Press Conference on Marijuana Decriminalization and Communities of Color (2/28/24)

DPA hosted a press conference to urge the Biden Administration to keep its promise to decriminalize marijuana by descheduling it. During this virtual event, advocates and experts corrected the record on what marijuana rescheduling would mean for communities of color.
Speakers:
Maritza Perez Medina, Director of Federal Affairs, Drug Policy Alliance,
Cat Packer, Director of Drug Markets and Legal Regulation, Drug Policy Alliance
Dasheeda Dawson, Chair, Cannabis Regulators of Color Coalition and Founding Director, Cannabis NYC
Dr. Rachel Knox MD, MBA, Board Chair, Association for Cannabis Health Equity and Medicine
Amber Senter, Co-Founder, Board Chair, and Executive Director, Supernova Women
Veronika Alfaro, CEO, Mi Sota Essence
Alejandra Pablos, Organizer and Advocate
Keeda Hayes, Federal Policy Analyst, National Council of Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls
Lt. Diane Goldstein (Ret.), Executive Director, Law Enforcement Action Partnership
Recording date: February 28, 2024
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