SSDP action alerts:

TELL CONGRESS THAT DRUG WAR POLITICS ARE NOT SMART POLITICS - Despite a decade-long campaign by activists like you, Congress decided to continue the policy that strips financial aid from college students with drug convictions.  Let's demand that our legislators explain why they are keeping around a law that causes more drug abuse by blocking access to education. Send a letter today!

ASK YOUR STATE LEGISLATORS TO ENACT A GOOD SAMARITAN LAW - Good Samaritan Policies save lives. By protecting people from criminal prosecution during overdose emergencies, the policies remove hesitation to call for help. Please join SSDP in writing your state legislator to encourage them to follow New Mexico's lead and enact a statewide Good Samaritan Law. Or find out more about the campaign here.

TELL CONGRESS TO APPROVE THE RISE ACT - The RISE Act would reinstate financial aid to students with drug convictions. More than 200,000 students have been denied financial aid since the law went into effect in 2000. To find out more about the campaign, please visit our campaign section on the HEA Aid Elimination Penalty.

Action alerts from allied organizations:

ACLU DRUG LAW REFORM PROJECT

DRUG POLICY ALLIANCE

DRUG REFORM COORDINATION NETWORK

FAMILIES AGAINST MANDATORY MINIMUMS

MARIJUANA POLICY PROJECT

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR THE REFORM OF MARIJUANA LAWS