a) 2014 - 2015 ANNUAL REPORT

Students for Sensible Drug Policy TABLE OF CONTENTS

MEET OUR EVENTS 03 STAFF 07

LETTER SSDP2014 FROM THE EXECUTIVE 04 DIRECTOR 11

MEET OUR ORGANIZATIONAL 05 BOARD 15 ACCOMPLISHMENTS

LETTER NEW PROGRAMS FROM THE 06 BOARD CHAIR 17 ALUMNI AMPLIFY 21 ASSOCIATION 38

CHAPTER CAMPAIGNS 2015-2016 ORGANIZATIONAL 25 41 OBJECTIVES

CHAPTER NETWORK FINANCIAL 31 47 STATEMENTS 35 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS 49 SENSIBLE SOCIETY MEET OUR STAFF

BETTY ALDWORTH Executive Director

STACIA COSNER ’05* Deputy Director

DREW STROMBERG ’09 Program Director

LAUREN PADGETT Development Officer

JAKE AGLIATA ’11 Regional Outreach Coordinator

SCOTT CECIL ’10 Regional Outreach Coordinator

FRANCES FU ’11 Regional Outreach Coordinator

TYLER WILLIAMS ’11 Regional Outreach Coordinator

BRIAN ORTIZ ’13 California Campus Coordinator

* Throughout this report and on our website, you’ll notice a year following many names. This indicates the first year that person got involved with SSDP. Think of it as a person’s “SSDP Class of” year.

3 STAFF Dear Supporter:

n the 2014-2015 school year, Students for Sensible Drug Policy took a deep look inward. What makes us great, and how do we best foster that? Which facets of our work should we be nurturing to encourage growth in our intellectually and experientially diverse network of I young change-makers? Most importantly, how can we prepare both our organization and our student members for a transformational future?

Answering those questions led us through a year of bolstering foundations. We expanded our outreach team to provide more intensive support to students. Our focus on fundraising grew our reserves and positioned us to invest further in the student network. More careful analysis of engagement and action helped us enhance our best characteristics and revealed new strategies and tactics to inspire students to become more active.

We cultivated an experimental culture, from campus to headquarters. Little experiments and investments in our chapter network resulted in big differences in student engagement which you’ll read about in this report. We also piloted three big new programs: the Campus Campaign, which leverages interest in specific ballot initiatives to develop long-term student advocates; the Alumni Association, connecting Alumni with each other and with students to strengthen engage- ment through mentorship; and the Career Services program, to formalize and expand students’ professional opportunities after graduation.

As we look to that transformational future, we’ll be taking what we’ve learned over the seventeen years since we were founded -- but especially last year -- to further enrich the SSDP experience for our student members. Continued outreach staff expansion will support the growing network. Targeted investments in facilitating student participation will raise the volume of the student voice at the United Nations and as we prepare for the 2016 election. And a new gamification initiative will incentivize the advocacy and skills development that have always made SSDP “the breeding ground for agents of social change.”

In the following pages, you’ll read about how your investment in SSDP’s student network is trans- forming drug policy reform. This new look at our work is coming at just the right time! Across the globe, communities are recognizing the horrors wrought by the War on Drugs and its endless failings. Reforms are taking hold from the campus to the United Nations, and with your continu- ing support, Students for Sensible Drug Policy members and alumni will be there to define a more sensible future.

Sensibly,

Betty Aldworth

LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4 MEET THE BOARD

*AMANDA MULLER ’10 Chair of the Board of Directors Florida State University *LAUREN MENDELSOHN ’09 Vice Chair of the Board of Directors University of California Irvine Law School *JURRIAAN VAN DEN HURK ’10 Secretary of the Board of Directors Virginia Commonwealth University *EVAN EISENBERG ’12 University of South Florida *ALEC FOSTER ’10 New York University RAFAEL GONZALEZ ’14 Northwest Vista College STEPHANIE IZQUIETA ’13 SUNY Binghamton VILMARIE NARLOCH ’09 Roosevelt University SARAH MERRIGAN ’13 University of Nebraska Omaha REID MURDOCH ’13 University of Michigan Law School JEREMY SHARP ’13 University of North Georgia *KAT MURTI ’09 Cato Institute ERIC STERLING ’98 Criminal Justice Policy Foundation EVAN NISON ’09 Terra Tech Corp, Compassion & Choices New Jersey *RANDY HENCKEN ’05 Chair of the Board of Trustees Seasteading Institute *DAN GOLDMAN ’99 Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees New York Cannabis Alliance *SHAWN HELLER ’98 Treasurer of the Board of Trustees Social Justice Law Collective KRIS KRANE ’98 Trustee 4Front Advisors SHALEEN TITLE ’02 Trustee THC Staffing Group

*Members of the Board of Directors who were elected prior to September 28, 2014 composed the initial Board of Trustees and are indicated with an asterisk. 5 BOARD

Dear Supporter:

hen I attended my first Students for Sensible Drug Policy event as a college sophomore in 2010, I had no idea the impact this organization would have on my future and the exciting career path my SSDP involvement would lead to. W Five years later, as Chair of the Board of Directors, I could not be more proud of the positive impact SSDP has had on thousands of young people; the critical role SSDP has played in drug policy reform victories; and the growth welcomed and embraced in the last year by SSDP staff, board members, students, and supporters like you.

Last fall, more than 400 students and alumni attended the International SSDP Conference where we also hold the annual SSDP Congress. There, student chapter members voted overwhelmingly in support of amending SSDP’s bylaws to expand the size of the Board of Directors and create a Board of Trustees. This structure has allowed our student board members more time to provide additional assistance and support to individual chapters, while ensuring the stability and future of SSDP with the newly created Board of Trustees.

Our staff of nine rockstar individuals is larger than it has ever been. Women hold the top four ex- ecutive leadership positions in the organization, serving as the Executive Director, Deputy Direc- tor, Chair of the Board of Directors, and Vice Chair of the Board of Directors. This may very well mark the first time a drug policy reform organization has had women in these 4 influential roles; it certainly portends a more diverse and equitable future for the drug policy reform movement.

Drug policy reform made history this year as Alaska, Oregon, and the District of Columbia voted to regulate the recreational use of cannabis. A record number of states have enacted some varia- tion of 911 Good Samaritan or naloxone access policies to save lives through overdose preven- tion, bringing the number of participating states to 39. In North Carolina alone, over 500 lives have been saved in a little over a year through the distribution of naloxone to first responders, treatment providers, and the friends and families of those at risk of witnessing or experiencing an opiate-related overdose.

With your continued support, it won’t be long before all 50 states have adopted such life-saving legislation.

Once apathetic about politics and intimidated by leadership opportunities, I now join thousands of other SSDP student and alumni members who dream about running for office or leading a harm reduction organization to improve lives through compassionate, just, and sensible policies. The knowledge, skills, and experience we have gained through SSDP have been instrumental in our professional and personal growth, and none of this would have been possible without your generous support. Your investment in SSDP directly empowers young activists around the world to become leaders in the drug policy reform movement and continue to create real change in the fight to end the Drug War.

Stay Sensible,

Amanda Muller ’10

LETTER FROM THE BOARD CHAIR 6 EVENTS

MARCH MARCH APRIL

PACIFIC MID-ATLANTIC MIDWEST REGIONAL CONFERENCE REGIONAL CONFERENCE REGIONAL CONFERENCE

A total of 41 students, alumni, and allies Located in the precinct with of the high- Twenty-one SSDP chapters came to- attended this year’s conference, est percentage “yes” votes for DC’s Ini- gether at the University of Michigan, themed “Looking Ahead to 2016,” with tiative 71, George Washington Univer- where the undergraduate and law particular emphasis on the 2016 mari- sity played host to this year’s school chapters collaborated to host juana legalization campaign in Califor- Mid-Atlantic conference in Washington, the 2015 Midwest Regional Conference, nia. Conference workshops discussed DC. With seventy-five students repre- with eighty-five students in attendance. topics such as learning from past legal- senting nineteen chapters, the confer- Speakers included SSDP staff members ization measures, students’ role in le- ence highlighted the successful Initia- Stacia Cosner ’05 and Scott Cecil ’10, galization, emerging careers in the can- tive 71 campaign to legalize marijuana University of Michigan chapter leaders nabis industry, and mass incarceration in the nation’s capital and drug policy Brian Kardell ’13 and Reid Murdoch ’13, and Proposition 47. activism beyond marijuana legalization, and former United States Deputy “Drug such as getting involved with nightlife Czar” Dr. John Vereen. Sessions includ- California State University Fullerton  harm reduction and the Amend the ed workshops on naloxone training and Fullerton, CA RAVE Act Campaign. how to start a legal naloxone distribu- tion program, how drug prohibition George Washington University negatively impacts families and chil- Washington, DC dren, an art & activism and ‘zine making workshop, and knowing your rights in police encounters.

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI

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NORTHEAST SOUTHEAST IRISH REGIONAL CONFERENCE REGIONAL CONFERENCE SSDP CONFERENCE

Boasting the most student attendees of College of Charleston (CofC) hosted Building on the explosive growth of the 2015 Regional Conferences, ninety- members of eight SSDP chapters from SSDP in Ireland, this year’s Irish confer- four students from ten different SSDP four states for a conference focused on ence was hosted by the Dublin City Uni- chapters gathered at the University of advancing drug policy reform and harm versity (DCU) chapter and featured Connecticut for a conference that fo- reduction in Southern states. Speak- several prominent speakers from Ire- cused on intersectionality and coalition ers included SSDP Executive Director land and throughout Europe. Invited building. Topics discussed included Betty Aldworth, Chair of the Board speakers included John Wilson, a for- combating sexism in advocacy, careers Amanda Muller ’10, FAMM State Policy mer Garda who is noted for blowing in the cannabis industry, lobbying and Director Greg Newburn, North Carolina the whistle on widespread corruption bill-drafting, utilizing campus media Harm Reduction Action Center Execu- within Ireland’s national police force; and the Internet to amplify students’ tive Director Robert Childs, and clinical Mark Fitzsimmons, a blind cannabis voices, and a skills and resources ex- psychiatrist Dr. Mithoeffer. activist; Karl Gill, an elected member change workshop. of the county council in Dublin; and Dr. College of Charleston John Collins, the project coordinator Charleston, SC University of Connecticut of the LSE IDEAS International Drug Storrs, CT Policy Project at the London School of Economics. Student speakers included DCU SSDP president Dan Kirby ’14 and National University of Ireland, Galway SSDP president Ciarán Maher ’12. In to- tal, sixty students from three different Irish chapters attended the conference.

Dublin City University  Dublin, Ireland

EVENTS 8 9 ALUMNUS PROFILE “IT’S BEEN NOTHING BUT A PURE JOY WATCHING SSDP GROW INTO SUCH AN INFLUENTIAL AND EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION SINCE WE STARTED THE FIRST CHAPTER AT RIT BACK IN 1998. STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY HAS HAD AN ENORMOUSLY POSITIVE IMPACT ON NOT ONLY MY LIFE BUT ALSO ON THE THOUSANDS OF ALUMNI WHO HAVE BUILT IT INTO WHAT IT IS TODAY, TO SAY NOTHING OF THE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE BENEFITED FROM THE SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY CHANGES BROUGHT ABOUT BY SSDP’S WORK. I COULDN’T BE MORE PROUD.”

Shea Gunther ’97 Publisher/Executive Editor, 4Front Publishing

ALUMNUS PROFILE 10 SSDP2014 IN SEPTEMBER, WE HELD OUR MOST SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE TO DATE! SSDP2014 BROUGHT TOGETHER 400 STUDENTS, ALUM- NI, AND SUPPORTERS FOR A WEEKEND OF LEARNING, TRAINING, AND NETWORKING IN WASHINGTON, DC. WE ALSO REWARDED OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS DURING OUR AWARDS CEREMONY, AND DANCED THE NIGHT AWAY WITH OLD AND NEW FRIENDS. IF YOU MISSED THE CONFERENCE OR JUST WANT TO RELIVE SOME OF THE AMAZING MEMORIES, WATCH OUR SHORT HIGH- LIGHT VIDEO AND CHECK OUT OUR COMPILATION OF SSDP2014 RESOURCES AND INFORMATION AT SSDP.ORG/SSDP2014.

The day after SSDP2014, more than 120 trained and prepared students took to Capitol Hill for meetings with more than 55 Members of Congress or their staffs, representing the critical youth voice in support of drug policy reform.

A first-of-its-kind signature event for SSDP, A Sensory Celebration featured an animation program for the evening compiled by Denver Digerati, an initiative for innovative, motion-based artists and their work. The extraordinary, high- caliber program was grown by Ideal 420 Soil and produced by Edible Events, raising critical dollars to support SSDP’s work.

12 11 CONFERENCE RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE

We were proud to present the following awards at SSDP2014:

SCOTT & CYAN BANISTER CAMPUS CHANGE AWARD DAVE BORDEN FRIEND OF SSDP AWARD Portland State University The ArcView Group

CHANGE BEYOND CAMPUS AWARD OUTSTANDING ALUM AWARD University of North Georgia Brooke Gilbert ’09 | Mike Liszewski ’07

MORGAN LESKO ONLINE ACTIVISM AWARD GRACE UNDER FIRE AWARD Irish SSDP chapters 2013-2014 Board of Directors

OUTSTANDING STUDENT ACTIVIST AWARD FUNDRAISING AWARD Rose Bono ’10 | Jeremy Sharp ’13 Arizona State University

UNSUNG HERO AWARD STUART ABELSON GOODWILL AWARD Kris Lotlikar ’98 Libra Foundation

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RISING STAR AWARD (CHAPTER) Troy Dayton ’98 University of Cincinnatti

RANDY HENCKEN AWARD FOR SAVING OUR ASSES RISING STAR AWARD (INDIVIDUAL) Stacia Cosner ’05 | Sam Tracy ’09 Eric Gudz ’14

OUTSTANDING CHAPTER AWARD University of Connecticut | Virginia Commonwealth University

CONFERENCE13 12 13 STUDENT PROFILE “‘WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN?’ IS A QUESTION OFTEN ASKED DURING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT DRUG POLICY REFORM, BUT RARELY ANSWERED BY THE ‘CHILDREN’ THEMSELVES. MY INVOLVEMENT WITH SSDP HAS ALLOWED ME TO REPRESENT THE YOUTH VOICE IN DRUG POLICY DEBATES AT THE STATE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL LEVELS, ENSURING THAT THE VERY POLICIES MEANT TO PROTECT US DO NOT END UP HARMING US INSTEAD.”

Sarah Merrigan ’13 Student, University of Nebraska Omaha

STUDENT PROFILE 14 ORGANIZATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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EXPANDING THE SSDP TEAM MORE CAMPUSES, CREATING A BOARD OF WITH JAKE, SCOTT, LAUREN, MORE ROCKSTARS, TRUSTEES FRANCES, AND TYLER MORE ACTIONS

During the summer of 2014, SSDP’s per- Keen observers will note that the num- In addition to electing new student manent staff expanded from 3 to 6 ber of campuses where we had a pres- board members, our annual SSDP Con- when we brought on alumni members ence in the 2014-2015 school year was gress overwhelmingly approved a pro- Scott Cecil ’10 and Jake Agliata ’11 in the about the same as previous years. But posal to restructure our Board of Direc- outreach department, and Lauren stronger support from our expanded tors to better suit the organization’s Padgett as our new Development Offi- staff and several new programs result- needs. We sought to balance the in- cer. In the 2015-2016 school year, chap- ed in improvements across the chapter tegral student-run nature of the orga- ters will be supported by two additional lifespan. Not only are more students in- nization with the need to bolster our Outreach Coordinators, Frances Fu ’11 terested in starting up an SSDP chapter resources. After months of research and Tyler Williams ’11. We’re also grate- on their campus, but more of those in- and deliberation, the Board of Direc- ful for the support of the three contract dividuals are successfully starting chap- tors proposed creation of a Board of staff who helped us pilot new programs: ters and those chapters are more likely Trustees, a delegated body of seasoned Colin Fitzgibbon ’13, Garrett Reuscher, to continue despite the transitory na- professionals and experienced board and Dylan Schwartz. ture of college leadership changes. At members to collaboratively manage or- the beginning of the 2015-2016 school ganizational governance functions. The year, 50 more campuses have an SSDP Board of Directors will remain at least presence than ever before, and those two-thirds students, and students are chapters are prepared to accomplish represented on the Board of Trustees. more than ever, on campus and beyond.

from left: Lauren Padgett, Betty Aldworth, Stacia Cosner from left: Brian Ortiz, Tyler Williams, Drew Stromberg, Frances Fu, Jake Agliata, Scott Cecil

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RESPONDING TO THE EXPANDING OUR PRESENCE TO INVESTING IN OUR BEST ABDUCTION AND EXECUTION 47 STATES AND 7 COUNTRIES IDEAS OF 43 MEXICAN STUDENTS

When we heard about the 43 students This year, we expanded our network to Meeting the opportunities presented by abducted by cartels in Mexico, we knew 12 new states with the creation of SSDP modern drug policy reform and student we had to do something about it. In chapters in Hawaii, Delaware, New Mex- organizing means taking a newly entre- Washington, DC, we held a vigil for the ico, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Alabama, preneurial approach to our work. We Iguala students outside of the Mexi- South Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, Ne- have undergone transformational can embassy, and a spokesperson vada, Utah, and Montana. This brings changes that are preparing us to ap- from the embassy joined us to ex- us to 47 states in the US where our stu- proach these next years with all the press their shared concern. Elsewhere dents are actively working to end the strength, responsiveness, and inge- across the globe, dozens of SSDP War on Drugs. In addition, we contin- nuity they will require. New and bold chapters held candlelight vigils or or- ued to grow outside of US borders with ideas are aired, risks are appropriately ganized demonstrations to draw at- the creation of new chapters in New calculated, and thoughtful investments tention to the ruthless tactics that Zealand, Honduras, Mexico, and Jamai- are made in piloting the best ideas for result from an underground market. ca. Including our existing presence in developing ripe opportunities. Learn Ireland, Nigeria, and the United States, more about our three biggest new pro- this brings us to 7 countries with active grams on the following pages, and look SSDP chapters, making our global pres- forward to more in the years to come. ence the strongest it has ever been.

ORGANIZATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS 16 NEW PROGRAMS CAMPUS CAMPAIGN Students for Sensible Drug Policy’s Cam- more contacts on the ground, but it was Our success in 2014 proved that the Cam- pus Campaign increases SSDP presence clear that with a modest investment, our pus Campaign works: we met nearly ev- and involvement in targeted geographic student network could have a significant- ery goal we set and exceeded most by regions in conjunction with policy reform ly increased impact. In 2014 we hired full- orders of magnitude. In 2016, we will fur- initiatives. Drug policy (and intersecting) time, short-term Campus Coordinators in ther refine and expand this program to reform initiatives require strong youth both DC and Florida who: achieve even more aggressive goals. If voter turnout, campus-based education • facilitated recruitment, outreach, this campaign is fully funded by Decem- and GOTV efforts, and grassroots activa- education, and GOTV activities for ber 31, 2015, four or more Campus Coor- tion to ensure victory. The Campus Cam- SSDP’s existing chapters in each lo- dinators will be working across the nation paign bolsters that support while laying cation; to ensure that the reforms we’ve been the foundation for future engagement in • developed new chapters on targeted fighting so hard to achieve continue to both implementation and further reform campuses; created a lasting increase expand — bringing justice, compassion, through active campus-based recruit- in the number of SSDP chapters, the and sensible drug policy to more and ment, facilitated cultivation of advocacy, engagement and activities of those more states through youth- and student- and thoughtful post-election transitional chapters, and the number of mem- centered action. activities. bers in each; • and maintained open and productive For campaign updates and to contribute, In 2012, SSDP substantially contributed communication and collaboration visit ssdp.org/cc. to the success of Colorado’s Amendment between SSDP’s local chapters, the 64 by placing 18,000 educational phone SSDP national office, and the local calls to voters and making thousands campaigns.

1718 NEW PROGRAMS CAREER SERVICES PROGRAM

SSDP’s Career Services Program seeks to ADVOCACY + INDUSTRY JOB ship job descriptions, selecting interns, expand meaningful services to students FAIR managing interns throughout the course and facilitate students’ increased en- The Advocacy + Industry Job Fair at of the internship, and completing assess- gagement in policy reform — and the le- SSDP2014 brought students and alumni ments and other requirements of the gal marijuana industry as one vector sup- together with top employers who un- program. porting that reform — through improved derstand that there’s something special preparation for and access to post-grad- about having an SSDP alumnus on their COACHING SERVICES uation employment opportunities. team. At the SSDP booth, students could Often, the hardest part of getting a job sign up for practice interviews, submit ré- is knowing how to sell yourself, and the ADVOCACY + INDUSTRY JOB sumés for review, and learn more about hardest part of succeeding in a career BOARD internships. is having the right mentor to guide you SSDP hosts the first comprehensive jobs when things get tough. Coaching services board for mission-related organizations, SSDP INTERN PROGRAM aid students and alumni in the early part legal marijuana businesses, and regula- SSDP internships recruit, place, super- of their careers with résumé writing assis- tory agencies. The jobs board offers em- vise, provide basic workplace training, tance, mock interviews, and mentorship ployers the opportunity to get the word and manage logistics for interns placed for first- and second-year alumni as they out about jobs to SSDP members and the with companies and organizations with navigate the beginnings of their careers. public alike, as well as a method to easily mission overlap with SSDP. Examples identify SSDP members and alumni in the including direct-service harm reduction often-overwhelming pile of résumés that organizations, drug policy reform organi- comes along with any job opening. Stu- zations, and legal marijuana businesses. dents and alumni now have a single go-to Interns receive assistance in preparing source for jobs of particular interest, and for and successfully completing intern- the ability to make their résumés stand ships; companies and organizations out from the crowd. receive assistance developing intern-

FIRST YEAR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM RESULTS

This year, 46 students applied for, and 12 successfully completed, internships with one of our host companies:

ŠŠ4Front Publishing ŠŠHarm Reduction Action Center ŠŠHighland Medical Packaging ŠŠiComply ŠŠRose and Thorn Election Technologies, LLC

NEW PROGRAMS 18 19 19 ALUMNUS PROFILE “IN 1998, I WAS JUST STARTING TO WAKE UP TO THE HORRORS OF THE WAR ON DRUGS. A PSYCHOLOGY UNDERGRAD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, CHICAGO, I HAD JUST LEARNED ABOUT THE PROVISION IN THE HIGHER EDUCATION ACT THAT PROHIBITED PEOPLE WITH DRUG OFFENSES FROM OBTAINING MONEY FOR COLLEGE. THIS SEEMED SO UNNECESSARY AND OUTRAGEOUS, BUT I FEARED THAT COMING OUT IN FAVOR OF CHANGING DRUG POLICIES WOULD STIGMATIZE ME. I DIDN’T KNOW THAT OTHERS FELT THIS WAY ABOUT THESE MORALLY DRIVEN POLICIES. THEN I HEARD ABOUT A NEW ORGANIZATION, STUDENTS FOR SENSIBLE DRUG POLICY, AND THEIR FIRST NATIONAL CONFERENCE. I ATTENDED, AND IT CHANGED MY LIFE. I KNEW I WAS NOT ALONE AND THAT MY OUTRAGE WAS SHARED BY OTHER INTELLIGENT, MOTIVATED PEOPLE. IT WAS THE START OF A COMMUNITY THAT BECAME A MOVEMENT AND IS NOW A FORCE. SSDP IS THE BREEDING GROUND FOR AGENTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE.”

Amanda Reiman ’98 Marijuana Law and Policy Manager, Drug Policy Alliance

ALUMNUS PROFILE 20 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

MEMBERS

Being part of a Students for Sensible Drug Policy HEARTLAND REGION chapter is a defining part of many students’ college [P] Amber Langston ’02 University of Missouri Columbia experiences. The SSDP Alumni Association aims to [VP] Robert Pfountz ’08 University of Arkansas Fayetteville provide a framework for SSDPers to continue devel- Casey Henderson ’11 University of Arkansas Fayetteville oping as leaders and professionals, advocate for an Allison Holmes ’13 University of Nebraska Omaha end to the drug war, and stay connected to their peers who share that passion after leaving school. Theis MID-ATLANTIC REGION program is led by the deputy director and developed [P] Rachelle Yeung ’11 University of Colorado School of Law by the Alumni Committee of the board, focusing on [VP] Mike Liszewski ’07 University of the District of Columbia four components: School of Law [S] Mikayla Hellwich ’10 University of Maryland CONNECTION. Alumni-managed networking events Jake Agliata ’11 Dickinson College and networking groups on social media platforms Zachary Brown ’08 University of Maryland connect alumni within states or regions with each oth- Scott Cecil ’10 Northern Arizona University er, regardless of age or school of graduation. Silvie Chang ’14 James Madison University Kian Cochrane ’06 University of Maryland MENTORSHIP. Alumni have opportunities to enter Stacia Cosner ’05 University of Maryland into formal one-to-one mentoring relationships with Stephen Duke ’09 University of Arkansas Fayetteville current students as well as be appointed to “chap- Shamus Durac ’07 Georgetown University Law Center ter adviser” roles to provide a consistent presence Amos Irwin ’03 Amherst College for chapters, which by their nature have transitioning Justin Kander ’09 University of Maryland leadership. Morgan Lesko ’02 University of Maryland Kris Lotlikar ’98 Rochester Institute of Technology ADVOCACY. Alumni are encouraged to participate in Aaron Marcus ’98 Hampshire College actions and events alongside the student network. Aria Mildice ’14 George Washington University Kat Murti ’09 University of California Berkeley PHILANTHROPY. Through the Sensible Society, fund- Heather Ness ’07 University of Maryland raising at events, and other opportunities, Alumni are Damien Nichols ’03 University of Maryland able to support the work of SSDP and ensure future Bob Nichols ’05 Georgetown University Law Center cohorts of students are able to continue raising the Christina Pickeral ’08 University of Maryland youth voice against punitive and dangerous drug poli- Nick Renzler ’03 Brown University cies. Julie Roberts ’10 Northeastern University School of Law Clark Ruper ’05 University of Michigan To see a list of current members, and to learn more Thom Silverstein ’05 College of William and Mary about the Alumni Association, visit ssdp.org/alumni. Edward Spriggs ’07 University of Maryland Lucy Stanus ’09 Virginia Commonwealth University

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BY THE NUMBERS 128 70 66 23 $1,996 MEMBERS from SCHOOLS in CITIES and STATES generating MONTHLY INCOME

2221 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION *Eric Sterling ’98 Honorary Shaleen Title ’02 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Drew Stromberg ’09 West Virginia University Lauren Traitz ’10 Tufts University Jurriaan van den Hurk ’10 Virginia Commonwealth University Emma Tuttleman-Kriegler ’13 Tulane University Michael Vogt ’10 Massachusetts College Liberal Arts MOUNTAIN REGION Erin Weber ’11 New York University [P] Andrew Livingston ’09 Colgate University Genevieve Wiley ’10 West Chester University [VP] Melissa Colebank ’09 College of Charleston Tyler Williams ’11 University of Connecticut [S] Kara Janowsky ’09 University of Colorado at Boulder Kevin Cheney ’12 University of Colorado School of Law PACIFIC REGION Daniel Garcia ’09 University of Colorado Colorado Springs [P] A. Kathryn Parker ’06 North Carolina State University David Garcia-Diaz ’10 Georgia State University [VP] Matt Kintz ’08 University of California Berkeley Graham Gerritsen ’12 University of Texas [S] Sam Chapman ’09 University of Oregon Brooke Gilbert ’09 Virginia Commonwealth University Irina Alexander ’07 University of Maryland Brian Gilbert ’09 Virginia Commonwealth University Michael Blunk ’08 University of Houston Kat Humphries ’10 College of Charleston Marc Brandl ’98 American University Adam Hurter ’99 Wesleyan University Mitchell Colbert ’10 San Jose State University Joshua Kappel ’05 Truman State University Dan Cornelious ’06 University of Connecticut Jessica Knight ’09 University of Cincinnati Micah Daigle ’02 University of Rhode Island *Emmett Reistroffer ’09 Honorary Jimi Devine ’05 Franklin Pierce University Mark Slaugh ’08 University of Colorado Colorado Springs *Sabrina Fendrick ’09 Honorary Chris Wallis ’07 Kent State University Alec Foster ’10 New York University David Haseltine ’08 University of Connecticut MIDWEST REGION Randy Hencken ’05 San Diego State University [P] Nicholas Zettell ’09 University of Michigan Eric Hogensen ’99 University of Wisconsin Madison [VP] James Kowalsky ’06 Northwestern University Cypress Nick Kappeyne ’08 Reed College [S] Phillip Keim ’11 Manchester University Alex Leach ’08 College of William and Mary Matt Atwood ’00 Loyola University Chicago Sean Luse ’00 Ohio State University Frances Fu ’11 Northwestern University Rishi Malhotra ’08 University of California Berkeley Alexandria Haimbaugh ’12 University of Michigan Micah Nellessen ’12 University of Miami Daniel Hurwitz ’12 Northwestern University Brian Ortiz ’13 University of California Berkeley Adam Koltun ’06 Tufts University Steve Palaia ’10 Hiram College Alison Park Grimmer ’06 Roosevelt University Jonathan Perri ’04 Franklin Pierce University Kathleen “Katie” Parks ’11 University of Michigan Chris Pezza ’03 Front Range Community College Sahana Rajan ’10 University of Michigan Victor Pinho ’02 University of Maryland Murphy Van Sparrentak ’10 University of Michigan Matt Potter ’06 North Carolina State University Stuart VandenBrink ’09 University of Michigan Krystal Reardon ’08 University of California Berkeley Amanda Reiman ’98 University of California Berkeley NORTHEAST REGION Kellen Russionello ’10 George Washington University Law School [P] Sam Tracy ’09 University of Connecticut Rebecca Saltzman ’00 University of California Berkeley Tom Angell ’00 University of Rhode Island Danielle Schumacher ’01 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign *Sara Arnold ’11 Honorary Bradley Steinman ’11 Lewis and Clark Law School Eric Casey ’10 University of Rhode Island Veronica Stetter ’10 San Diego State University Emily Cotter ’11 University of Rhode Island Katie Stone ’09 University of California Davis Brian Coughlin ’10 Boston University Jesse Stout ’02 UC Hastings College of the Law Jag Davies ’01 New College of Florida Vanessa Stroud ’12 UC Hastings College of the Law John Facey ’12 New York University Trevor Stutz ’03 Brown University Gennady Forrest ’09 Northeastern University Devon Tackels ’08 Virginia Commonwealth University Dan Goldman ’99 University of Wisconsin Madison Amanda Van Hoesen ’06 University of Maryland Shea Gunther ’97 Rochester Institute of Technology Allison Wilens ’11 Tufts University Stephanie Izquieta ’13 Binghamton University Jennifer Janichek-Krane ’03 Roosevelt University SOUTHEAST REGION Nick Kennedy ’11 University of Connecticut [P] Eric Stevens ’09 University of Miami Kris Krane ’98 American University Evan Eisenberg ’12 University of South Florida Brandon Levey ’09 University of Maryland Peter Kahl ’14 University of South Carolina Dan MacCombie ’04 Brown University Amanda Muller ’10 Florida State University Evan Nison ’09 Ithaca College Teresa Pugliese ’13 University of Central Florida James O’Gorman ’07 University of Maine Farmington Kevin Oliveira ’10 University of Connecticut SOUTHWEST REGION Avi Scher ’09 Rutgers University [P] Greg Hansch ’06 University of Maryland Michael Simpson ’05 University of Maine Farmington [VP] Victoria Jara ’11 New College of Florida

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 22 23 STUDENT PROFILE “I FOUND OUT ABOUT SSDP JUST LAST YEAR, AND I HELPED SET UP THE FIRST CHAPTER IN DUBLIN. IN THIS SHORT TIME WE HAVE HOSTED RESPECTED INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS AT THE ANNUAL SSDP IRELAND CONFERENCE AND RAN A SUCCESSFUL ‘SUPPORT DON’T PUNISH’ CAMPAIGN WHERE WE GOT THE GOVERNMENT MINISTER FOR DRUG STRATEGY TO PUBLICLY SUPPORT DECRIMINALISATION OF DRUGS. WE ARE NOW PREPARING AN INVITED DOCUMENT FOR SUBMISSION TO THE IRISH PARLIAMENT ON DECRIMINALISATION. SSDP IN IRELAND HAS REALLY TAKEN OFF IN THE PAST YEAR. I AM SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS MOVEMENT AND AM VERY EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE!”

Dan Kirby ’14 Student, Dublin City University

STUDENT PROFILE 24 CHAPTER CAMPAIGNS CHANGING DRUG POLICIES ON CAMPUS...

THREE NEW LIFE-SAVING U N I V E R S I T Y O F NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF 911 GOOD SAMARITAN CONNECTICUT IRELAND, GALWAY POLICIES ENACTED

SSDP chapters at Dickinson College March 2015: Our University of Connecti- March 2015: The National University of (April 2015), Massachusetts College cut chapter worked with student gov- Ireland, Galway SSDP chapter success- of Liberal Arts (October 2014), and ernment to pass a statement of posi- fully pushed for a student-wide referen- Western Kentucky University pur- tion in support of legalizing marijuana dum on the legalization of cannabis. The sued and enacted life-saving campus- and endorsing Connecticut House Bill referendum, which passed overwhelm- wide 911 Good Samaritan policies. 6703 and House Bill 6473, which would ingly in March, mandates that the NUIG do just that. The statement, which was Students’ Union actively campaign for ROWAN UNIVERSITY written by chapter leader Tyler Wil- legalization moving forward. Other liams ’11 and sponsored by SSDP chap- Irish SSDP chapters hope to duplicate ter member and undergraduate senator this campaign on their campuses with Domenica Ghanem ’13, states that end- the ultimate goal of getting the Union November 2014: Rowan University held ing marijuana prohibition is in the best of Students in Ireland, the national rep- their 4th annual Box City Protest to raise interests of the University community. resentative body for university and col- awareness about dorm eviction policies lege students, to endorse cannabis le- on their campus. This year’s protest re- galization. ceived state-wide media attention, call- ing into question the legitimacy of dorm eviction policies at Rowan and other campuses in New Jersey.

GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

March 2015: George Washington Uni- versity chapter leader Nick Watkins ’14 successfully ran for student senate on a drug policy platform, pledging to bring a Good Samaritan Policy to campus as well as update GW’s marijuana policy to reflect the new laws in DC.

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COLORADO DELAWARE VIRGINIA

Fall 2014: The University of Denver Law May 2015: The President of our Univer- January 2015: Several students from School chapter worked with marijuana sity of Delaware chapter provided testi- Northern Virginia Community College policy and industry professionals to mony to the State House Public Safety Woodbridge SSDP and George Wash- ensure that Amendment 64 was imple- and Homeland Security Committee in ington University SSDP participated in mented faithfully and functionally. support of HB 39, a bill that would de- Virginia NORML’s lobby day for mari- criminalize marijuana in Delaware. The juana decriminalization in January. legislation passed both the House and P E N N S Y L V A N I A Separately, Rose Bono ’10 from Virginia Senate and was signed into law by Gov- Commonwealth University SSDP spear- ernor Markell in June. headed a statewide medical amnesty coalition, Virginians for Safe Reporting October 2014: Students from our Tem- of Overdoses, dedicated to advancing RHODE ISLAND ple University chapter testified in sup- a 911 Good Samaritan Policy. Through port of the decriminalization of mari- meeting with elected officials, provid- juana in Philadelphia, which passed ing testimony, and rallying allies in Vir- overwhelmingly. June 2015: Through a newly founded ginia, a limited medical amnesty bill was organization, Protect Families First, passed in May 2015. The group remains February 2015: Several Pennsylvania students and alumni in Rhode Island committed to advocating for a more SSDP chapters from Dickinson College, led the push for a marijuana legalization complete medical amnesty policy. West Chester University, and Pennsyl- bill which passed in the Rhode Island vania State University met with elected House. University of Rhode Island SSDP officials during a lobby day in Harris- NEBRASKA chapter leader Emily Cotter ’11 provided burg in support of SB 3, which would oral testimony on the legislation, and legalize and regulate medical mari- several other members of the chapter juana in Pennsylvania. The bill passed attended the committee meeting in March 2015: Students from SSDP chap- the Senate and is awaiting a vote in the support. ters at the University of Nebraska- state House. Omaha and the University of Nebraska College of Law lobbied for and testified LOUISIANA CONNECTICUT about state legislation regarding the medical use of cannabis and expanded access to naloxone. While the Legisla- ture tabled the medical cannabis bill April 2015: SSDPers at Tulane University Spring 2015: The University of Connect- until the next session, a bill allowing for lobbied in support of HB14 which would icut chapter met with elected state offi- a pilot study of cannabidiol treatment eliminate jail time for marijuana posses- cials about House Bill 6703, which would for seizure disorders was passed with sion and HB720 which would approve legalize marijuana in Connecticut. They an amendment allowing naloxone to medical marijuana in Louisiana. Chap- also contributed to the successful vote be prescribed over the counter. SSDP ter Leader Emma Tuttleman-Krieger on HB 5780, which legalizes industrial members also supported a Good Sa- ’13 is now working with Common Sense hemp farming in Connecticut, by phone maritan Policy to protect those under 21 NOLA to help push for a local initiative banking and urging elected officials to from charges when they seek help for to legalize marijuana in New Orleans. support the legislation. an alcohol-related emergency.

CHAPTER CAMPAIGNS 26 27 STUDENT PROFILE “IT’S IMPERATIVE THAT AFRICAN AMERICANS BUILD POWER IN THE REALM OF DRUG POLICY. AFRICAN AMERICANS ARE AMONG THE MOST AT RISK FOR MASS INCARCERATION BECAUSE DRUG SENTENCING LAWS ARE DESIGNED OBLIVIOUS TO THEIR IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITIES OR, WORSE, WITH MALICIOUS INTENT. SSDP HAS GIVEN ME PRECIOUS CONNECTIONS AND RESOURCES TO CHALLENGE MASS INCARCERATION FROM MANY ANGLES.”

Quentin Savage ’14 Student, Berea College

STUDENT PROFILE 28 2015 SSDP STRATEGY SUMMIT

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OURThis list represents schools with activeNETWORK SSDP presence during the 2014-2015 school year. For an up to date list, visit ssdp.org/chapters. American University Everett Community College MIssouri State University Appalachian State University Fitchburg State University Monarch High School Arizona State University Florida Gulf Coast University Montana State University Auburn University Florida International University Morgan State University Barry University Florida State University Mount Hood Community College Baylor University Frances W Parker High School Naropa University Berea College George Washington University Law School New College of Florida Boise State University Georgetown University New Mexico State University Bowling Green State University Georgia College and State University New York University Bradley University Georgia Institute of Technology New York University Law School Brooklyn Law School Georgia Perimeter College North Carolina State University Brown University Georgia State University North Dakota State University Bucknell University Glendale Community College Northeast Ohio Medical University Butler University Goucher College Northeastern University California State University Fullerton Grand Valley State University Northeastern University School of Law California State University Long Beach Green Mountain College Northern Kentucky University California State University Los Angeles Guilford College Northern Michigan University Carroll University Harford Community College Northern Virginia Community College Wood- Case Western Reserve University Harvard Law School bridge Campus Central Piedmont Community College Henry Ford College Northwest Vista College Chapman University Houston Community College Northwestern University Chemeketa Community College Howard University Ohio State University City College of New York Baruch Howard University School of Law Ohio University Clemson University Illinois State University Oklahoma City University College of Charleston Illinois Wesleyan University Palomar College College of DuPage Indiana University Pennsylvania State University College of the Holy Cross Indiana University Purdue University Columbus Pennsylvania State University Behrend Colorado Mesa University Indiana University Purdue University Fort Pennsylvania State University Berks Colorado School of Mines Wayne Pensacola State College Columbia College Jacksonville University Point Park University Columbia University James Madison University Portland State University Columbus State University Johns Hopkins University Purdue University Cornell College Kalamazoo College Reed College Cornell University Kent State University Rhodes College CUNY School of Law Lawrence Upper School Rider University Dartmouth College Lewis and Clark College Roosevelt University Depaul University Lewis and Clark Law School Rowan University Diablo Valley College Lone Star College Tomball Rush University Medical College Dickinson College Louisiana Lafayette University Saint Charles Community College Duke University Louisiana State University Saint Edward’s University East Carolina University Loyola University Chicago Saint Louis Community College East Tennessee State University Manchester University Saint Mary’s College of Maryland Eastern Connecticut State University Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Salt Lake Community College Eastern Michigan University McPherson College Sarah Lawrence College Eckerd College Mesa Community College South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Elkhorn South High School Michigan State University South Dakota State University Estrella Mountain Community College Mineral Area College Southeast Missouri State University

31 CHAPTER NETWORK Southern Illinois University University of Miami (OH) Spring Hill College University of Michigan INTERNATIONAL Stanford University University of Michigan Law School Stephen F Austin State University University of Mississippi IRELAND SUNY Binghamton University of Missouri Cork Institute of Technology SUNY New Paltz University of Nebraska College of Law Dublin City University SUNY Purchase University of Nebraska Lincoln National University of Ireland SUNY Stony Brook University of Nebraska Omaha Galway SUNY Geneseo University of Nevada Reno Trinity College Dublin Temple University University of New Mexico University College Cork Texas A&M University School of Law University of New Mexico School of Law Texas State University University of North Carolina Asheville NIGERIA Texas Tech University University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Federal University of Agriculture The Evergreen State College University of North Carolina Greensboro The George Washington University University of North Georgia MEXICO Triton College University of North Texas Universidad de Guadalajara Tufts University University of Oklahoma Tulane University University of Oregon HONDURAS University at Albany University of Pennsylvania Universidad Nacional Autonoma University at Buffalo University of Rhode Island University of Akron University of San Diego School of Law de Honduras University of Alabama BIrmingham University of South Carolina NEW ZEALAND University of Arizona University of South Dakota University of Auckland University of Baltimore School of Law University of South Florida University of Otago University of California Berkeley University of Southern California Victoria University of Wellington University of California Berkeley Law University of Southern Mississippi University of California Davis University of Tennessee JAMAICA University of California Hastings Law School University of Texas at Tyler University of the West Indies University of California Irvine School of Law University of Texas Austin University of California San Francisco University of Texas El Paso University of California Santa Barbara University of Texas of the Permian Basin University of California Santa Cruz University of the Incarnate Word University of Central Arkansas University of Toledo University of Central Florida University of Virginia University of Chicago University of Wisconsin Madison University of Cincinnati University of Wyoming University of Colorado Boulder Valencia Community College University of Colorado Colorado Springs Vanderbilt University University of Colorado Denver Virginia Commonwealth University University of Connecticut Virginia Tech University of Delaware Wayne State University University of Denver Law School Wesleyan University University of Florida West Chester University University of Georgia West Virginia University University of Hawai’i at Hilo Western Kentucky University University of Houston Western Washington University University of Houston Clear Lake Whittier Law School University of Houston Downtown Williams College University of Iowa University of Kansas University of Maine Farmington University of Maryland University of Maryland Baltimore County University of Massachusetts Amherst University of Miami

CHAPTER NETWORK 32 33 STUDENT PROFILE “SSDP HAS HELPED ME CHANNEL MY PASSION FOR PSYCHEDELIC MEDICINE INTO A VIABLE CAREER PATH. PSYCHEDELICS ARE DEMONSTRATED TO BE EFFECTIVE MEDICINES FOR TREATING PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THERAPY. AS A NATION WITH A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF CITIZENS SUFFERING FROM ONE OR MORE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, FIT IS CRUCIAL THAT WE PRIORITIZE FURTHER RESEARCH INTO THE HEALING POTENTIAL OF PSYCHEDELICS.”

Jennifer Purdon ’14 Student, University of Connecticut

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thousands of deaths nationwide every year. “I’m extremely hopeful that people will The problem also disproportionately af- be informed on the law, and when situa- “We want a new policy that prioritizes fects low-income minority groups. “Rates tions arise or medical attention is needed treatment and education over punish- of drug use in Rhode Island are the same ... they’ll do the right thing and call for ment,” said [Lisa] Tischio [President of for whites and blacks, but mostly blacks help,” [Jeremy Sharp] said. With the first Rowan SSDP]. “The policy needs to pro- are getting arrested,” Arene-Morley said. of the academic year right around the tect our students and take into account “If whites got arrested as much, drug corner, Sharp and the University of North the fact that drug abuse is a huge issue laws would look very different.” Georgia Students for Sensible Drug Pol- and simple punishment won’t solve the “Ocean State addresses high drug, alco- icy have collaborated with deans and problem.” Greek life leaders to create a school-wide hol addiction rates” Brown Daily Herald, “Rowan University students create Box version of the law. January 26, 2015 City to protest college’s zero-tolerance “I think it is important that we have a drug policy” NJ.com, October 12, 2014 medical amnesty policy at the school, just because it has the potential to save When USG announced that GUARD Dogs lives,” Sharp said. would be disbanded, SSDP became im- “New amnesty law has limited impact in mediately upset at this decision, said Ty- area” Gainesville Times, July 21, 2014 ler Williams, eighth semester history ma- Washington lawmakers took a step to- jor and president of SSDP, “As a harm ward legalizing the sale of marijuana in reduction organization, we felt that the U.S. capital on Thursday, holding a GUARD Dogs was one of the most impor- hearing on rules and taxes ahead of a ref- tant programs on campus.” erendum next week. Within a week of USG telling SSDP it “It is time to end the failed experiment of would take 20 volunteers to get a sober “Mandatory drug testing for students is marijuana prohibition. It has ... made rides program started, SSDP had signed deeply problematic on a number of dif- criminals out of otherwise law-abiding up more than what was requested, said ferent levels,” Aldworth said, citing the citizens,” Stacia Cosner, deputy director Williams, but after producing the list of possibility of false positives and overly of the advocacy group Students for Sen- volunteers, USG informed SSDP that they harsh possible consequences, like expul- sible Drug Policy, told the joint hearing of would be forming a committee to exam- sion and ineligibility for student loans. the council’s finance and business com- ine the GUARD Dogs program before re- Another complaint is that drug tests de- mittees. instating it. tect marijuana much more easily than “District of Columbia panels weigh le- they detect other drugs, so a student in- “While I understand USG’s desire to im- galizing marijuana sales” Reuters, clined to try pot could choose something prove their program, SSDP felt that it was October 30, 2014 more dangerous if he’s worried about a important that safe and sober rides be drug test. widely available to the UConn community as soon as possible, so we started run- ”If we want to see a shift in the way young ning them on our own,” Williams said. people interact with drugs we have to “Students For Sensible Drug Policy Be- take new approaches that are based in “Addiction is not a crime. It’s a mental ill- gin New Sober Rides Program” science and compassion,” Adworth said. ness,” said Diego Arene-Morley ’16, presi- The Daily Campus, January 29, 2015 “Ohio Business Groups Push Schools To dent of Students for Sensible Drug Policy. Drug-Test Students” The Huffington “It would be one thing if making drugs il- Post, September 18, 2014 legal actually stopped people from using them, but it doesn’t,” he said, likening the “It is hard to reach active users with top- current popularity of marijuana and other down training,” said Rose Bono, who is drugs to the abundant use of alcohol dur- pursuing a master’s of public health at ing Prohibition. VCU. She led her first naloxone training Arlene-Morley said he believes marijua- session at the university in January. na’s status as a Schedule I controlled sub- “We wanted to reach students because stance exaggerates the risk involved in young people are at risk, but also be- using it — marijuana is not lethal, whereas cause harm-reduction student organiza- alcohol, cigarettes and prescription pain- tions like Students for Sensible Drug Pol- killers are responsible for hundreds of icy at VCU spread the information to

35 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS other at-risk groups.” drug war policies.” She suggests that some of the misconceptions, this will fos- students have access to “drug-checking ter a healthier relationship and make law Bono and Stephen Doheney worked with kits” that could verify the purity and po- enforcement jobs easier. It’s a two-way Karlotta van den Hurk, president of the tency of substances. street.” campus chapter of Students for Sensible Drug Policy, to organize the training at “Wesleyan Students Arrested Following “Panel clarifies misconceptions about VCU. MDMA Hospitalizations” Newsweek, Northwestern’s drug policy” The Daily February 25, 2015 Northwestern, February 27, 2015 “Beyond giving attendees the knowledge and confidence to properly handle over- dose situations, I hope that events like this remind people in our community that using drugs doesn’t make a person’s life Now that marijuana is legal in D.C., stu- less valuable or [not] worth protecting,” dents at George Washington University van den Hurk said. Every weekend across the U.S., 21 million are hoping some of the city’s new mari- “Bill expands access to overdose-revers- college students make choices about juana freedom trickles down to them. ing drug” RVA News, February 12, 2015 how they are going to party. Will it be a Two students are running for Student sober night, or will they choose to con- Association Senate seats on platforms sume alcohol or another drug of unknown to reform campus drug policies, calling origin, potency, or composition regard- for the private university’s administration less of rules or prohibitions against do- to align its policies more with municipal As the national view on marijuana use has ing so? Based on government data about government laws. become more liberal, the college’s poli- drug use, we can conservatively estimate As a student senator, [SSDP Chapter cies regarding the protocol on marijuana that in the last month 12 million students Leader and Senate candidate Nick Wat- violations has changed over the years. chose to consume alcohol; 4 million, kins] said, he would call on the university marijuana; and another 4 million, another “A first time marijuana violation used to to make the consequences for being drug...It’s past time to acknowledge the be probation and a first time alcohol vio- caught with marijuana on par to that of plain fact that students use drugs. Let’s lation used to be to get a written warning, getting in trouble for alcohol. and they [Students for Sensible Drug Pol- make sure they have the education and The third prong of Watkins’s largely drug- icy] didn’t feel that was fair,” Leary said. protections they need to do so safely, so focused platform is to push the adminis- “We talked more about it and said that that next weekend the millions of prom- tration to expand its “Alcohol Medical we agreed with them.” ising young students who will choose to use alcohol or other drugs have a better Amnesty Program” to include drugs oth- “IC students say marijuana use often chance of safely making it to graduation. er than just alcohol. That policy says a goes unpunished” The Ithacan, February student medically treated for drinking “Let’s be sensible about MDMA” (au- 18, 2015 too much alcohol will not face any dis- thored by Betty Aldworth), The Huffing- ciplinary action. The person that makes ton Post, February 27, 2015 the call for medical help is also protected from any school repercussions.

“Pot is legal in the District. GWU stu- dents running for campus office want Betty Aldworth, executive director of in.“, The Washington Post, March 4, 2015 Students for Sensible Drug Policy, says Students for Sensible Drug Policy held a her organization and its more than 250 panel Thursday to clarify misconceptions chapters neither condemn nor condone around Northwestern drug policies. drug use but believe it should be ad- Weinberg junior Caroline Naughton, co- dressed as a public health issue and not a president of SSDP, led the discussion. She criminal justice one. explained that one of SSDP’s main objec- “If these students had access to safety tives is a “know your rights” component. measures, then we would not be in a situ- She asked panelists Sullivan, UP Sgt. ation where 12 young people were hospi- Steve Stoeckl and EPD Officer Scott Sen- talized and four other young people are genberger questions based on experi- now having their lives disrupted by being ences students in SSDP have had with law dragged into the criminal justice system,” enforcement. Aldworth says. “It’s a devastating situa- “We think it’s powerful for students to be tion that is absolutely unnecessary and able to spread this education to their almost exclusively a result of our failed peers,” she told The Daily. “If we clarify

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Holding protest signs and chanting away that I wanted to be involved in edu- “Don’t honor the police for disturbing the cating people,” says McElwain, who is peace,” about 20 student and community also Director of University of Denver Law As a student I was very involved with Stu- activists gathered outside a room in the Students for Sensible Drug Policy. dents for Sensible Drug Policy, a fantastic Student Union Building, where university She has already accepted a job offer as nonprofit organization with chapters at police officers were honored for leading an associate attorney, and her soon-to- colleges all over the US and around the the nation in campus in-dormitory drug be-employer plans to allow her to build world. I learned a great deal as a student arrests per 1,000 students. her own marijuana law practice to repre- organizer for SSDP, and when I gradu- Tom Savide, of Students for a Sensible sent private marijuana businesses and in- ated, I wanted to continue that work. I Drug Policy, said through a release that dividuals in the industry. started the Regulate Rhode Island coali- the award ceremony was “unconsciona- tion through a crowd funding campaign “Amid Marijuana Legalization Efforts, US ble.” Protesters called for fewer campus and eventually ended up partnering with Law Schools Offer Pot Courses” Interna- police officers; a shift of resources away a DC-based nonprofit called Marijuana tional Business Times, March 19, 2015 from enforcing nonviolent drug offenses Policy Project, which now provides fund- to serious crimes, such as sexual assault; ing for Regulate Rhode Island. I consider and a new policy of three infractions in- myself very fortunate and privileged to stead of the current two before kicking be able to do this work. students out of school. Minister of State with responsibility for “RI PowerPlayer: Jared Moffat” Go Local “There are hundreds of students whose the country’s drugs strategy, Aodhan O Providence, March 6, 2015 records have been forever tarnished by a Riordain, said he is an “advocate for the nonviolent drug arrest. Some may have decriminalisation of drugs” and that the been expelled from school; in some cas- public will soon be asked for their opinion es, they may have been suffering from on the issue. substance abuse. How can anyone cel- [UC SSDP chapter president Zef] Vesel The minister, who was speaking on Dub- ebrate that?” Savide said. and Johnson both said that in addition to lin’s O’Connell Street with the Students health and wellness resources, UC needs “Protest slams SUNY New Paltz drug- for Sensible Drug Policy, also said many to adopt a medical amnesty policy. The arrest ceremony” Times Herald-Record, drug addicts have been “dehumanised”, policy would protect individuals who March 13, 2015 and he said calling them “junkies” is “out- need to report a medical emergency like rageous”. alcohol poisoning, even if the person re- “Minister of State: ‘I am an advocate for porting were in violation of the student the decriminalisation of drugs’” Irish Dai- code of conduct. ly Star, June 26, 2015 “A Good Samaritan policy is absolutely “Something that is very interesting to me necessary to give students the zero hesi- is thinking about how many areas of the tation attitude toward calling for help,” law that marijuana legalization touches,” Vesel said. “Because when somebody’s says Madalyn McElwain, 27, who is cur- life is on the line, getting in trouble rently taking what she calls her “dream shouldn’t be something that’s preventing class” -- University of Denver’s “Repre- a call for an ambulance.” senting the Marijuana Client.” “University of Cincinnati reviews drug, She explained that marijuana law is so in- alcohol policies” The News Record, teresting because it involves everything March 10, 2015 from real estate, corporate representa- tion and contracts to employment mat- ters, family law and water rights. But her motivation is more than just the legal is- sues. McElwain’s mother was a victim of A group of SUNY New Paltz students and cancer, and it wasn’t until after she died community activists protested a police that McElwain learned about the possibil- union award ceremony Friday honoring ity of alternative treatments. campus cops for having the highest per- centage of campus drug arrests in the na- “Once I started learning the potential tion in 2013. cannabis has as a medicine, and the sorry history of its prohibition, I knew right

37 MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS AMPLIFY

THE AMPLIFY PROJECT BRIDGES THE WORLDS OF DRUG POLICY REFORM, HARM REDUCTION & LIVE MUSIC, BRINGING SUPPORTERS OF ALL TOGETHER TO WORK FOR A BETTER WORLD.

AMPLIFY, a project of SSDP, offers a Four Regional Organizers based across voice for musicians to speak out against the country were selected, trained, and the failed War on Drugs, its disastrous supplied to assist in local outreach ef- effects upon our society and in the live forts to the live music community, music scene. Additionally, AMPLIFY spreading SSDP’s reach beyond college gives volunteers an opportunity to con- campuses. nect with their community by educat- ing and empowering them to change Moving forward, they plan to continue failed drug policies. AMPLIFY works their expansion by working with SSDP year round to connect artists who sup- and other organizations to identify, de- port our mission with dedicated activ- velop, and promote specific drug poli- ists around the country to spread the cy campaigns related to the live music message of sensible drug policy, harm scene. In addition, they will continue reduction, and asserting citizens’ rights their online training program which has at live music events. In the 2014-2015 equipped more than 50 students and school year, they continued the growth non-student volunteers with the unique seen in recent years, as students and skills needed to AMPLIFY our message volunteers engaged concert attendees across the music scene. at fourteen individual shows and at the Summer Camp Music Festival in Chilli- For more information, visit ssdp.org/ cothe, IL through the involvement of amplify. eight different SSDP chapters.

During these events, students and vol- unteers provided information on start- Brian Gilbert ’09 and Brooke Gilbert ’09 address the crowd ing or joining a local SSDP chapter, supporting drug policy reform, and rel- evant policies already in place such as life saving Good Samaritan Laws. They also passed out “know your rights” ma- terials and, through a partnership with AMPLIFY ARTISTS DanceSafe, assisted in providing on-site harm reduction services to tens of thou- Umphrey’s McGee Slightly Stoopid Big Gigantic EOTO Lotus sands of individuals. The Black Seeds The Green Ott. Papadosio Conspirator Zoogma Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad Roots of Creation The Motet Yellow Dubmarine Passafire Nadis Warriors John Brown’s Body Cas Haley Antioquia Jahman Brahman IndigoSun Cindercat Mr. Lif Erothyme Sellassie Signal Path

AMPLIFY PROJECT 39 38 Stephanie (top left) with SSDP Alumni Association officer Victoria Jara ’11, UT-Austin professor Ellen Spiro, anthropologist Bia La- batae, PhD, MAPS and Hefter Institute board member Robert Barnhart, and Texas A&M professor Michael Schwartz, MD.

39 STUDENT PROFILE “UPON RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF DRUG LEGISLATION AND THE WAR ON DRUGS, I FELT A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY TO DISSEMINATE ACCURATE DRUG EDUCATION AND COMBAT IRRATIONAL POLICIES. SYSTEMIC RACISM AND CLASSISM WITHIN DRUG POLICY, MISLEADING PROPAGANDA, AND THE SUPPRESSION OF VALID SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION OF MARIJUANA, MDMA, AND OTHER PSYCHEDELIC SUBSTANCES ALL MUST BE ERADICATED AND REPLACED WITH SENSIBLE POLICIES. I BELIEVE STUDENTS MUST RALLY TOGETHER AND DISMANTLE THIS DAMAGING SYSTEM, AND SSDP PROVIDES AN EXCELLENT FRAMEWORK FOR ACHIEVING THIS GOAL.”

Stephanie Hamborsky ’14 Student, University of Texas at Austin

STUDENT PROFILE 40 2015 - 2016 OBJECTIVES

STRENGTHENING THE NETWORK

We will expand our network with active presence on 290 campuses — includ- 2015 - 2016 ing 175 established chapters as well as interim chapters and Ambassadors — with 4,000 active members in the Unit- ed States.

We will continue to develop and grow the SSDP Alumni Association program, OBJECTIVES more strongly connecting students to Alumni members, keeping Alumni en- gaged as advocates, and developing MOVEMENT BUILDING Alumni as philanthropists. Membership will grow to more than 200 members, EDUCATION & ADVOCACY resulting in a total of $33,648 in annual ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT income. The SSDP Ambassador program will provide a meaningful opportunity for individual students to support and participate in SSDP even if there is no chapter on campus.

Our Campus Campaign program will strategically leverage drug policy ini- tiatives, leading to a 100% increase in the number of active campuses, 800% increase in the number of students we communicate with, and 300% increase in number of chapter members & Am- bassadors by December 2016 in target- ed states.

We will provide resources and support to our international chapter network.

We — staff and members — will collabo- rate with allies from across the political spectrum and non-drug policy reform groups to spread our message of re- form.

41 2015 - 2016 OBJECTIVES C R E A T I N G S A F E SPACES & FOSTERING DIVERSITY

We will provide a welcoming, open, and safe space for all stakeholders, includ- ing those that stand in conflict on other issues, and work to ensure that a wide range of perspectives are represented. We will actively seek out opportunities for collaboration with other organiza- tions, including non-drug policy reform groups and those beyond our tradition- al allies.

The Outreach, Recruitment and Di- versity Committee will create and/or compile resources to assist chapters navigating diversity issues on their campuses, which staff will make acces- We will successfully execute SSDP2016 chapters will educate their communi- sible to chapters. Conference in April 2016 in Washing- ties or campuses about harm reduction

We will make every attempt to ensure ton, DC with at least 500 attendees. policies, practices, and services. that SSDP-sponsored events, including We will connect donors, alumni, and conferences, provide a welcoming en- HIGHLIGHTING OUR student members through networking vironment for all of our members and STUDENTS & THEIR WORK potential members and strive to provide receptions in major cities. recognition of all lived experiences. We will highlight our students and their PUSHING THE POLICY work through effective storytelling to

BRINGING PEOPLE ENVELOPE AND SPEAKING donors, alumni, and the public — im- TOGETHER TRUTH TO POWER proving depth of data collected — and in hundreds of media reports, letters to

Our staff will utilize professional best We will provide our membership with the editor, and op-eds including refer- practices in event planning, execution, timely opportunities to take action ring media to student members as of- and evaluation. on state and federal legislation, meet ten as possible. with elected officials or decision mak-

Noting that SSDP will be sponsoring ers concerning drug policy reform, and We will improve our strong, unified, and Model UNGASS at the Drug Policy Re- provide resources to change campus professional brand and all team mem- form Conference in November 2015 and local policies. bers will endeavor to adhere to brand near Washington, DC, we will support principles. Our website will remain func- local chapters in hosting regional con- Through our online action center, we tional and content will be up to date. ferences during the Fall 2015 semester will generate thousands of communica- when the opportunity is appropriate. tions to government officials. Our online presence will continue to grow: Facebook posts will reach an av-

We will facilitate, in collaboration with Our staff will publish and maintain data erage 10,000 users, allies, training opportunities to further on campus drug policies and Call 911 legislative reform in at least two states. Good Samaritan policies to serve as expert resources on these issues, and

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Our website will receive more than portunities and employment with allied (2) earns 50 Points through educational 190,000 unique visitors and 390,000 organizations, through the Career Ser- activities such as hosting educational pageviews, vices Program and distribution of infor- events, hosting film screenings or de- Additionally, our total YouTube views mation about compelling opportunities. bates, distributing educational materi- will surpass 2.3 million, als, and engaging in direct service vol- and Twitter followers will grow to over We will effectively utilize our special unteering. 22,000. consultative status with the United Na- (3) earns 75 Points through chapter- tions to ensure that the youth voice building activities such as attending EDUCATING AND of the drug policy reform movement leadership trainings, hosting regular EMPOWERING STUDENTS is represented at the 2016 UNGASS, chapter meetings,, recruiting and train- through the Fall 2015 Model UNGASS ing officers, tabling on campus, and We will provide students with a rich event, and at other UN events where building/maintaining relationships with menu of activities to undertake and drug policy is a central topic. other organizations on campus. resources to support them, including changing marijuana and other drug We will continue to facilitate active youth SSDP Ambassadors will be considered prohibition policies to be more sensible participation at relevant conferences high-quality when they earn 20 points and less punitive, promoting harm re- and events, such as the Drug Policy Al- each semester through similar activi- duction/overdose prevention practices, liance’s biennial Reform Conference. ties. providing evidence-based drug educa- tion, and teaching students about in- DEFINING HIGH-QUALITY ternational drug policy, human rights, ACTIVISTS AND CHAPTERS AMPLIFYING OUR MESSAGE racial justice, civil rights, and their con- stitutional rights. Overall, a majority of our chapters will Through a partnership between SSDP be high-quality, meaning the chapter: and the music community (the AMPLI- We will provide students with training FY project), SSDP students will reach (1) earns 75 Points by engaging in a in the three pathways of chapter build- out at concerts and music festivals to campaign to change at least one drug ing, policy change, and training and recruit new supporters, provide on-site policy at the campus, local, state level, education through: harm reduction, and educate the public federal, or international level through about harm reduction policies, practic- activities such as lobbying, submitting • Skills-building workshops with a es, and services. letters to the editor, passing student total of 500 attendees government resolutions, changing a • One on one support by outreach policy, and submitting a case study on a staff to 500 students policy change campaign; • Keeping resources/educational materials up to date and making them more easily accessible and navigable.

We will mentor and guide our students through the leadership pipeline by pro- viding training and resources in chapter building, community organizing, and leadership skills development.

We will connect our students and alum- ni with opportunities for professional development, including volunteer op-

43 2015 - 2016 OBJECTIVES CULTIVATING MEANINGFUL We will seek to incorporate best prac- Staff will seek to improve their profes- DONOR RELATIONSHIPS tices in fundraising, including main- sional abilities and proactively seek new (JAN – DEC 2015) taining diversity among our sources of opportunities for growth, participating funding. in at least two professional develop- Evidence of nurtured relationships with ment opportunities annually. our donor network will include: MANAGING TO CHANGE THE WORLD SSDP’s supporter data will be up to • major individual gifts will be re- date. ceived in excess of $408,500, a SSDP will be well managed. $222,280 increase over 2014; SSDP will provide a robust and mean- • foundation grants will be received The Boards of Directors and Trustees ingful internship experience, by ensur- in excess of $173,000 and will in- will hold themselves accountable for ing interns have ownership over proj- clude two foundation grantors who carrying out their responsibilities. ects, regular feedback, and access to have never given to SSDP before or unique opportunities outside of the not given in the last 5 years; Board and staff will actively ensure day-to-day functions of the organiza- • conference income (includ- compliance with government regula- tion. ing sponsorships) and other in- tions and industry best practices. We come (including merchandise and will invest in keeping SSDP free from SSDP will make every effort to capture fee-based activities) will exceed liability and in organizational good and maintain institutional knowledge. $52,700; and standing. • other gifts will exceed $55,925 STAYING SENSIBLE through strategic fundraising Staff will feel appreciated and will be

drives; and our monthly giving fairly compensated. program will enroll more than 50 Our organization will prioritize stability, ensuring that when expansion does oc- new donors. Staff will be given regular and prompt cur, it is managed responsibly. feedback about their performance, EFFECTIVELY MANAGING both regarding what they do well and OUR FINANCES Our staff will embody a culture of excel- where they need to improve. lence that emphasizes going above and Donor files will be up-to-date. beyond to reflect the following core Additionally, staff members’ perfor- values: efficiency, transparency, humil- mance will be formally reviewed annu- Each member of the Board of Directors ity, optimism, inclusiveness, light-heart- ally and salary will be assessed at that and Trustees shall meet minimum fund- edness, diligence, objectivity, compas- time; salaries and benefits will be com- raising requirements. sion, and consistency. petitive with organizations of similar size and scope and will reward excel- lence.

Expectations will be clearly set and un- derstood and deadlines normally met.

Staff will proactively communicate with and respond promptly to the boards.

Staff will quantify organizational ac- complishments.

Conflicting priorities will be addressed and readjusted as needed.

2015 - 2016 OBJECTIVES 44 45 ALUMNUS PROFILE “JOINING SSDP AS A SOPHOMORE DIRECTLY LED ME TO A BREADTH OF OPPORTUNITIES: LEARNING HOW TO UTILIZE THE MEDIA, HELPING TO RUN THE CAMPAIGN THAT LEGALIZED MARIJUANA FOR THE FIRST TIME, SERVING AS LEGAL COUNSEL TO MARIJUANA BUSINESSES, BECOMING AN ENTREPRENEUR WITH MY CHAPTER CO-FOUNDER 10 YEARS LATER, AND EVEN WRITING SENSIBLE DRUG LAWS. BUT THE MOST MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCE HAS BEEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PAY IT FORWARD AND HELP THE NEXT GENERATION FIND THEIR PATH. THAT SENSE OF FAMILY IS THE BEST THING ABOUT SSDP.”

Shaleen Title ’02 Regulatory & Compliance Expert, 4Front Advisors Member, SSDP Board of Trustees

ALUMNUS PROFILE 46 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES

Students for Sensible Drug Policy Foundation, a 501(c) Students for Sensible Drug Policy Foundation, a 501(c) (3) Organization & Students for Sensible Drug Policy (3) Organization & Students for Sensible Drug Policy Inc, a 501(c)(4) Organization Inc, a 501(c)(4) Organization

JANUARY 1, 2014 - DECEMBER 31, 2014 JANUARY 1, 2014 - DECEMBER 31, 2014

ASSETS UNRESTRICTED REVENUE & SUPPORT

Cash and cash equivalents $336,173 Contributions and grants $441,670

Accounts receivable $94 Sponsorships $24,500

Prepaid expenses and deposits $5,600 Conferences $22,939

Property and equipment, net $4,811 Sales $1,878

Other income $14,060 Total assets $346,678 Interest income $17

Total unrestricted revenue and support $498,064 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

EXPENSES Liabilities

Program services $347,865 Accounts payable $27,974 Management and general $58,764 Fundraising $69,052 Total liabilities $27,974

Total expenses $475,681 Net Assets

Change in Net Assets $29,383 Unrestricted $311,704 Temporarily restricted $7,000 Net Assets, beginning of year $289,321

Total net assets $318,704 Net Assets, end of year $318,704

Total liabilities and net assets $346,678

47 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2014

$475,681 $505,064 EXPENSES INCOME

55.3% Salaries & benefits 8.8% Conference & 45.7% Grants 41.8% Individual & Corporate Contri- events 8.8% Outside contract services 6.0% Rent butions 4.9% Sponsorships 7.7% Program Service 4.9% Travel 3.3% Office expense 2.4% Accounting Revenue fees 1.6% Legal fees 1.4% Credit card processing fees 1.3% Telecommunications 1.3% Scholarships 1.1% Infor- mation Technology 3.8% Other/miscellaneous

The figures above reflect income and expenses for our 501(c)3 organization and our 501(c)4 organization. Complete audit reports and IRS Forms 990 are available on our website: ssdp.org/about/reports. The remainder of the content in this annual report represents activity from July 2014 through July 2015.

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 48 Sensible Society donors support Students for Sensible Drug Policy’s day-to-day operations, staff, and infrastructure to ensure chapters can continue to thrive and resources to grow will be available when they are needed. Giving monthly or annually, Sensible Society donors understand that consistent funding provides the stability SSDP needs to remain a dynamic, flexible, scrappy organization, and sensible they commit themselves to helping SSDP build a more sensible society in which we value schools, not SOCIETY prisons. To join the more than 200 Sensible Society members at the Supporter, Sustainer, Sponsor, or Super- star level, please contact us today.

This list includes Sensible Society members from the 2014 fiscal year.

$6,000+ ANNUALLY $3,000-$5,999 ANNUALLY $1,200-$2,999 ANNUALLY The DKT Liberty Project Berkeley Patients Group Anonymous Ideal 420 Soil The Farm The ArcView Group Terrapin Care Station Harborside Health Center Marc Brandl ’98 Nicholas Perkins Reville Phil Harvey Troy Dayton ’98 James Slatic Matt Namer ’05 Eden Labs Adam Wiggins Tahoe Wellness Cooperative Common Sense for Drug Policy Freedom Leaf Brian Gralnick ’98 Greenbridge Corporate Counsel Sean Luse ’00 Mountain Medicine Joby Pritzker Thomas Silverstein ’05 $300-$1,199 ANNUALLY Eric Sterling ’98 + ALUMNI DONORS AT ANY Vicente Sederberg LLC MONTHLY GIVING LEVEL Michael and Devera Witkin

Anonymous (66) Randolph Hencken ’05 A. Kathryn Parker ’06 420 Investor Gwen Hipolit ’10 Premium Pete’s Cultivation AcquiFlow LLC Kat Humphries ’10 Teresa Pugliese ’13 Matt Atwood ’00 Ryan Hurley Sahana Rajan ’10 Betty Aldworth iComply, LLC Dr. Lori A. Roscoe Berkeley Patients Group Bryan Jimenez Kellen Russoniello ’10 Michael Blunk ’08 Julie’s Natural Edibles THC Staffing Group Cannasure Insurance Services LLC Kayvan Khalatbari The Law Offices of Charles Sanford Kathy Cadigan Jessica Knight ’09 Smith, P.C. Kian Cochrane ’06 Lorenzo Kristov Matt Simon CannaHealNow Alex L. ’08 Andrew Stoll Stacia Cosner ’05 Anuar Andres Lequerica Jesse Stout ’02 Stephen Duke ’09 Mike Liszewski ’07 Sam Tracy ’09 Evan Eisenberg ’12 Andrew Livingston ’09 Chris Walker Endorfin Rishi Malhotra ’08 Chris Wallis ’07 Gennady Forrest ’09 Lauren Mendelsohn ’09 Marisa Garcia ’00 Kat Murti ’09 Brian Gilbert ’09 Victor Nava Brooke Gilbert ’09 Bob Nichols ’05 Mikayla Hellwich ’10 Guardian Data Systems To make your tax-deductible donation to Students for Sensible Drug Policy, FOUNDATION SUPPORTERS visit ssdp.org/donate, call (202)393- 5280, or mail a check to SSDP c/o craigslist Charitable Fund Open Society Foundation Lauren Padgett, 1011 O Street NW #1, Drug Policy Alliance PECO Foundation Washington DC 20001. Flom Family Foundation The San Francisco Foundation Libra Foundation Tides Foundation

49 SENSIBLE SOCIETY from left: Betty Aldworth, Brian Ortiz, Jake Agliata, Lauren Padgett, Scott Cecil, Frances Fu, Tyler Williams, Drew Stromberg, Stacia Cosner

PHOTO CREDITS

Nick Bowie, No Umbrella Media: Shea Gunther (p. 9) Stacia Cosner: Midwest Regional Conference group (p.10), signs (back cover) Ben Droz, Ben Droz Photography: staff headshots (p. 3), staff groups, (p. 13), staff group (above) Mike Edmonds Photography: Sarah Merrigan (p. 13) Alison Heckard: Shaleen Title (p. 45) Zoe Mandese: Northeast Regional Conference group (p. 7) Bryce Montgomery: Jennifer Purdon (p. 33) SOSPact: group at Capitol building (p. 11) Jane West, Edible Events: UConn SSDP with award (front cover), Sensory Celebration crowd (p. 11), wide awards ceremony photo (p. 11-12) Chris Wallis, Side Pocket Images: student writing (p. 41)

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