In Episode 3, Riya Dange and Antoinette Charles tackle drug criminalization policies with Maritza Perez, the Director of the Office of National Affairs at the Drug Policy Alliance. They explore how current drug policies disproportionately target people of color and discuss Maritza’s work confronting the issue through legislative advocacy. As you listen to this episode, consider: what might change if we framed drug use as a public health issue instead of a legal offense? 

For more information about the Drug Policy Alliance, see: https://www.drugpolicy.org  

To read the DPA’s open letter on decriminalizing marijuana, written alongside researchers, academics, clinicians, and public health organizations, please see: https://www.drugpolicy.org/MORE-PublicHealth