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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 and ideological orientations together to have honest conversations about drugs and drug policy.
Founded in 1998, SSDP has mobilized tens of thousands of young people to advocate for a more sensible approach to drug laws. Countless policy reforms led or supported by SSDPers now protect people from punishment if they call for help during an overdose, help students earn a college education regardless of drug citations, and provide safe access to cannabis for adult or medical use.
Our alumni not only become the future leaders of the drug policy reform and harm reduction movements, but take the tools, experiences, and worldview they gain from SSDP with them into all kinds of different fields and career paths. In this way, not only is SSDP creating a more sensible world one policy victory at a time, but we are also actively shaping the future of law, business, public health, and policy with each additional young person we train.
Legally, SSDP consists of two separate, distinct entities—Students for Sensible Drug Policy Foundation and Students for Sensible Drug Policy Inc. The former—as a 501(c)(3) organization—engages in education and outreach, while SSDP Inc—as a 501(c)(4) organization—engages in advocacy or attempts to affect change to law and policy. All donations to the 501(c)(3) organization are tax-deductible.
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