2017-2018 ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018 Report Card

33 379 4378 Countries Campuses Student activists

148 13 2150 Policy change initiatives SSDPers elected to Actions recorded in the student government Chapter Activity Tracker

3184 40% 131 One-on-one coaching Leaders who identify as Students engaged in peer sessions with students women or genderqueer education training curriculum

2 Dear Supporter,

This year, Students for Sensible Drug Policy celebrates its 20th birthday. For 20 years, SSDP members have been changing minds, educating their peers, guiding policy, and growing into leaders. For 20 years, SSDP donor members like you have supported young people and their place at the forefront of the drug policy reform movement. We could not have made it this far without you, so to celebrate, we would first like to congratulate you for being on this journey with us.

We are living through challenging and historic times. In some ways, drug policy reform has more momentum than ever -- but in other ways, our progress also seems more precarious than ever. Today, draconian politicians and policies threaten to pull us all back into the dark ages of the War on Drugs. Even as our society confronts its collective shadows, we at SSDP are committed to making change today in a way that we can look back on with pride, even 20 years from now. We are excited about the efforts we are making to show up, on 379 campuses and in 33 countries, providing a platform for young people to autonomously address the most urgent issues in their communities.

Above all, in the last 20 years we have learned that SSDP is much more than just a drug policy reform organization. It is a network that fosters dedication, creativity, and critical thinking in cohort after cohort of young people - traits that the world and its future leaders desperately need more of. It is an organization that is changing, evolving, and growing with the times, providing an ever-expanding platform for groundbreaking problem-solving to take place. And last but not least, SSDP is an interconnected community of passionate, committed, and compassionate people who have the highest possible expectations of the world we are hoping to create.

In this anniversary edition of the Annual Report, we cover the ever-increasing breadth of impact that SSDP’s student and alumni network has in the drug policy reform movement. We are grateful that you are along for the ride; with your continuing support, Students for Sensible Drug Policy looks forward to another 20 years.

Sensibly, Ismail Ali, JD ‘13, Chair of the Board of Directors Betty Aldworth, Executive Director SSDP Staff

Betty Aldworth Jake Agliata ‘11 Hannah Procell ‘15 Rachel Wissner ‘11 Executive Director International Program Advocacy Fellow Development and Events Manager Associate

Stacia Cosner ‘05* Luis Montoya ‘16 Elise Szabo ‘14 Nick Zettell ‘09 Deputy Director Movement Building Movement Building Michigan Field Manager Fellow Fellow

Lauren Padgett ‘13 Vilmarie Narloch, PsyD ‘09 Tyler Williams ‘11 Development Director Drug Education Manager Website Administrator

*Throughout SSDP publications, you’ll notice a year following many names. This indicates the year that a student joined their SSDP chapter. Think of it as someone’s “SSDP Class of” year.“ Board of Directors

Ismail Ali, JD ‘13 Richard Hartnell ‘16 Kat Murti ‘09 Eric Sterling, JD ‘98** Chair, Board of Directors University of California, Cato Institute Criminal Justice Policy University of California, Santa Cruz Foundation Berkeley School of Law

Zane Bader ‘15 Amy Hildebrand ‘16 Evan Nison ‘05 Riley Tillitt ‘16 Secretary, Board of Directors Vice Chair, Board of Directors NisonCo Public Relations Yale University University of Georgia DePaul University

Juana A. Boateng ‘15 Robert Hofmann ‘16 Odunola Oladejo ‘17* Michael Williams ‘14 Regent University SUNY New Paltz University of Ibadan Ferris State University

James Gould ‘15 Samantha Melius ‘15 Emma Rodriguez Romero ‘10 Betty Aldworth University of Colorado Kent State University Universidad Nacional Ex Officio Boulder Autónoma de México

#SSDP2018 + Lobby Day

SSDP2018 brought more than 400 students, alumni, allies, and supporters to Baltimore for our annual international conference. Baltimore is a city that is, in many ways, illustrative of the worst of the War on Drugs and the best of harm reduction -- a poignant setting for this year’s conference. Attendees from 11 countries and 25 states explored the history and future of drug policy together as SSDP celebrated 20 years of student organizing.

Following SSDP2018, 75 students traveled by bus to Washington, DC for our biennial Lobby Day. Students met with more than 70 elected officials and staff to advocate for reforms to marijuana policy, aid for higher education, and amendments to the RAVE Act.

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Save the date for SSDP2019: March 29-31 near Chicago, Illinois! Events

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MIDWEST Oct. 7, 2017 Ferris State University Big Rapids, MI

NORTHEAST Nov. 11, 2017 Yale University New Haven, CT

PACIFIC Nov. 4, 2017 University of California Berkeley Berkeley, CA

SOUTHEAST Nov. 4, 2017 Florida International University Miami, FL

SOUTHWEST Dec. 2, 2017 Northeastern University Boston, MA Northeast Regional SSDP Conference at Yale University in New Haven.

Model UN at ReformJune 2017 2016 Support. Don’t Punish. SSDP hosted our second Model UN simulationFor the third at the straight 2017 Reform year, SSDP Conference, joined our providing allies across participants the globe a to unique opportunity to gain insight on theparticipate machinations in the annualof international Support. deliberative Don’t Punish bodies global and day international of action on drug policy reform. Participants selectedJune a country26th. SSDP to represent, members researchedorganized or that participated country’s positionsin direct actions on drug policy, and drafted recommendations in-- fromWashington, the perspective DC, New of York the City,selected Boston, country Berkeley, -- that New were Paltz, debated Accra, over the course of two sessions on consecutiveDublin, Melbourne, days. Following Mexico two City, days Morelia, of debate and and San hotlyJosé. contestedAround 200 oth- negotiations, SSDP members ultimatelyer passed students four submitted recommendations photos to theinto online the final photo outcome project document.and contrib - uted to the conversation over social media. NEED CAPTION Vienna Youth Side Event at the Summit and Rally 61st Commission on

On the eve of the 61st Commission on Narcotic Drugs Narcotic Drugs (CND), SSDP Osterreich hosted an interactive one-day workshop with For the fifth year, SSDP hosted a side event attendees from many European countries. at the annual CND. This year’s side event was The workshop focused on international drug titled “Youth, Drugs, and the 2030 Sustainable policy and served as a learning opportunity Development Goals” and explored why young for those who would be attending CND for people need to be meaningfully included in the first time. Workshops on peer-led drug conversations around their health and well- education & harm reduction, regional drug being, specifically in the case of achieving the policies in Europe, and the economics of 2030 SDGs. The event was co-hosted with drug prohibition were facilitated by young Canadian SSDP, SSDP UK, SSDP Australia, the people with experience in each of these Canadian Drug Policy Foundation, and the fields. The following day, SSDP Osterreich Government of Canada, marking the first time held a public rally in the center of Vienna we received an endorsement from a member that attracted hundreds of people and state. Many attendees -- some of whom featured educational panels, speakers, listened from the hall because the room had music, and art exhibitions in what the reached capacity -- reported it was the most chapter hopes to make an annual event. well-organized and interactive side event they attended at CND this year.

SSDPers in Austria participating in the 61st Commission on Narcotic Drugs meeting. Events

Support. Don’t Punish. Minnesota SSDPNovember chapters in eight countries2015 hosted actions for the 2018 Support. Cannabis Don’t Punish. Global Day of Action, whichDate counters the International DayModel Against Abuse UNGASS by promoting drug policies that respect human Summit rights and protect public health. In Sierra Leone, the Minister for Youth Affairs attended the chapter’s educationalEvent conference Title in Hamline SSDP and Sensible Freetown and declared it the “most outstanding, popular, and Minnesota co-hosted the successful drug policy program ever organizedLorem in ipsumSierra Leone.” dolor Minnesota Cannabis Summit,a one-day event where patients, SSDP Nigeria organized large public actionssit inamet, five differentconsectetur states, garnering national media attention. EPSD México held conferences or advocates, and professionals rallies in 14 of their country’s 31 states, reachingadipiscing thousands elit. of people came together to learn more with a simple but profound message: Support. Don’t Punish. about cannabis as a medicine, cannabis policies, social justice implications of cannabis prohibition, and more. The event brought together 150 attendants from the local community and featured keynote speaker Jose Belén, a combat veteran and medical marijuana advocate.

Estudiantes por una Política Sensata de Drogas México (EPSD)

8th Annual Perspectives on Decrim for Psychedelics at Northeastern Athens Rally

University University of Georgia SSDP Keeping up with tradition, Northeastern SSDP organized this annual hosted a rally to decriminalize event on psychedelic medicines & research for the eighth year in a marijuana called “Decrim for row. This year the event was expanded from a two-hour seminar to a Athens” on April 20th. The rally full day of speakers, research presentations, and interactive panels. marched through downtown Speakers included MAPS founder Rick Doblin, psilocybin researcher and ended in front of town Katherine MacLean, SSDP Chair of the Board of Directors & MAPS hall, where coalition speakers Policy Fellow Ismail Ali ‘16, and author Leia Friedman. This year’s and protesters supported the event drew the biggest crowd yet, educating Northeastern’s campus decriminalization of marijuana community on the promise of psychedelic therapeutics and the and end to cash bail as part of pathways for policy reform. a broader campaign for justice in the city. “This fight is personal. I understand first-hand that black and brown people are disproportionately affected by the War on Drugs, which left me orphaned as a child when I lost my mother to addiction and my father to incarceration. SSDP has helped me find my people, has inspired me to work in drug policy after college, and has made me determined to fight for a world where drug use isn’t criminalized - a world where we might use drugs to heal, help, and find our common humanity.”

- Dominique Coronel ‘17 DePaul University

10 “I contribute the success in my career to the connections and community I cultivated through the SSDP network: when I decided to stop practicing law to seek an opportunity in the drug policy reform movement, I already had my foot in the door. And as an SSDP alum and donor, I am a part of a growing movement of educated, fierce leaders and activists who are steadily chipping away at the War on Drugs.”

- Madalyn McElwain, JD ‘12 Deputy Director, DanceSafe

11 Changing drug policies

Bowling Green State University of Connecticut Sierra Leone’s Minister for University SSDP advocated for SSDP worked with advocates Youth Affairs committed to a 911 Good Samaritan policy, in support of taxing and expanding reach and access for prompting an invitation to regulating cannabis in the the country’s SSDP members. chapter leader Rob Goldsmith state, including providing ____ ‘14 to join the campus Drug testimony at the state capitol and Alcohol Task Force. in favor of H.B. 5394 and Occidental College SSDP ____ collecting 565 signatures secured a seat on their on a petition to pressure campus’s Alcohol and Other Yale University SSDP the Mansfield town council Drugs Committee where they expanded the campus medical to endorse a statement in can influence campus policies amnesty policy, which had support of legalization. and the implementation of previously only protected those policies. students using alcohol, to ______protect students using other drugs. SUNY Binghamton, SUNY Chapman University SSDP ____ Albany, and SUNY New Paltz campaigned to expand organized a statewide lobby naloxone access on campus; 15 University of Maryland SSDP day in support of taxing and public safety officers are now introduced and successfully regulating cannabis in New trained and carrying naloxone. advocated for a resolution York. ____ relaxing punishments for ____ students over 21 years old University College Cork possessing up to 10 grams of Golden Gate University volunteered for 200 hours marijuana in a dorm, aligning Law School SSDP spoke conducting harm reduction campus policy with state at the San Francisco State services at music festivals and policy. Cannabis Legalization Task brokered a deal with the UCC ____ Force’s spotlight panel on administration to provide the youth access, presenting same services at an on-campus University of California recommendations on penalties festival. Santa Barbara SSDPers met for teens and youth drug ____ with their District Attorney education. and District Supervisor ____ Northeast Ohio Medical to recommend language University SSDP developed exempting drug checking test Boston College SSDP students and delivered a presentation kits from drug paraphernalia and alumni testified in front of regarding the therapeutic law as part of a broader the Massachusetts Cannabis potential of MDMA to more campaign to decriminalize drug Control Commission regarding than 30 medical students, checking. the treatment of cannabis a first for a medical school ____ consumers on campus, drug chapter. education, and criminal justice ____ University of Georgia SSDP reforms. hosted a rally to decriminalize ____ Golden Gate University School marijuana including a of Law SSDP participated in the march through downtown CU Boulder’s housing San Francisco Public Defender’s and talks from speakers department implemented Clean Slate program, helping and protesters were able to suggestions developed by expunge the records of those voice their support for the the SSDP chapter to improve arrested but never charged with decriminalization of marijuana the quality of harm reduction a crime. in Athens. education on campus.

12 Changing the world

SSDP Nigeria hosted a on campus resulting in a Three members of SSDP Sierra leadership summit in meeting with their principal Leone were invited to the collaboration with Youth Rise to propose using the SSDP National Youth Leadership Nigeria featuring workshops Just Say Know drug education Summit, organized by the and panels designed to educate curriculum. government of Sierra Leone, to leaders of both organizations ____ discuss drug policy reform and about cutting-edge issues harm reduction. related to harm reduction, Orsi Feher ‘16 was elected as ____ overdose prevention, and Treasurer of the Board of the overall drug policy in Nigeria Vienna NGO Committee on Hamline University SSDP and West Africa. Narcotic Drugs, the body which collaborated with the local ____ represents civil society to the youth diversion program to UN’s Commission on Narcotic improve their drug education Yale SSDP co-hosted the first Drugs. programs using the Just Say Connecticut gubernatorial ____ Know curriculum. debate with Connecticut ____ NORML, drawing an audience Chicago School of Professional of 150 in person and 5,000 Psychology SSDP hosted one Jindal Global Law School SSDP online. of the largest psychedelic met with one of the largest ____ advocacy and education events festival organizers in India, in Chicago in collaboration with who agreed to initiate a harm At the UN’s Assembly of State the Chicago Consciousness reduction awareness campaign Parties convening, SSDP co- Cafe; Chicago Psychedelic over social media based on hosted a side event with Help Community; and the their suggestions. Not Handcuffs titled “The Psychedelic Safety, Support, ____ Need for ICC Intervention in and Integration Group. The Extra-Judicial Killings” where event drew 85 people and In partnership with Crescent two students from SSDP was promoted on the school’s University Faculty of Law, Philippines spoke via a pre- YouTube and social media SSDP Nigeria organized an recorded video on conditions pages. event titled “Decriminalizing of anonymity. ____ Drugs in Africa: What Works?”. ____ Top university officials, the Assam Dom Bosco University Deputy State Commander and Ferris State University SSDP SSDP organized a lecture with Principal Staff Officer from secured a seat on the school’s 80 attendees focusing on the Ogun State, and over 100 opioid commission and are need to discuss drug policy in students came together to training public safety officers India at Punjab University. discuss drug policy reform in in naloxone administration. ____ Nigeria. ____ North Dakota State University SSDP Nigeria is conducting a hosted a wildly successful voter registration drive with drug policy reform awareness Ogun State Youth Coalition event featuring elected and registered 1200 Nigerian officials, candidates, and local students to vote. leaders. Hundreds of student ____ and community attended the program, which was covered Ashland High School SSDP by most local news outlets. started a petition to the administration to update drug education and sex education

13 Movement Building

SSDP contributes to and influences the global drug policy reform movement by developing and training the next generation of advocates and activists -- the leaders, thinkers, decision makers, and direct service providers who will define what sensible drug policy looks like in the future by creating that vision in our communities today.

We build student power and mobilize young people at every level of political and social involvement, from the campus to the United Nations. Every SSDP chapter leader receives individualized one-on-one coaching on an ongoing basis from their Movement Building Fellow or Global Fellow, a team member who is a recent alumnus of SSDP and experienced drug policy activist. Through regular coaching sessions with their Fellow, recruitment resources, training in community organizing, and connection to both young people activating around the world and prominent movement leaders, students learn to recruit and organize their peers, collaborate with policymakers, communicate effectively about drug policy issues to allies and opponents alike, and steward the long-term growth and success of their chapter.

Training & Education

Delivered by SSDP’s team of Fellows, students, and movement leaders, SSDP’s training programs include our global conference and regional conferences, toolkits, lectures, webinars, and scholarship-driven access to training and education delivered by our allies. We coach students through accessing the ever-increasing body of work across the spectrum of drug policy reform and direct service opportunities. Those students, empowered to educate their communities, are reaching untold thousands in classrooms, lecture halls, and dorm rooms with the basic idea that drug policies should be rooted in safety, justice, and education, expressed through the myriad lenses of our non- partisan and multi-ideological network.

Driven by student priorities, developed with significant student input, and delivered by students on campuses around the globe, Just Say Know is a groundbreaking peer-to-peer drug education program designed to give students the information and skills training they need to make empowered choices. The full program includes 12 foundational training modules for peer educators and more than 20 modules on the drugs most widely used by college students including alcohol, cannabis, MDMA, and Adderall. Alongside 131 students certified or seeking certification in the rigorous training program, anyone interested in making their community safer is able to access and deliver high-quality drug education. Policy Reform

GLOBAL DRUG POLICY The War on Drugs is an alarming and destructive global humanitarian crisis enforced by an international drug control system which allows mass incarceration, ethnic discrimination, and state violence to be used as weapons against marginalized people. Around the world, young people are among the most affected populations harmed by failed drug control policies, yet it’s difficult for young people access deliberative processes and influence decision making. To break down these barriers, we amplify the youth voice at the United Nations and within the agencies that comprise the global drug control system, educate our network about global issues, and connect young people across the world to empower youth-led action in every country where SSDP has a presence.

CANNABIS POLICY REFORM For 20 years, SSDP chapters have been organizing for decriminalization, medical, and adult-use reforms in the US and beyond. Students have mobilized citizen lobbyists, registered their peers to vote, orchestrated get out the vote efforts, and advised decision makers. SSDP alumni members are leading reform efforts as campaign managers, expert advisors to deliberative bodies, members of task forces and working groups, business icons, and state-appointed officials in the US and beyond.

ACCESS TO HARM REDUCTION SERVICES SSDP chapters and alumni are working on campus and in their communities to expand access to naloxone, legalize drug checking, open safe consumption facilities, educate their communities, and develop harm reduction-based responses to the overdose crisis.

PSYCHEDELIC POLICY REFORM MDMA and other psychedelic drugs are showing extraordinary promise for mental health treatment, with SSDPers working with our allies to advance advocacy strategies and conduct the research necessary to support legalization of psychedelics for therapeutic purposes.

CALL 911 GOOD SAMARITAN POLICIES A Good Samaritan Policy (GSP) is a life-saving measure designed to prevent students from hesitating to call for medical assistance in the event of a medical emergency related to alcohol or other drugs. Since we began advocating for such policies, they have been recognized as an effective public health and safety measure and adopted on hundreds of campuses.

US HIGHER EDUCATION ACT REFORM In 1998, the Aid Elimination Penalty slipped into the 257-page HEA reauthorization bill, making more than 200,000 students ineligible for federal loans, grants, and work-study. In 2006, we succeeded in partially repealing the penalty, but to today countless thousands of students’ have their education interrupted by the remaining penalties. We’re working to remove those penalties and increase access to education regardless of conviction status.

AMEND THE RAVE ACT Some young people are going to use drugs at shows, festivals, and other nightlife events. Too often, those drugs are of unknown purity and potency, and rarely are venues equipped to respond appropriately if a young person is experiencing difficulty. The federal RAVE Act ignores this reality and discourages safe decisions at the expense of people’s lives. The Amend the RAVE Act campaign is a coalition of advocates and organizations seeking to clarify federal law to encourage event organizers to implement safety measures that reduce the risk of drug-related emergencies without fear of federal prosecution. “When I was a young rabble-rouser, SSDP gave me the understanding and the tools to make real social change on my campus. With SSDP as my foundation, I took a leadership role in legalizing cannabis in Colorado and went on to build a leading cannabis law firm that, today, is driving social change well beyond Colorado’s borders. ”

- Josh Kappel, JD ‘05 Partner, Vicente Sederberg LLC

16 “Through SSDP and the movement I found my tribe and my voice. I was an angry young person with painful unanswered questions. To see the world for what it ought to be is a complex way of thinking, and more often than not, it leads to cynicism. SSDP gave me the space to dream, hope, and create the world I want to inhabit. You just have to have the guts to speak truth to power.”

- Stephanie Izquieta ‘10 Coindesk

17 Leadership

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Monique Chavez ‘XX Eric Gudz ‘XX Kayvan Khalatbari Reid Murdoch ‘XX Eric Sterling ‘XX University of New Mexico Vice Chair, Board of Directors Job Title Job Title Job Title School of Law University of California, Davis

Kat Murti ‘XX Katie Stone ‘XX Kevin Garcia Shawn Heller ‘XX Kris Krane ‘XX Job Title Job Title Florida International Job Title Job Title University Vilmarie Narloch ‘XX Shaleen Title ‘XX Dan Goldman ‘99 Randy Hencken ‘XX Lauren Mendelsohn ‘09 Job Title Job Title Job Title Job Title Chair, Board of Directors University of California Irvine Law School Miranda Gottlieb ‘XX Stephanie Izquieta ‘XX Evan Nison ‘XX Sara Velimirovic University of Tennessee SUNY Binghamton Job Title Job Title Sarah Merrigan Job Title Jeremy Sharp Jane West Job Title Job Title SSDP staff, Boards of Trustees and Directors, and selected students and alumni during our annual Strategy Summit. 18 19

NORTH AMERICA Endicott College Chapters American Jewish University Ferris State University American University Florida Atlantic University Antelope Valley College Florida Gulf Coast University AFRICA Appalachian State University Florida Institute of Technology Dedan Kimathi University of Technology Arizona State University Florida International University Ho Polytechnic Arizona State University Downtown Florida State University Kenyatta University Arizona State University Polytechnic Frances W Parker High School Regent University College of Science Ashland High School Frederick Community College and Technology Auburn University Fullerton Community College SSDP Gambia Austin Community College George Mason University SSDP Nigeria Babson College George Washington University SSDP Sierra Leone Barry University Georgetown Law School SSDP Tanzania Baylor University Georgia Institute of Technology SSDP Zambia Berkeley City College Georgia State University United Methodist University Berkshire Community College Glendale Community College University of Ghana Boston College Golden Gate University School of Law University of Liberia Boston University Governors State University University of Professional Studies Bowling Green State University Grand Valley State University Wisconsin International University Brandeis University Green Mountain College College Bridgewater State University Guilford College Brooklyn Law School Hamline University ASIA Brown University Harper Community College Assam Don Bosco University Butler University Harrisburg Area Community College Jnanadabhiram Barooah Law College Calabasas High School Henry Ford College Jindal Global Law School California Polytechnic State University Houston Community College NYU Shanghai San Luis Obispo Howard University SSDP Delhi California State Polytechnic University Howard University School of Law SSDP Nepal Pomona Illinois State University SSDP Pakistan California State University Dominguez Indiana State University SSDP Philippines Hills Indiana University California State University Los Angeles Indiana University of Pennsylvania EUROPE California State University Monterey Indiana University Purdue University Budapest University of Technology and Bay Columbus Economics Cape Cod Community College Ithaca College Cork Institute of Technology Carleton College Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana Dublin City University Case Western Reserve University James Madison University Dublin Institute of Technology Central Michigan University Johns Hopkins University Freie Universität Berlin Central New Mexico Community College Kalamazoo College Institute of Technology Blanchardstown Centre College Kennesaw State University National Research Nuclear University Chapman University Kent State University National University of Ireland Galway City University of New York - Baruch Kettering University SSDP Belarus College Kuyper College SSDP Belgrade Clemson University Lane Community College SSDP Czech Republic Cleveland State University Lewis and Clark College SSDP France College of Charleston Lewis and Clark Law School SSDP Italy College of Southern Idaho Life University SSDP Österreich College of Southern Nevada Louisiana State University The Higher School of Economics Colorado College Loyola University Chicago Trinity College Dublin Colorado Mountain College Manchester Community College University College Cork Colorado School of Mines Manchester University University College Dublin Colorado State University Mankato State University University of Copenhagen Columbia University Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts University of Limerick Connecticut College Metropolitan State University of Denver Cornell University Miami-Dade College - Kendall Campus LATIN AMERICA & THE Crater High School Michigan State University CARIBBEAN Creighton University Mills College EPSD Bolivia Cypress Community College Missouri State University EPSD Chile Dartmouth College Montgomery College EPSD México Dean College Mt. San Jacinto College National Autonomous University of Denton Community College Napa Valley College Nicaragua DePaul University Naropa University Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán Diablo Valley College National University of Health Sciences Universidad de Costa Rica Dickinson College New College of Florida University of the West Indies Doña Ana Community College New Mexico State University East Carolina University New York University WESTERN ASIA East Tennessee State University North Carolina State University American International School - Riyadh Eckerd College North Dakota State University Beirut Arab University Emory University North Shore Community College SSDP Israel

This list includes schools where an SSDP chapter was active during the 2017-2018 program year. 20

Northeast Ohio Medical University The Chicago School of Professional University of North Carolina Charlotte Northeastern Illinois University Psychology University of North Carolina Wilmington Northeastern University The George Washington University University of North Dakota Northern Kentucky University Tillamook Bay Community College University of North Georgia Dahlonega Northern Michigan University Towson University University of North Georgia Gainesville Northwestern University Tufts University University of North Texas Oaksterdam University Tulane University University of Oklahoma Occidental College University of California Riverside University of Oregon Ohio State University University at Buffalo University of Pennsylvania Ohio University University of Akron University of Pittsburgh Pasco-Hernando State College University of Alabama Birmingham University of Redlands Penn State University Dickinson Law University of Arizona University of Rhode Island Pepperdine University University of California Berkeley University of San Diego Law School Pomona College University of California Berkeley Haas University of South Carolina Portland Community College School of Business University of South Dakota Portland State University University of California Davis University of South Florida Quinnipiac University University of California Hastings Law University of Southern California Reed College School University of Tennessee Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of California Irvine University of Texas Arlington Rice University University of California Irvine School of University of Texas Austin Rochester Institute of Technology Law University of Texas Dallas Rocky Mountain College University of California Los Angeles University of Texas Permian Basin Rollins College University of California Merced University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Roosevelt University University of California Santa Barbara University of Texas San Antonio Rowan University University of California Santa Cruz University of Toledo Rutgers University University of Central Arkansas University of Toledo Medical College Saint Charles Community College University of Central Florida University of Utah Saint Mary’s College of Maryland University of Central Oklahoma University of Virginia Salem College University of Chicago University of Washington Salt Lake Community College University of Cincinnati University of West Georgia San Diego State University University of Colorado Boulder University of Wisconsin Green Bay San Francisco State University University of Colorado Denver University of Wisconsin Oshkosh San Jose State University University of Connecticut Utah Valley University Santa Barbara City College University of Dayton Valencia College Santa Fe University of Art and Design University of Denver Vassar College Santa Rosa Junior College University of Denver Law School Vermont Law School Sarah Lawrence College University of Detroit Mercy Virginia Commonwealth University Scottsdale Community College University of Florida Virginia Tech Shenandoah University University of Georgia Volcano Vista High School Sierra College University of Houston Wake Forest University Sonoma State University University of Illinois at Chicago Wayne State University South Dakota School of Mines and University of Illinois at Springfield Weber State University Technology University of Illinois College of Medicine Webster University Southeast Missouri State University University of Iowa West Virginia University Southeastern Oklahoma State University of Kansas Western Connecticut State University University University of Kentucky Western Illinois University Southern Illinois University University of Louisville Western Washington University Southern Mississippi University University of Maine Westminster College Southwestern College University of Maryland Willamette University St Edward’s University University of Massachusetts Amherst Willamette University College of Law Suffolk University University of Massachusetts Boston Yale University State University of New York Albany University of Miami State University of New York Albany University of Michigan OCEANIA Graduate School University of Michigan Dearborn Deakin University State University of New York University of Michigan Law School Macquarie University Binghamton University of Minnesota Twin Cities University of Auckland State University of New York Buffalo University of Mississippi University of Melbourne State University of New York Geneseo University of Missouri Victoria University of Wellington State University of New York New Paltz University of Montana State University of New York Purchase University of Nebraska College of Law Syracuse University University of Nebraska Omaha Temple University University of Nebraska Lincoln Tennessee Technological University University of Nevada Las Vegas Texas A&M University University of Nevada Reno Texas A&M University - Kingsville University of New Hampshire Texas A&M University -Corpus Christi University of New Mexico Texas A&M University School of Law University of New Mexico - Taos Texas State University University of New Mexico School of Law Texas Tech University University of North Carolina Asheville

For an up-to-date list, visit ssdp.org/chapters 21 “I currently work as the Program Director fort Colorado’s largest syringe access program. Without my connections from SSDP, support from mentors as references, and guidance through the process from peers, I would not be where I am today. Because of my experience as a chapter founder and leader with SSDP, I was immediately moved to the top of the list for consideration for my job in public health. Nothing could have prepared me better for how to walk to the walk, loving and supporting those who use drugs, and finding ways to make the world better for people negatively impacted by the war on drugs. ”

- Kat Humphries ‘10 Program Director, Harm Reduction Action Center

22 “Drug policies in Ghana focus on criminalization and imprisonment with no directive on rehabilitation or public health. Many young, intelligent, and skillful individuals are thrown into prison without a fair trial because people involved with drugs are automatically considered guilty. SSDP was the first youth-led group in Ghana fighting to end inhumane drug policies. SSDP helped my chapter work towards our dream of ending the drug war in Ghana. It gave me a purpose knowing that I am fighting for a good cause, fighting for the rights and dignity of people who use drugs, the rights of people who I believe should have a future.”

- Juana A. Boateng ‘15 Young African Leaders Initiative Network, Global Goodwill Ambassadors

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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES

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

JANUARY 1, 2017 - DECEMBER 31, 2017 JANUARY 1, 2017 - DECEMBER 31, 2017

ASSETS REVENUE & SUPPORT

Cash and cash equivalents $117,728 Contributions and grants $710,291 Prepaid expenses and deposits $3,697 In-kind contributions $13,431 Property and equipment, net $1,033 Sponsorships $2,500 Intangible assets, net $36,136 Conferences $28,921 Virtual currency $23,834 Sales $106 Accounts receivable $600 Other income $20,060 Interest income $106 Total assets $243,028 Total revenue LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS and support $775,489 Liabilities Expenses Accounts payable $4,557 Program services $620,752 Total liabilities $4,557 Management and general $65,012 Fundraising $78,183 Net Assets Total expenses $763,947 Unrestricted $106,301 Temporarily restricted $132,170 Total net assets $238,471 Change in Net Assets $11,542

Net Assets, beginning of year $226,929 Total Liabilities and Net Assets $243,028 Net Assets, end of year $238,471

Financial statements represent activity in 2017; the remainder of the content in this report represents activity from July 2017 through June 2018. Complete audit reports and IRS Forms 990 are available at ssdp.org/reports. JANUARY 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2017

$763,947 $775,489

EXPENSES INCOME

56.4% Salaries & benefits 73.6% Individual & corporate contributions 10.4% Events & conferences 14.2% Foundation grants 7.8% Travel 5.5% In-kind contributions 6.1% Rent 3.7% Conferences 3.4% Accounting fees 2.9% Sales, sponsorships, interest & other 3.1% Outside contract services income 12.8% Other/miscellaneous 1011 O Street NW #1 Washington, DC 20001 [email protected] (202) 393-5280 ssdp.org