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Drug Policy Action
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| Drug Policy Action | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | New York, New York |
| Type: | 501(c)(4) |
| Affiliation: | Drug Policy Alliance |
| Top official: | Ethan Nadelmann[1] |
| Year founded: | 2003 |
| Website: | Official website |
| Promoted policies | |
| Drug and Marijuana Policy | |
Drug Policy Action is a 501(c)(4) nonprofit advocacy group, which aims to support marijuana legalization and more lenient punishments for drug possession, use, and sale punishments, as well as candidates who support similar drug policy stances.[2]
Mission
According to the Drug Policy Action website, the group's mission is as follows:[2]
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A nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization, Drug Policy Action undertakes a wide range of activities including political advocacy permitted by 501(c)(4) organizations. With your support, we work to pass new drug laws and policies grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights -- and to elect candidates at every level who support these principles.[3] |
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Background
Drug Policy Action, a 501(c)(4) advocacy group, was founded in 2003. The group is affiliated with the Drug Policy Alliance, which is an educational nonprofit 501(c)(3).
Work
Drug Policy Action aims to support ballot initiatives, candidates, and grassroots efforts that align with the vision of the Drug Policy Alliance. The vision of the Drug Policy Alliance is as follows:[4]
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The Drug Policy Alliance envisions a just society in which the use and regulation of drugs are grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights, in which people are no longer punished for what they put into their own bodies but only for crimes committed against others, and in which the fears, prejudices and punitive prohibitions of today are no more.[3] |
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Political activity
Ballot measure activity
The following table details Drug Policy Action's ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:
| Ballot measure support and opposition for Drug Policy Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballot measure | Year | Position | Status |
| Oregon Measure 110, Drug Decriminalization and Addiction Treatment Initiative (2020) | 2020 | Support[5] | Approved |
| Missouri Amendment 2, Medical Marijuana and Veteran Healthcare Services Initiative (2018) | 2018 | Support |  Approved
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| California Proposition 64, Marijuana Legalization (2016) | 2016 | Support[6] | Approved
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| Florida Medical Marijuana Legalization, Amendment 2 (2016) | 2016 | Support[7] | Approved
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| California Proposition 47, Reduced Penalties for Some Crimes Initiative (2014) | 2014 | Support[8] | Approved
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| City of Santa Fe Marijuana Decriminalization Initiative (November 2014) | 2014 | Support[9] | Approved
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| Florida Right to Medical Marijuana Initiative, Amendment 2 (2014) | 2014 | Support |  Defeated
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| Oregon Legalized Marijuana Initiative, Measure 91 (2014) | 2014 | Support | Approved
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Finances
The chart below shows a breakdown of Drug Policy Action's revenue and expenses from 2011 through 2014.
| Annual revenue and expenses for Drug Policy Action , 2011-2014 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | Total Revenue | Total Expenses |
| 2014[10] | $2,794,557 | $3,252,388 |
| 2013[10] | $39,705,280 | $862,429 |
| 2012[11] | $2,420,532 | $2,105,612 |
| 2011[11] | $6,074,842 | $632,384 |
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms 'Drug Policy Action'. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Guidestar, "Drug Policy Action profile," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Drug Policy Action, "About Us," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Drug Policy Alliance, "Mission and Vision," accessed January 21, 2016
- ↑ The Register Guard, "Dozens of Oregon initiatives still have a chance at November 2020 ballot," December 29, 2019
- ↑ California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Pending & Circulating Ballot Measures for November 2016 General Election," accessed June 9, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ News Channel Ten, "Albuquerque ballot measure on marijuana advances," August 19, 2014
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Guidestar, "Drug Policy Action 990, 2014," accessed August 2, 2016
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Guidestar, "Drug Policy Action 990, 2012," accessed August 2, 2016
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