org/about/team/karley-snyder/) - Karley Snyder ’22Board Chair // Elected Director Overview Karley Snyder, MPA, PMP, Prosci® is a dedicated harm reductionist, experienced consultant, implementation specialist, training and technical assistance provider, researcher, and writer. Karley is passionate about harm reduction, drug policy reform, overdose prevention, social policy, and public health. Karley works for Aptive Resources as a federal consultant,
- [Events](https://ssdp.org/events/) - CONTENTS
- [Locations](https://ssdp.org/events/locations/) - CONTENTS
- [Categories](https://ssdp.org/events/categories/) - CONTENTS
- [Tags](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/) - CONTENTS
- [My Bookings](https://ssdp.org/events/my-bookings/) - CONTENTS
- [Katia Katsnelson '18](https://ssdp.org/about/team/katia-katsnelson/) - Katia Katsnelson ’18Elected Director Overview Katia Katsnelson is a Brooklyn native and a proud Teach For America corps member, currently in her third year of teaching in her home city. She has designed and implemented her own 10th-grade global history curriculum, ensuring her students engage with history through a critical and inclusive lens. Passionate about
- [Joseph Hennessey](https://ssdp.org/about/team/joseph-hennessey/) - Joseph HennessyChair, Science Policy Council Joseph Hennessey is an MD/PhD student in the MSTP program at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Joe is in his first year of graduate school and is studying the neurobiology of psychedelic effects on cognitive flexibility and stress in rodent models. Additionally, Joe was a petitioner with SSDP and testified
- [Dylan Bauer '22](https://ssdp.org/about/team/dylan-bauer/) - Dylan Bauer ’22Elected Director Overview Dylan Bauer is the current President of the Students for Sensible Drug Policy Chapter at Rowan University. Under his leadership, Rowan SSDP has become a platform for advocating drug policy reform, harm reduction, and cannabis education. Dylan leads the organization by hosting key meetings with industry leaders, including CEOs, business
- [Jeannette McKenzie '19](https://ssdp.org/about/team/jeannette-mckenzie/) - Jeannette McKenzie ’19Elected Director Overview Jeannette is an SSDP Alumni from the University of North Texas where she graduated with a Bachelors in Psychology. She currently serves as a Board Member and Director of People for Texas Cannabis Collective and has worked with them as well as Ground Game Texas to decriminalize cannabis in both
- [Colin Scherzer '21](https://ssdp.org/about/team/colin-scherzer/) - Colin Scherzer ’21Elected Director Overview Colin Scherzer is a student studying psychology and religion Florida State University, expected to graduate May 2025. He has been a member of SSDP at FSU since his freshman year in 2021, and took over as President in fall 2024. Colin is passionate about harm reduction and peer to peer
- [Merryn Spence '17](https://ssdp.org/about/team/merryn-spence/) - Merryn Spence ’17 Elected Director Overview Merryn is a harm reduction consultant and integration specialist dedicated to supporting individuals navigating the integration and disintegration of altered states of consciousness. She believes that exploring consciousness in curious, imaginative, and embodied ways is a fundamental birthright. As an activist, Merryn works to expand accessibility in integrative mental
- [Braden Hopkins '21](https://ssdp.org/about/team/braden-hopkins/) - Braden Hopkins ’21Elected Director Overview Braden Hopkins is a senior at The University of Alabama, planning to graduate in May of 2025. She is part of the accelerated masters program, receiving a Master’s of Public Administration and Bachelor’s of Arts in Political Science simultaneously. She is also minoring in Communication Studies and Social Innovation and
- [Deandré Smith '23](https://ssdp.org/about/team/deandre-smith/) - Deandré Smith ’23Director of Chapter Relations and Strategic Expansion Overview Deandré Smith is a passionate advocate for cannabis reform and educational equity, driven by his personal experiences and a vision for a brighter future. As a student at the esteemed Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Deandré is a Doctor of Pharmacy candidate with a minor
- [Our Team](https://ssdp.org/about/team/) - Together, We Can End the War on DrugsOur work would not be possible without your support. Invest in a more sensible future by making your tax-deductible donation to SSDP today!DONATE SSDP SSDP ssdp@ssdp.org (202) 240-8860 About SSDP Mission & Values Our Team Blog Our Work Drug Policy Marijuana Policy Reform Psychedelic Policy Reform Drug Decriminalization
- [Blog](https://ssdp.org/blog/) - SAVE A LIFE & PREVENT OVERDOSELearn how to prevent, recognize, and respond to opioid overdose with HOPE. Complete the one hour app-based training at your own pace, then order free harm reduction supplies from SSDP.START HOPE SSDP Joins Letter to Protect 7-OH (Kratom related Substance) A broad coalition of consumer advocates and drug-policy reform groups
- [Chapters](https://ssdp.org/chapters/) - Become an SSDPer! Join the Youth Movement to End the War on Drugs! Start a new chapter of SSDP, join an existing chapter or committee, and get involved! By starting a Students for Sensible Drug Policy Campus Chapter, Community Chapter, or becoming an SSDP Ambassador in your area, you can join the youth movement to
- [Ethan Nadelmann](https://ssdp.org/about/team/ethan-nadelmann/) - Ethan Nadelmann Described by Rolling Stone as “the point man” for drug policy reform efforts and “the real drug czar,” Ethan Nadelmann is widely regarded as the outstanding proponent of drug policy reform both in the United States and abroad. He was born in New York City, received his BA, MA, JD and PhD in Political Science at
- [Eric Sterling](https://ssdp.org/about/team/eric-sterling/) - Eric Sterling Eric E. Sterling has been a supporter of SSDP since 2000 when he arranged for the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation to finance SSDP’s prime sponsorship of College Convention 2000 in Manchester, NH at the time of the presidential primary. He served on SSDP’s board from 2004 to 2020, and is the first recipient
- [Christian Gray](https://ssdp.org/about/team/christian-gray/) - Christian Gray Christian Gray: Senior executive with more than 30 years business development, sales and marketing experience. I love the chaos, innovation and opportunities presented by start-ups and early stage companies. I’m currently working on several Atlas portfolio companies and selective strategic consulting clients. The last several years have been focused on psychedelics, mental health
- [Diane Goldstein](https://ssdp.org/about/team/diane-goldstein/) - Diane Goldstein Diane Goldstein is a prominent figure in criminal justice and drug policy reform, known for her speaking, writing and lecturing. She joined the Redondo Beach Police department in 1983 becoming the department’s first female lieutenant, overseeing various divisions. An expert in crisis negotiations and critical incident management , she has made significant contributions to national
- [Betty Aldworth](https://ssdp.org/about/team/betty-aldworth/) - Betty Aldworth Betty Aldworth serves as the Director of Communications & Post-Prohibition Strategy at MAPS. With the Communications team, Betty works to share MAPS’ story with our audiences and generate support for psychedelic research and reform through the media. Betty also works with colleagues and allies across the drug policy reform movement to Illustrate the
- [Nick Gillespie](https://ssdp.org/about/team/nick-gillespie/) - Nick Gillespie Nick Gillespie is an editor at large at Reason, the libertarian magazine of “free minds and free markets,” and host of The Reason Interview With Nick Gillespie. A two-time finalist for digital National Magazine Awards for his work on “UPS vs. FEDEX: Ultimate Whiteboard Mix” and the documentary series Reason Saves Cleveland with Drew Carey: How
- [Chapter Materials](https://ssdp.org/resources/chapter-materials/) - Chapter Materials Community Chapter Materials Committee Materials Ambassador Materials Click here to open the manual below in a new tab.
- [Resources](https://ssdp.org/resources/) - SSDP resources are created by and for SSDP members. To contribute updates or a new resource, email your team contact. Chapter MaterialsVIEW Committee MaterialsVIEW SSDP LogosVIEW Care Package RequestVIEW Social Media GuidelinesVIEW SSDP Style GuideVIEW We are replacing the disastrous war on drugs with policies rooted in evidence, compassion, and human rights. View the latest
- [Committee Materials](https://ssdp.org/resources/committee-materials/) - Committee Materials
- [Donate](https://ssdp.org/donate/) - Donate Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is the largest national youth-led network dedicated to ending the War on Drugs. Led by a Board of Directors primarily elected by and from our student and youth members, SSDP mobilizes and empowers young people to participate in the political process and brings young people of all political
- [NEW YORK STATE COORDINATOR](https://ssdp.org/new-york-state-coordinator/) - POSITION DESCRIPTION: NEW YORK STATE COORDINATOR Type: Full-time permanent, exempt Supervisor: Operations Director Location: New York, USA Timeline: Applications will be accepted beginning July 23rd, reviewed immediately, and accepted until the position is filled. Anticipated start date is September 1, 2021. Students for Sensible Drug Policy SSDP is the only international network of students dedicated
- [NEW YORK STATE COORDINATOR](https://ssdp.org/new-york-state-coordinator-2/) - POSITION DESCRIPTION: NEW YORK STATE COORDINATOR Type: Full-time permanent, exempt Supervisor: Operations Director Location: New York, USA Timeline: Applications will be accepted beginning July 23rd, reviewed immediately, and accepted until the position is filled. Anticipated start date is September 1, 2021. Students for Sensible Drug Policy SSDP is the only international network of students dedicated
- [Psychedelic Pipeline](https://ssdp.org/our-work/psychedelic-pipeline/) - SSDP PSYCHEDELIC CAREER DEVELOPMENT PIPELINE Students for Sensible Drug Policy has partnered with key stakeholders to develop the Psychedelic Pipeline as a global network to connect SSDP members and alumni who are interested in working with psychedelic medicines to quality training, scholarship funds, and career development opportunities, with a deliberate focus on providing access to
- [PACIFIC REGION OUTREACH COORDINATOR](https://ssdp.org/pacific-region-outreach-coordinator/) - POSITION DESCRIPTION: PACIFIC REGION OUTREACH COORDINATOR Type: Full-time permanent, exempt Supervisor: Operations Director Location: California or Oregon, USA Timeline: Applications will be accepted beginning July 23rd, reviewed immediately, and accepted until the position is filled. Anticipated start date is August 15th, 2021. Students for Sensible Drug Policy Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is the
- [SSDP Logos](https://ssdp.org/resources/ssdp-logos/) - SSDP Logos
- [Just Say Know Drug Education](https://ssdp.org/our-work/just-say-know/) - Just Say Know Drug Education Students for Sensible Drug Policy believes that students should be an overall part of any campus and community prevention and intervention strategy. Peer Education 101Peer Education TrainingGet Involved Today Questions? Comments? Email ssdp@ssdp.org. Peer Education Training Curriculum Peer Education on Campus SSDP Peer Education and CAT Points Just Say Know
- [International Overdose Awareness Day](https://ssdp.org/ioad/) - Save a Life With SSDP on International Overdose Awareness Day August 31st Held annually on August 31st, International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember those who have died, and acknowledge the grief of family and friends left behind without perpetuating harmful stigma about drugs and the people
- [North Carolina Psychedelic Policy Coalition](https://ssdp.org/our-work/north-carolina-psychedelic-policy-coalition/) - The North Carolina Psychedelic Policy Coalition (NCPPC) is a grassroots coalition of professionals dedicated to supporting the expansion of psychedelic medicines in North Carolina, through therapy and research. Most notably, NCPPC helped introduce House Bill 727 in April 2023. House Bill 727, The Breakthrough Therapies Research/Advisory Act, would support two grants, totaling $5.4 million, to
- [Psychedelic Policy Reform](https://ssdp.org/our-work/psychedelic-policy-reform/) - The prohibition of psychedelics has failed our society. Not only has prohibition failed to eliminate or reduce the rate of use, it also prevents scientific studies on these substances, increases the potential harm for young people who are using these substances, and stigmatizes people who use drugs. Our Stance Don’t Block Psychedelic Research The DEA
- [Bylaws](https://ssdp.org/about/bylaws/) - Bylaws of Students for Sensible Drug Policy Foundation To open the bylaws in a new window, click here.
- [Subscribe](https://ssdp.org/subscribe/) - Are you a company that is serious about tackling the failed War on Drugs? Join our Corporate Partnership Program Join Now Sensible Society donors commit themselves to helping SSDP build a more sensible and sustainable future. Pledge Today
- [United States Policy Council](https://ssdp.org/us-policy-council/) - The U.S. Policy Council—made up of SSDP alumni, Board, team, chapter members, and supporters—helps set SSDP’s policy priorities and acts as the primary working space to support members with resources, toolkits, counsel, mentoring, networking, and collaborative opportunities to effect change. The Council—particularly the Tactical Team—are primarily responsible for communicating advocacy activities and actions to the network.
- [History](https://ssdp.org/about/ssdp-history/) - In 1998, a few dozen students who had been chatting online became the first cohort of Students for Sensible Drug Policy. They were members of the DARE generation who understood the broad failures of the drug war; they sought each other out to raise their voices against a broken system and start making sense. Since
- [Phoenix Mohawk Kellye](https://ssdp.org/about/team/mohawk-kellye/) - Phoenix Mohawk KellyeWebsite Manager Overview Phoenix AKA Mohawk (they/them/he/him) is an intersectional harm reduction educator & advocate for people who use drugs (PWUD) that has provided in-person peer support services and online education and resources for over 10 years. They founded and directed New York DanceSafe, Inc., a harm reduction initiative designed to address social
- [North Carolina Youth Overdose Prevention Fellowship](https://ssdp.org/our-work/ncharmreductionfellowship/) - Download the PDF version here The Position The Youth Overdose Prevention Fellowship (“Fellowship”) is a 6-month fellowship for students who have a passion for harm reduction and outreach to communities of color to reduce overdose and other negative impacts of a lack of sensible drug policy in North Carolina. The fellows must be located across
- [Callie Hoffmann](https://ssdp.org/about/team/callie-hoffmann/) - Callie HoffmannElected Director Overview Callie Hoffmann (she/her) is a soon to be attorney and advocate for ethical, community-designed drug policy. Callie advises organizations in the psychedelic and cannabis communities on matters of regulatory compliance, business, risk management, and dispute resolution. With experience in grassroots community organizing, state policy advocacy, and international political affairs, Callie believes
- [Richard Fuentes '21](https://ssdp.org/about/team/richard-fuentes/) - Richard Fuentes ’21Elected Director Overview Richard Fuentes graduated from San Diego State University with a bachelors in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis in biology, communications, and psychology. As an eclectic and curious person Richard plans to creatively further his interests in integrative mental health treatment, research, and activism, through his various positions. His positions include
- [Kennedy Landers '23](https://ssdp.org/about/team/kennedy-landers/) - Kennedy Landers ’23Elected Director Overview Kennedy Landers is a junior Public Policy major with a concentration in Nonprofit Management at Susquehanna University in Selinsgrove, PA. As founding president of SU’s chapter of SSDP, Kennedy has worked with the campus community to promote safer nightlife practices by providing harm reduction strategies and overdose response training to
- [Marlie Thompson '22](https://ssdp.org/about/team/marlie-thompson/) - Marlie Thompson ’22Elected Director Overview Marlie is a junior at the University of Alabama, majoring in Sociology and Social Advocacy and minoring in Public Policy. She founded UA’s chapter of SSDP in August 2022, and she has been serving as chapter president since then. In UA SSDP’s first year, they have given out over 1000
- [Sarah Noon '18](https://ssdp.org/about/team/sarah-noon/) - Sarah Noon ’18Elected Director Overview Sarah Noon (she/her/hers) is a junior at Columbia University studying Political Science and Statistics with a focus on American Politics and public health policy. She began organizing with SSDP in 2018, founding and leading the Oakland Community College (OCC) chapter in Michigan before graduating in 2020. There she organized efforts
- [Evan Nison '09](https://ssdp.org/about/team/evan-nison/) - Evan Nison ’09Elected Director Overview Evan Nison ’09 is the youngest ever Executive Director of NORML New Jersey, and has been a member on Students for Sensible Drug Policy’s Board of Directors for several years. He also runs a cannabis specific PR firm, NisonCo and is a co-founder of Whoopi & Maya.. In New York
- [Axel Bilbao '08](https://ssdp.org/about/team/axel-bilbao/) - Axel Bilbao ’08Treasurer // Appointed Director Overview Axel Bilbao ’08 was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina and lived there until he was 7 when he moved to the United States. He has lived experience as a person in recovery from addiction as well as bipolar disorder, and applied this in his direct service work. His
- [Justin Ayala '20](https://ssdp.org/about/team/justin-ayala/) - Justin Ayala ’20Secretary // Elected Director Overview Justin Ayala ’20 (he/him) is a Northern California native, a former University of California Santa Cruz Biochemistry Undergraduate, photographer, drug policy activist, and psychedelic harm reductionist. Justin is constantly exploring the intersection between art, science, and social justice, and integrates the love and strength he has found being
- [Elijah Ullman](https://ssdp.org/about/team/elijah-ullman/) - Elijah Ullman ’12Chair, Science Policy Council Elijah Z. Ullman, B.S., PhD Candidate (Molecular and Systems Pharmacology, Emory University), is Chair of Students for Sensible Drug Policy’s Science Policy Council, a 2023 American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (ASPET) Washington Fellow, and a member of the ASPET Drug Research Policy Committee, and Washington Fellows Program
- [Resolution to Advance Sensible Drug Policy](https://ssdp.org/resolution-to-advance-sensible-drug-policy/) - Resolution to Advance Sensible Drug Policy Join Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) in the Resolution to Advance Sensible Drug Policy! We have created a full resolution, an organizing guide, and a one pager that breaks the ordinance down into 4 main sections: adopting a public health approach to controlled substances, reforming criminal codes, audit
- [Uniting for Change: SSDP's 4/20 Week of Unity - A Call to Transform Cannabis Justice](https://ssdp.org/uniting-for-change-ssdps-420-unity-week-of-action-a-call-to-transform-cannabis-justice/) - Uniting for Change: SSDP’s 4/20 Week of Unity – A Call to Transform Cannabis Justice In a world often divided by political lines and industry interests, a groundbreaking movement is stirring. Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is leading the charge towards a future where cannabis justice is not just a dream, but a tangible
- [Kat Murti '09](https://ssdp.org/about/team/kat-murti/) - Kat Murti ’09Executive Director Kat Murti is a libertarian, feminist, and activist, dedicated to making the world a better, freer place, one day at a time. She is Executive Director of Students for Sensible Drug Policy. Kat began her journey with SSDP in January 2009, when she joined the UC Berkeley chapter (CalSSDP). Just a
- [Listen to young people: How to implement Harm Reduction in the Collegiate setting](https://ssdp.org/listen-to-young-people/)
- [2023 Congressional lobby day](https://ssdp.org/420lobbyday/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy to hold 4/20 National Lobby Day on Capitol Hill Primary Contact: Jason Ortiz, 1 (860) 639-8101, kat@ssdp.org Secondary: Rob Hofmann, 1 (607) 316-0227, robert@ssdp.org Full policy agenda here Washington D.C. – Students for Sensible Drug Policy will be mobilizing a national lobby day nation’s capital to pressure Congress to adopt more sensible
- [New Jersey: Allow cannabis home cultivation](https://ssdp.org/new-jersey-allow-cannabis-home-cultivation/) - Legislation to permit the personal cultivation of cannabis for adults is pending in New Jersey.
- [SSDP International's Extraordinary General Assembly](https://ssdp.org/general-assembly/) - Welcome to Students for Sensible Drug Policy International’s Inaugural General Assembly. The General Assembly will be held on Zoom on the 29th of January 2021.
- [Students Need Education About Our Good Samaritan Policy](https://ssdp.org/ssdp-action-center/students-need-education-about-our-good-samaritan-policy/) - Ask Your Assembly Member To Co-Sponsor A6179 To Save Lives
- [Support Increased Funding for NIH and NSF](https://ssdp.org/ssdp-action-center/support-increased-funding-for-nih-and-nsf/) - Ask Your U.S. Representatives to Support Increased NIH & NSF Funding for FY2022
- [Drug Policy Reform Act (House)](https://ssdp.org/ssdp-action-center/drug-policy-reform-act-house/) - Urge Your House Representative to End Federal Drug Prohibition
- [Urge Representatives to Support and Co-Sponsor the EQUAL Act](https://ssdp.org/our-work/urge-representatives-to-support-and-co-sponsor-the-equal-act/) - EQUAL Act
- [Ask your Illinois House Representative to Co-Sponsor the CURE Act (HB0001)](https://ssdp.org/our-work/ask-your-illinois-house-representative-to-co-sponsor-the-cure-act/) - Illinois HB0001 – The Compassionate Use and Research of Entheogens (CURE) Act
- [Devlon “DJ” Howard](https://ssdp.org/about/team/devlon-dj-howard/) - Devlon “DJ” HowardProject Leader Devlon “DJ” Howard creates desirable customer experiences and develops effective marketing strategies for brands, products and people. DJ is the Project Leader for SSDP’s HBCU Cannabis Accelerator program, which recruited 11 HBCU students across 6 states to join the movement to end the war on drugs and dramatically increased SSDP’s black
- [SSDP YouTube](https://ssdp.org/youtube-channel/) - SSDP YouTube Channel Feed Visit our YouTube Channel Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is the largest national youth-led network dedicated to ending the War on Drugs. We belong to an international grassroots network of students who are concerned about the impact drug abuse has on our communities, but
- [Fireside chat with SSDP's HBCU ambassadors](https://ssdp.org/49875-2/) - https://youtu.be/PJuwwb8mmdM Trulieve's Sarah Mitchel sits down with SSDP's HBCU Ambassadors to discuss their experience in SSDP's first HBCU Ambassador program in partnership with SMART(studentmmj.com/) and powered by Trulieve. For more information on how you can join our next cohort visit freetheplant.fyi Featured SSDP ambassadors - Tobi Aderotoye (Howard) - Deandré Smith (FAMU) - Scotty Johnson
- [Lanese Martin](https://ssdp.org/about/team/lanese-martin/) - Lanese MartinNorth Carolina Harm Reduction Fellowship Coordinator Lanese Martin is a community organizer with a background in electoral campaigns, policy and advocacy on issues impacting Black people and the areas they work, live & play – Lanese supports projects that address systemic inequality. As co-Founder of The Hood Incubator, which is a national grassroots organization,
- [October 24th Travel Details](https://ssdp.org/october-24th-travel-details/) - Keep your campaign promise to release federal cannabis prisoners! Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) has partnered with the Last Prisoner Project to conduct a series of actions aimed at pressuring President Biden to release the nation’s federal cannabis prisoners. We are seeking people who are ready willing and able to escalate pressure on the
- [Tell President Biden: Keep your campaign promise to release federal cannabis prisoners!](https://ssdp.org/tell-president-biden-keep-your-promise/) - Keep your campaign promise to release federal cannabis prisoners! Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) has partnered with the Last Prisoner Project to conduct a series of actions aimed at pressuring President Biden to release the nation’s federal cannabis prisoners. We are seeking people who are ready willing and able to escalate pressure on the
- [404 Page](https://ssdp.org/404-page-2/) - Oops! 404 Page Not Found This link is broken or the page has been moved/archived. Try searching keywords below or checking out our blog! SearchSearch Latest from Our Blog;Our Contributors SSDP Joins Letter to Protect 7-OH (Kratom related Substance)A broad coalition of consumer advocates and drug-policy reform ...Read more SSDP’s Sensible Soirée to Kick-off Reform
- [U.S. Campus Policy Gradebook](https://ssdp.org/our-work/campus-policy-gradebook/) - Introduction Students for Sensible Drug Policy advocates for campus policies which center student health, safety, and education rather than punitive enforcement of laws and campus regulations which deny students access to education and needlessly expose young to the dangers of the carceral system, law enforcement practices such as the use of confidential informants, and overdose.
- [404 Page](https://ssdp.org/404-page/) - Oops! 404 Page Not Found This link is broken or the page has been moved/archived. Try searching keywords below of checking out our blog! SearchSearch Latest from Our Blog;Our Contributors SSDP Joins Letter to Protect 7-OH (Kratom related Substance)A broad coalition of consumer advocates and drug-policy reform ...Read more SSDP’s Sensible Soirée to Kick-off Reform
- [SSDP Photos](https://ssdp.org/resources/ssdp-photos/) - SSDP Photos View our favorite photos over the years.
- [Sample Flyers and Posters](https://ssdp.org/resources/sample-flyers-and-posters/) - Sample Flyers and Posters
- [Recommended Reading](https://ssdp.org/resources/recommended-reading/) - Recommended Reading Visit bookshop.org/shop/ssdp to view our recommended reading list and support SSDP with a portion of your purchase.
- [Stickers and Icons](https://ssdp.org/resources/stickers-and-icons/) - Stickers and Icons
- [SSDP International](https://ssdp.org/ssdp-international/) - Students for Sensible Drug Policy is an international grassroots network of students and young people, led by students and young people who are advocating for policy reform on the local, national, continental and global level.
- [Campus Change Campaign](https://ssdp.org/our-work/campus-change/) - Be the sensible voice on your campus We all know that the War on Drugs is really a war on people, especially students. Whether it is being suspended for a small amount of cannabis, being harassed by campus police, or not feeling empowered to call for help during a drug-related emergency, many SSDP members first
- [Eliminate Funding for International Crop Eradication](https://ssdp.org/ssdp-action-center/eliminate-funding-for-international-crop-eradication/) - Urge Congress and the Biden Administration to Eliminate Funding for International Crop Eradication
- [Allow the Class-Wide Scheduling of Fentanyl-Related Substances to Expire on January 1st, 2023](https://ssdp.org/ssdp-action-center/allow-the-class-wide-scheduling-of-fentanyl-related-substances-to-expire/)
- [Demand a Just End to Marijuana Prohibition](https://ssdp.org/ssdp-action-center/demand-a-just-end-to-marijuana-prohibition-through-the-more-act/) - The MORE Act
- [End Student Drug Testing](https://ssdp.org/ssdp-action-center/end-student-drug-testing/) - Defending access to education and student privacy According to the School Health Policies and Practices Survey conducted by the CDC, 8.6% of middle schools and 26.6% of high school districts in the US conduct drug testing on students. In June 2002, the U.S. Supreme Court broadened the authority of public schools to test students for
- [Strategy](https://ssdp.org/about/strategy/)
- [Call 911 Good Samaritan Policies](https://ssdp.org/our-work/call-911-good-samaritan-policies/) - Calling for help shouldn’t be a crime A campus Good Samaritan Policy (GSP) is a life-saving measure designed to prevent students from hesitating to call for medical assistance in the event of a medical emergency related to alcohol or other drugs by ensuring that, in an emergency situation, neither the caller nor the person experiencing
- [Access to Harm Reduction](https://ssdp.org/our-work/access-to-harm-reduction/) - Creating safer campuses and communities Many campuses and communities approach drug use with a “just say no” attitude, believing that shutting down conversations around alcohol and other drugs will be sufficient to reduce harm. Instead, the lack of information and punitive policies has exacerbated the harm related to drug use. Young people may overdose, become
- [Marijuana Policy Reform](https://ssdp.org/our-work/marijuana-policy-reform/) - Prohibition harms lives and communities. Marijuana prohibition has failed – individuals across the political spectrum can agree on this. A non-violent marijuana conviction can derail lives and families In some jurisdictions, a marijuana conviction can impede access to goods like housing assistance and federal student loans. Prohibition has not only failed to reduce marijuana use,
- [Drug Decriminalization](https://ssdp.org/our-work/drug-decriminalization/) - While the movement to reform drug policy has made major strides in the last twenty years, rates of preventable drug overdose deaths continue to climb year after year and more than 360,000 people remain incarcerated for drug penalties. According to the CDC, over 93,000 drug overdose deaths occured in the United States last year, and
- [Social](https://ssdp.org/social/) - SSDP on LinkedIn SSDP Family on Slack Looking for us on Facebook? Check out a comprehensive list of all non-chapter groups below. Chapter-specific groups are listed on their web page at https://ssdp.org/chapters Group Members Purpose of Group SSDP Family Entire SSDP network. To be one location for the entire SSDP network to engage on
- [New Zealand](https://ssdp.org/chapters/new-zealand/)
- [India](https://ssdp.org/chapters/india-2/)
- [Serbia](https://ssdp.org/chapters/serbia-2/)
- [COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER](https://ssdp.org/communications-manager/) - Type: Full-time permanent, exempt Location: USA Supervisor: Executive Director Timeline: Applications will be accepted beginning July 23rd, reviewed immediately, and accepted until the position is filled. Anticipated start date is August 15, 2021. Students for Sensible Drug Policy SSDP is the only international network of students dedicated to ending the War on Drugs. At its
- [US Policy Council Calendar](https://ssdp.org/us-policy-council-calendar/)
- [Iulia Vatau '20](https://ssdp.org/ssdp-international/international-team/iulia-vatau/) - Iulia Vatau ’19 Iulia is the Chair of SSDP UK’s International Drug Policy Subcommittee and founder of University College London SSDP. She established a university-endorsed, student-led, harm reduction volunteering project based on the Just Say Know curriculum. She is also coordinating sending SSDP UK members to the CND and providing advocacy training outside the network.
- [Ewelle Williams '17](https://ssdp.org/ssdp-international/international-team/ewelle-williams/) - Ewelle Williams ’17 Ewelle is passionate about working to liberate people who use drugs through strong drug Policy rooted with Humans rights that will uphold the dignity of people who use drugs and not. His work and experience in drug policy advocacy impacts across the continent of Africa. Ewellle wants to change the trend of
- [Amie Hogan '19](https://ssdp.org/ssdp-international/international-team/amie-hogan/) - Amie Hogan ’19 Amie has shown a commitment to Drug Policy and drafted the present drug policy in Trinity College Dublin. She worked with the present Trinity SSDP to assure that there is a committee to follow on from the one that she co-established back in 2019. Amie am still working actively with this committee
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## Events

- [SSDP 27th Anniversary Dance Party Fundraiser](https://ssdp.org/events/ssdp-27th-anniversary-dance-party-fundraiser/) - Join Students for Sensible Drug Policy for a legendary night as we mark 27 years of youth-led drug policy reform! For 27 years, SSDP has been at the forefront of drug policy reform, empowering young people to create real change in their communities. This anniversary celebration is more than just a party—it's a gathering of
- [Philadelic Fall Forum 2025](https://ssdp.org/events/philadelic-fall-forum-2025/) - Join The Penn Psychedelics Collaborative for Philadelic, a day of insightful discussions, networking, and learning at the Jordan Medical Education Center at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, to discuss the benefits of and expanding access to psychedelic therapies. The event will bring together experts in psychiatry, public health, and policy (amongst others!), and a keynote
- [SSDP Hangouts Presents Spooky Policies](https://ssdp.org/events/ssdp-hangouts-presents-spooky-policies/) - Join us on Thursday, October 30th at 7pm ET to discuss the spookiest side of policy, the ones in desperate need of reform! Come hang out with other SSDP folks, give and get advice for a successful semester, and meet our national board members. This event is open to the entire SSDP family: affiliates, alumni, members, chapter leaders, and
- [SSDP's Sensible Soirée](https://ssdp.org/events/ssdps-sensible-soiree/) - Join us on November 12 at Per Ankh Entheogenic Church in Detroit, MI for an evening fundraiser supporting Students for Sensible Drug Policy. During DPA's Reform Conference week, we are hosting an unforgettable evening of music, art, and community at The Sensible Soirée. This one-night fundraiser brings together advocates, artists, and visionaries to support SSDP’s mission
- [SSDP Hangouts: Back to School Happy Hour](https://ssdp.org/events/ssdp-hangouts-back-to-school-happy-hour/) - Join the SSDP's Chapter Networking Collective for our next virtual hangout on Thursday, September 25th at 7:00 PM ET on zoom. Come hang out with your SSDP family, give and get advice for a successful semester, and let SSDP national leaders know how they can support you. Visit this Zoom Link to join. All are
- [Gathering of The Pearl](https://ssdp.org/events/gathering-of-the-pearl/) - Join us for a night of connection, community celebration, and renewal of collective healing as we gather at Highland Brewing Company in Asheville, NC for the fourth annual Gathering of the Pearl fundraiser. 📅 Thursday, Sept 18 📍 Highland Brewing Company in Asheville, NC An unforgettable evening of: ✨ Community connection ✨ Live music & dancing
- [LAMPS Psychedelic INSIGHTS Playground](https://ssdp.org/events/lamps-psychedelic-insights-playground/) - We are proud to support the Los Angeles Medicinal Psychedelics Society (LAMPS) on their event Psychedelics INSIGHTS Playground on Saturday, November 1st from 9AM - 11:59 PM PT at Above the Block in LA, an expansive rooftop venue nestled in the heart of West Los Angeles, just minutes from Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, and Culver City.
- [Global Psychedelic Week 2025](https://ssdp.org/events/global-psychedelic-week-2025/) - Join Global Psychedelic Week: November 3–9, 2025 SSDP is thrilled to be a community partner for Global Psychedelic Week 2025, a seven-day international event celebrating psychedelic science, culture, therapy, and community. With 5,000 participants from 100 countries, Global Psychedelic Week features online sessions and local in-person events that highlight leading voices in research, healing, and
- [4th Annual Florida Harm Reduction Conference](https://ssdp.org/events/4th-annual-florida-harm-reduction-conference/) - In an exciting partnership with Florida Harm Reduction Collective, SSDP is co-sponsoring the 4th Annual Florida Harm Reduction Conference taking place January 26-29, 2026 at the Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront. This in-person event will bring together experts, advocates, and community members to discuss innovative strategies for reducing harm and promoting health. Whether you're a healthcare professional, social
- [SSDP Virginia Tech Chapter at Gobblerfest](https://ssdp.org/events/ssdp-virginia-tech-chapter-at-gobblerfest/) - Join Students for Sensible Drug Policy's Virginia Tech Chapter at Gobblerfest on Friday, August 29 from 4:00-7:00 PM. Gobblerfest is an annual involvement fair to promote opportunities with student organizations, departments, and the broader community. Come out and join us on the drill field for FREE merch, snacks, candy, and much much more! Learn more here.
- [PA Cannabis Day of Unity](https://ssdp.org/events/pa-cannabis-day-of-unity/) - SSDP will be hosting cannabis legalization lobby days in Pennsylvania on October 27 and 28 at the State Capitol in Harrisburg. We will be tabling in the Main Rotunda of the Capitol on Monday, October 27 from 9AM-Noon. Then, on Tuesday, October 28 we will host the PA Cannabis Day of Unity Press Conference in
- [SSDP Overdose Response Training at Fire Lights Music & Arts Festival](https://ssdp.org/events/ssdp-overdose-response-training-at-fire-lights-music-arts-festival/) - Join SSDP at the Fire Lights Music & Arts Festival in Sherman, NY taking place August 21-24, 2025. On Friday, August 22nd at 2:00 PM, SSDP Board Chair, Karley Snyder, will be hosting an Overdose Prevention Workshop to learn how to recognize signs and symptoms of an opioid overdose, administer nasal naloxone, and use fentanyl test strips.
- [Anchored In Altered States](https://ssdp.org/events/anchored-in-altered-states/) - Join Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) for Anchored In Altered States, a networking happy hour event at The Nave in Anchorage on Thursday, August 14th. An evening anchoring community through connection and advocacy with community organizations with Students for Liberty, Natural Medicine Alaska, and SSDP. Doors open at 5:30 PM. Complimentary beer and seltzers
- [MJBizCon 2025](https://ssdp.org/events/mjbizcon-2025/) - MJBizCon is the definitive B2B cannabis conference and expo. With 1,000+ exhibitors, 200+ industry speakers, and 20,000+ cannabis professionals in attendance, this is the largest cannabis conference in the nation. The annual event returns to Las Vegas on December 2-5. SSDP's Kat Murti will be speaking on a panel about state and federal psychedelic policy
- [Advocacy Against Stigma Conference](https://ssdp.org/events/advocacy-against-stigma-conference/) - The third annual Advocacy Against Stigma Conference returns on Friday, October 17th, 2025 in Pittsburgh, PA. The conference focuses on education around harm reduction, drug treatment, healthcare, and behavioral health - in a collaborative effort to combat stigma and enhance patient treatment outcomes. SSDP will host a booth on-site and several board members will be
- [Reform Drug Policy Conference 2025](https://ssdp.org/events/reform-drug-policy-conference-2025/) - The Reform Conference, taking place in Detroit, Michigan from November 12-15, is the premier gathering of the growing and dynamic drug policy reform movement. Every other year, the Drug Policy Alliance hosts this event, bringing together people working on the full range of drug policy issues from across the United States and around the world
- [Arctic Visions Psychedelic Conference 2025](https://ssdp.org/events/arctic-visions-psychedelic-conference-2025/) - SSDP is traveling to the University of Alaska Anchorage for Arctic Visions 2025 on August 15-16. With over 20 speakers, the conference will focus on psychedelic & mental health, policy & advocacy, and workshops & panels. SSDP's Gina Giorgio and gina vensel will be hosting a discussion with the legendary William Leonard Pickard entitled Justice,
- [Pittsburgh Cannabis Festival](https://ssdp.org/events/pittsburgh-cannabis-festival/) - SSDP returns to the Pittsburgh Cannabis Festival on August 10, 2025. Join us at this free festival in the Education Center and learn about SSDP's local and national initiatives, get harm reduction resources, and meet with likeminded locals. Learn more here.
- [The National Cannabis Festival 2025](https://ssdp.org/events/the-national-cannabis-festival-2025/) - Celebrate with SSDP at The National Cannabis Festival 2025 for two days of live music, munchies, exhibitors, and more. SSDP will be hosting a Cool Down Space, a harm reduction sanctuary where folks can spend some time to cool off, especially if you’ve taken one too many edibles, feeling overwhelmed in any way, or looking
- [Psychedelic Science: Thursday, 6/19](https://ssdp.org/events/psychedelic-science-thursday-6-19/) - 11:00 am - 12:00 pm: Be the Changemaker You Want to See: An SSDP Meetup in Meeting Room 501 @ Meeting Room 504 (Molly) 11:55 am - 12:20 pm: Nevada’s Blueprint for Psychedelic Reform: A Bipartisan Model for Cultural and Legislative Change with Advisory Council member Diane Goldstein (Mile High Ballroom 2A) 3:15 - 4:00
- [Psychedelic Science: Wednesday, 6/18](https://ssdp.org/events/psychedelic-science-wednesday-6-18/) - 12:15 - 1:00 pm: From Medical to Mainstream and Beyond: Opportunities and Obstacles of Our Multipartisan Political Landscape with SSDP Executive Director, Kat Murti (Mile High Ballroom 2A) 2:30 - 3:00 pm: Perspectives on Drug Scheduling from Two Lawyers who took on the DEA with SSDP attorneys Brett Phelps and Robert Rush, moderated by SSDP’s
- [Psychedelic Science: Thursday, 6/20](https://ssdp.org/events/psychedelic-science-thursday-6-20/) - 9:30 - 10:15 am: Safe Sourcing in a Risky World: The Realities of the Unregulated Market + Do-It-Yourself Drug Checking Options and Updates featuring SSDP Website Manager Phoenix Mohawk (Room 605) 10:30 - 11:00 am: Journey Beyond the Psychedelic: Embracing Transformation Through Mindful Integration with SSDP Board Member Vilmarie Fraguada Narloch and Advisory Council member
- [Psychedelic Science 2025](https://ssdp.org/events/psychedelic-science-2025/) - 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. Register to join us HERE. Use promo code SSDP15 for 15% off registration.
- [FreedomFest Palm Springs: "Oasis of Liberty"](https://ssdp.org/events/freedomfest-palm-springs-oasis-of-liberty/) - FreedomFest is World’s Largest Gathering of Free Minds in Palm Springs, CA June 11-14. SSDP's Executive Director, Kat Murti, will be speaking on two panels including: Can the Government Make More Babies? on Wednesday, June 11 at 1:00pm - 1:45pm PDT & Liberty, Regulation, and the High Road: Rethinking Legalized Drug Use from a Libertarian
- [Be the Changemaker Your Want to See: SSDP Meetup at PS2025](https://ssdp.org/events/be-the-changemaker-your-want-to-see-ssdp-meetup-at-ps2025/) - Be the Changemaker Your Want to See Join Students for Sensible Drug Policy during Psychedelic Science 2025 and meetup with other activists from across the globe. Learn how to become a SSDP Ambassador at any age. Get details on SSDP’s New mobile app, and join SSDP’s new committees with focus on harm reduction, drug education,
- [You Can Sit With Us: Community Picnic with SSDP & Chacruna](https://ssdp.org/events/you-can-sit-with-us-community-picnic-with-ssdp-chacruna/) - Take a break from the Psychedelic Science conference hustle and join us for an informal lunch/picnic hosted by SSDP and Chacruna at Sculpture Park! Whether you’re looking to connect with others in the field or just need a moment to decompress, this is the perfect space to relax and recharge. This gathering is all about
- [You've Gotta Fight for Your Right to Research (Chemicals): The Battle to Stop the DEA Scheduling of DOI and DOC](https://ssdp.org/events/youve-gotta-fight-for-your-right-to-research-chemicals-the-battle-to-stop-the-dea-scheduling-of-doi-and-doc/) - 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 of DOI and DOC. A Webinar on A Webinar on the Future of Psychedelic Research
- [SSDP Hangout: Celebrating our Impact](https://ssdp.org/events/ssdp-hangout-celebrating-our-impact/) - Join us for our next SSDP Hangout on 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 have any questions please email amanda.ivatorov@board.ssdp.org.
- [Cannabis Week of Unity 2025](https://ssdp.org/events/cannabis-week-of-unity-2025/) - You are invited to join us for SSDP's Cannabis Week of Unity 2025 taking place in Washington D.C. This is our biggest week yet! SSDPers from across the country will be uniting to make their voices heard and show how change is made from the ground up. There are so many ways to get involved
- [Naloxone Training with Virginia Tech SSDP](https://ssdp.org/events/naloxone-training-with-virginia-tech-ssdp/) - Over the last few months, Virginia Tech SSDP has been up to quite a bit - including an event focused on the Neuroscience of Addiction and a successful series of 4/20 events last weekend. Up next down in Blacksburg: a truly admirable and educationally essential “Revive Seminar” featuring Naloxone administration training for utilization in the
- [Roll up for Reform with CULTA](https://ssdp.org/events/roll-up-for-reform-with-culta/) - Join SSDP at CULTA Columbia on 4/23 for Roll Up for Reform with representatives from SSDP, Maryland NORML, and Balanced Veteran's Network. CULTA will donate 10% of non-discounted pre-roll purchases to the participating organizations. FREE to attend.
- [Second Annual Cannabis Industry Night hosted by Rowan University SSDP](https://ssdp.org/events/second-annual-cannabis-industry-night-hosted-by-rowan-university-ssdp/) - If you're 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 at 570 Mullica Hill Road Glassboro,
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- [Fundraiser](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/fundraiser/)
- [Research](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/research/)
- [psychedelics](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/psychedelics/)
- [Interns](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/interns/)
- [Europe](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/europe/)
- [Drug Checking](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/drug-checking/)
- [Horizons](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/horizons/)
- [CND](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/cnd/)
- [sensible society](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/sensible-society/)
- [United States](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/united-states/)
- [Decriminalize](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/decriminalize/)
- [awards](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/awards/)
- [Pacific Region](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/pacific-region/)
- [pittsburgh](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/pittsburgh/)
- [alumni association](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/alumni-association/)
- [opportunity](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/opportunity/)
- [International Overdose Awareness Day](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/international-overdose-awareness-day/)
- [birthday](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/birthday/)
- [history](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/history/)
- [just say know](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/just-say-know/)
- [peer education](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/peer-education/)
- [racial justice](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/racial-justice/)
- [ban the box](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ban-the-box/)
- [Fentanyl](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/fentanyl/)
- [SSDP2017](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ssdp2017/)
- [kratom](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/kratom/)
- [HBCU](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/hbcu/)
- [Working Group](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/working-group/)
- [harm reducation](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/harm-reducation/)
- [indigenous](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/indigenous/)
- [drug policy reform](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/drug-policy-reform/)
- [CAT](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/cat/)
- [Chapter Activity Tracker](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/chapter-activity-tracker/)
- [JSK](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/jsk/)
- [SSDP101](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ssdp101/)
- [career](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/career/)
- [expungement](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/expungement/)
- [holiday](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/holiday/)
- [giving tuesday](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/giving-tuesday/)
- [top ten](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/top-ten/)
- [international chapters](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/international-chapters/)
- [cannabis legalization](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/cannabis-legalization/)
- [year-end](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/year-end/)
- [new chapters](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/new-chapters/)
- [overdose crisis](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/overdose-crisis/)
- [safe consumption](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/safe-consumption/)
- [Psychedelic Pipeline](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/psychedelic-pipeline/)
- [Pipeline](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/pipeline/)
- [cannabis policy](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/cannabis-policy/)
- [action alert](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/action-alert/)
- [collaboration](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/collaboration/)
- [drug decriminalization](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/drug-decriminalization/)
- [community chapter](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/community-chapter/)
- [more act](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/more-act/)
- [action alerts](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/action-alerts/)
- [Chapter Action](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/chapter-action/)
- [resolutions](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/resolutions/)
- [virtual](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/virtual/)
- [Monthly Roundup](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/monthly-roundup/)
- [hiring](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/hiring/)
- [safety](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/safety/)
- [us policy](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/us-policy/)
- [US policy council](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/us-policy-council/)
- [policy council](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/policy-council/)
- [ssdp policy](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ssdp-policy/)
- [ssdp international](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ssdp-international/)
- [ssdp member](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ssdp-member/)
- [ssdp hiring](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ssdp-hiring/)
- [federal drug policy](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/federal-drug-policy/)
- [ssdp chapter](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ssdp-chapter/)
- [Chapter Activity](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/chapter-activity/)
- [member benefits](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/member-benefits/)
- [new staff](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/new-staff/)
- [csa](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/csa/)
- [General Assembly](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/general-assembly/)
- [ssdp new chapter](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ssdp-new-chapter/)
- [ssdp psychedelics](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ssdp-psychedelics/)
- [psychedelic policy](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/psychedelic-policy/)
- [psychedelic policy reform](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/psychedelic-policy-reform/)
- [Black History Month](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/black-history-month/)
- [ssdp science](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ssdp-science/)
- [Black Futures Month](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/black-futures-month/)
- [drug policy advocacy](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/drug-policy-advocacy/)
- [psychedelic decriminalization](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/psychedelic-decriminalization/)
- [ssdp board of directors](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ssdp-board-of-directors/)
- [sentencing](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/sentencing/)
- [updates](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/updates/)
- [Application](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/application/)
- [aerial crop eradication](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/aerial-crop-eradication/)
- [#IOAD21](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ioad21/)
- [Overdose Awareness](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/overdose-awareness/)
- [IOAD](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ioad/)
- [SSDP European Committee](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ssdp-european-committee/)
- [European Committee](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/european-committee/)
- [Harm Reduction Working Group](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/harm-reduction-working-group/)
- [SSDP Europe](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ssdp-europe/)
- [board nominations](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/board-nominations/)
- [Collingswood High School](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/collingswood-high-school/)
- [care package](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/care-package/)
- [new semester](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/new-semester/)
- [school year](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/school-year/)
- [tabling](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/tabling/)
- [recruitment](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/recruitment/)
- [chapter organizing](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/chapter-organizing/)
- [stickers](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/stickers/)
- [policy and advocacy director](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/policy-and-advocacy-director/)
- [operations director](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/operations-director/)
- [promotions](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/promotions/)
- [Collinswood High School SSDP](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/collinswood-high-school-ssdp/)
- [European policy](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/european-policy/)
- [Drug Policy Working Group](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/drug-policy-working-group/)
- [Youth Advocacy Handbook](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/youth-advocacy-handbook/)
- [Resource Launch](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/resource-launch/)
- [Launch](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/launch/)
- [UN Training Series](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/un-training-series/)
- [founding day](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/founding-day/)
- [Model resolution](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/model-resolution/)
- [Resolution to Advance Sensible Drug Policy](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/resolution-to-advance-sensible-drug-policy/)
- [peer support](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/peer-support/)
- [Fireside Project](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/fireside-project/)
- [october](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/october/)
- [EQUAL Act](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/equal-act/)
- [Wake Forest School of Medicine](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/wake-forest-school-of-medicine/)
- [Wake Forest SOM](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/wake-forest-som/)
- [Student Activism](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/student-activism/)
- [Campus Policy Change](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/campus-policy-change/)
- [Johns Hopkins University](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/johns-hopkins-university/)
- [Johns Hopkins University SSDP](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/johns-hopkins-university-ssdp/)
- [JHU](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/jhu/)
- [JHU SSDP](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/jhu-ssdp/)
- [University of Denver](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/university-of-denver/)
- [Ambassador](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ambassador/)
- [team](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/team/)
- [team highlight](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/team-highlight/)
- [ssdp origin story](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ssdp-origin-story/)
- [2021 match](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/2021-match/)
- [marijuana legalizatoin](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/marijuana-legalizatoin/)
- [malta](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/malta/)
- [plant medicine](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/plant-medicine/)
- [University of Montana](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/university-of-montana/)
- [Missoula](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/missoula/)
- [student health](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/student-health/)
- [student safety](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/student-safety/)
- [health](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/health/)
- [board application](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/board-application/)
- [SMART](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/smart/)
- [partnership](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/partnership/)
- [2022](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/2022/)
- [coca nasa](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/coca-nasa/)
- [AOC](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/aoc/)
- [poetry](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/poetry/)
- [drexel](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/drexel/)
- [drexel ssdp](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/drexel-ssdp/)
- [drexel drug policy](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/drexel-drug-policy/)
- [drexel university](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/drexel-university/)
- [bicycle day](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/bicycle-day/)
- [psychedelic](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/psychedelic/)
- [passover](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/passover/)
- [DoseTest](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/dosetest/)
- [Support. Don't Punish](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/support-dont-punish-2/)
- [Funding Opportunity](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/funding-opportunity/)
- [programs](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/programs/)
- [Methamphetamine Response Act of 2021](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/methamphetamine-response-act-of-2021/)
- [Biden Harris Administration](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/biden-harris-administration/)
- [Youth drug use](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/youth-drug-use/)
- [California Lutheran University](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/california-lutheran-university/)
- [descheduling](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/descheduling/)
- [municipal policy](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/municipal-policy/)
- [denton](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/denton/)
- [university of north texas](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/university-of-north-texas/)
- [youth organizing](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/youth-organizing/)
- [youth organizers](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/youth-organizers/)
- [decriminalize denton](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/decriminalize-denton/)
- [youth drug policy](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/youth-drug-policy/)
- [tactical team](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/tactical-team/)
- [tactical team ssdp](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/tactical-team-ssdp/)
- [drug policy change](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/drug-policy-change/)
- [young people drug policy](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/young-people-drug-policy/)
- [student drug policy](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/student-drug-policy/)
- [#drugpolicy #ssdpofficial #FSUSSDP #UOFSSDP # UGASSDP #UOFSSDP #USFSSDP](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/drugpolicy-ssdpofficial-fsussdp-uofssdp-ugassdp-uofssdp-usfssdp/)
- [campus drug](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/campus-drug/)
- [ssdp fordham](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ssdp-fordham/)
- [nyc ssdp](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/nyc-ssdp/)
- [nyc drug policy](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/nyc-drug-policy/)
- [new york drug policy](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/new-york-drug-policy/)
- [fordham ssdp](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/fordham-ssdp/)
- [michigan ssdp](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/michigan-ssdp/)
- [upper peninsula ssdp](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/upper-peninsula-ssdp/)
- [up ssdp](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/up-ssdp/)
- [ssdp new member](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ssdp-new-member/)
- [ssdp address](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ssdp-address/)
- [students for sensi](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/students-for-sensi/)
- [students for sensible drug policy address](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/students-for-sensible-drug-policy-address/)
- [ssdp dc](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ssdp-dc/)
- [420 Week of Unity](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/420-week-of-unity/)
- [4/20 Lobby Day](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/4-20-lobby-day/)
- [Cannabis Justice](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/cannabis-justice/)
- [Clemency](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/clemency/)
- [Breaking the Paper Shackles](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/breaking-the-paper-shackles/)
- [Chacruna Institute](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/chacruna-institute/)
- [PACC](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/pacc/)
- [SSDP Pitt](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ssdp-pitt/)
- [science policy](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/science-policy/)
- [International Advocacy](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/international-advocacy/)
- [DOi](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/doi/)
- [SSDP Abroad](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ssdp-abroad/)
- [Elijah Ullman](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/elijah-ullman/)
- [festival](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/festival/)
- [community partner](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/community-partner/)
- [coalition](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/coalition/)
- [meta](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/meta/)
- [censorship](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/censorship/)
- [gina giorgio](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/gina-giorgio/)
- [war on women](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/war-on-women/)
- [special event](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/special-event/)
- [documentary film](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/documentary-film/)
- [law and justice](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/law-and-justice/)
- [committee](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/committee/)
- [veterans](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/veterans/)
- [podcast](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/podcast/)
- [censorships](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/censorships/)
- [pharmacology](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/pharmacology/)
- [UnitedNations](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/unitednations/)
- [Scheduling](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/scheduling/)
- [SSDP hangouts](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/ssdp-hangouts/)
- [7-OH](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/7-oh/)
- [letter](https://ssdp.org/blog/tag/letter/)

## Events Tags

- [psychedelics](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/psychedelics/)
- [conference](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/conference/)
- [special event](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/special-event/)
- [advocacy](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/advocacy/)
- [education](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/education/)
- [drug policy](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/drug-policy/)
- [harm reduction](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/harm-reduction/)
- [cannabis](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/cannabis/)
- [b2b](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/b2b/)
- [ssdp](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/ssdp/)
- [documentary film](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/documentary-film/)
- [storytelling](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/storytelling/)
- [happy hour](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/happy-hour/)
- [drug policy reform](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/drug-policy-reform/)
- [overdose prevention](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/overdose-prevention/)
- [training](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/training/)
- [festivals](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/festivals/)
- [campus](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/campus/)
- [chapter](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/chapter/)
- [events](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/events/)
- [chapter networking](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/chapter-networking/)
- [virtual](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/virtual/)
- [event](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/event/)
- [fundraiser](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/fundraiser/)
- [party](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/party/)
- [networking](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/networking/)
- [hangouts](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/hangouts/)
- [dance party](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/dance-party/)
- [california](https://ssdp.org/events/tags/california/)

## Event Categories

- [Lobby Day](https://ssdp.org/events/categories/lobby-day/)
- [Campus Chapter Event](https://ssdp.org/events/categories/campus-chapter-event/)
- [Harm Reduction Conference](https://ssdp.org/events/categories/harm-reduction-conference/)
- [virtual](https://ssdp.org/events/categories/virtual/)
- [conference](https://ssdp.org/events/categories/conference/)
- [community](https://ssdp.org/events/categories/community/)
- [fundraiser](https://ssdp.org/events/categories/fundraiser/)
- [SSDP Hangouts](https://ssdp.org/events/categories/ssdp-hangouts/)