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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Tell President Biden to Keep Your Promise!

The MORE Act is slowly gaining co-sponsors in the House of Representatives, but we need your support! Tell your representative to finalize and advance legislation to finally repeal the federal prohibition of marijuana!

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Urge Representatives to Support and Co-Sponsor the EQUAL Act

Urge your Senators, the President, and the Vice President to support the Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law (EQUAL) Act (S.79 and H.R. 1693) to eliminate the unfair and racist federal prison sentencing disparity between crack and powdered cocaine.

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Urge Representatives to Federally Decriminalize Drugs: Co-sponsor and Support the Drug Policy Reform Act of 2021

On June 17th on the 50th anniversary of former President Nixon’s declaration of the War on Drugs by U.S. House Representatives Bonnie Watson-Coleman (D-NJ) and Cori Bush (D-MO) introduced the Drug Policy Reform Act to end federal drug prohibition, act now to tell your Representatives to vote in approval of the Act!

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Support Increased Funding for the National Institute of Health and National Science Foundation

Ask Your U.S. Representatives to Support Increased National Institute of Health & National Science Foundation Funding for FY2023

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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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