Dear reader,

[inline:borden12.jpg align=right caption="David Borden"]This is a good time and a challenging time in drug policy:
 

• Changes in society affecting crime rates, have led to pushback against sentencing and police reform and drug decrim.
• The opioid crisis and its tragic toll have led to more official support for harm reduction than ever before, but also to some regressive policies.
• Marijuana efforts have momentum at the state level, but continue to stall federally amidst national politics and contention within the reform movement over issues like banking and rescheduling.
• The necessary debate on regulating drugs to reduce overdoses and other harm has yet to take off for most drugs.

We are a steady voice on these and other issues. But we need your help to stay on the move at this important time. Can you make a generous donation for our work at this time? Visit https://stopthedrugwar.org/donate, and click on the tax-deductible donation link or the non-deductible donation link, whichever kind you wish to make. Our donation form accepts credit card, PayPal, and bank ACH.

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Can you make a non-deductible donation to sustain our newsletter through the campaign season? Or a tax-deductible donation for our educational writing and our efforts to address serious human rights abuses in the drug war? Visit our Candidates topic page and our Rule of Law campaign page to see why these are important. Our web site supports both one-time donations and recurring ones, on cycles including monthly, quarterly, annually, and other options. 

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Thank you for your support!

Sincerely,

David Borden
StoptheDrugWar.org
Washington, DC
"US and UN Drug Policy Reform"
https://stopthedrugwar.org