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 our cannabis prisoners are home. Our demand is simple: “Follow through on your campaign promise to release all cannabis prisoners or we will remind the nation of your role in creating mass incarceration.” For more information on the nuts and bolts of clemency work please visit the Last Prisoner Projects “Time to heal” page and join their letter writing campaign Unfortunately President Biden will not take action unless pushed to do so by the people. Join us in building a movement disruptive enough to force him to follow through on his promise.
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THE WAR ON DRUGS IS A WAR ON US. ACT NOW TO HELP END IT.

US Actions

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 and tracking of expenses and fees paid, encouraging school systems to sunset the use of police in schools, and protections for parents when interacting with child protective services

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Volunteer with SSDP at Psychedelics As Medicine Conference in Iceland

Join SSDP at Psychedelics as Medicine conference on February 27-28, 2025 in Reykjavík, Iceland. The conference aims to support the development of renewed interest in ancient practices of plant medicine.

Interested in volunteering for us? Please contact gina.vensel@board.ssdp.org and learn more about the event at PAMiceland.com.

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Join the Science Policy Committee

SSDP’s Science Policy Committee (SPC) is proud to be the largest home for young scientists advocating for drug policy reform and continues to strive to bring students, postdocs, and scientists at all levels together to work towards one common goal: sensible evidence-based policies.

SPC is co-led by scientists at the graduate and post-doctoral levels and ensures a collaborative effort to engage the public and our policymakers on the local, national and international level.

In 2024, the SPC took the DEA to court for an unprecedented 7-day long hearing to prevent the scheduling of two psychedelics, DOI and DOC, that are primarily used in psychedelic research.

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Apply To Become A Student Candidate For SSDP’s Board Of Directors

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 is an invaluable, incredibly rewarding experience. You will play a major part in growing SSDP and helping to end the War on Drugs while gaining a unique nonprofit management experience.

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State Actions

ILLINOIS

Ask your Illinois House Representative to Co-Sponsor the CURE Act (HB0001)

Join EntheoIL and your psychedelic community in Illinois in encouraging your representatives to co-sponsor Illinois HB0001, the Illinois Compassionate Use and Research of Entheogens (CURE) Act, to ensure that Illinoisans get access to the unique healing capacity of psilocybin.

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NEW YORK 

STUDENTS NEED EDUCATION ABOUT OUR GOOD SAMARITAN POLICY!

Ask Your Assemblymember to Co-Sponsor A6179 To Save Lives

A6179 is a common sense extension to require education of the 911 Good Samaritan Law, which passed the NY legislature overwhelmingly by both parties in 2011. This bill will educate young people about the 911 Good Samaritan Law, which allows New Yorkers to call 911 during a life threatening medical emergency without fear of being charged with underage alcohol or drug possession. This law has proven to save lives because it empowers people who are witnessing a drug or alcohol overdose to seek medical help.

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