Tony Newman

Tony Newman is communications director for the Drug Policy Alliance.

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How One Man Helped 10,000 People With Serious Drug Problems

Howard knows about substance abuse on a personal level. He struggled with heroin addiction and spent some time behind bars.

By: Tony Newman ,; DrugPolicyAlliance

February 2, 2015

Education & Youth

Autistic Teen Entrapped by Cops, Jesse Snodgrass, to Participate in Graduation Ceremony at Chaparral High School

Jesse Snodgrass, the teenage special needs student arrested in an undercover police operation will receive his high school diploma at the Chaparral High School graduation ceremony on Thursday, June …

By: Tony Newman ,; DrugPolicyAlliance

June 6, 2014

Human Rights

Worldwide Campaign: Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes Is a Human Right

An international consortium of medical cannabis organisations are demanding that humans, regardless of state or allegiance and without qualification, be able to use cannabis therapeutically.

By: Tony Newman ,; DrugPolicyAlliance

May 28, 2014

First Quarter Marijuana Possession Arrest Data Released: NYPD On Path to Make As Many Marijuana Arrests in 2014 as in Previous Year

Today the Marijuana Arrest Research Project released data showing that racially bias marijuana arrests continue to be one of the leading arrests in New York City, despite the precipitous …

By: Tony Newman ,; DrugPolicyAlliance

May 12, 2014

Prisons & Policing

Obama Plans Clemency for “Hundreds, Perhaps Thousands” of People Sentenced for Drug Law Violations

Obama is prepared to use his pardon power to grant clemency to “hundreds, perhaps thousands” of people who have been jailed for nonviolent drug crimes.

By: Tony Newman ,; DrugPolicyAlliance

April 22, 2014

Prisons & Policing

Louisianan Given 13-Year Prison Sentence for Possession of Two Marijuana Cigarettes

The Drug Policy Alliance filed an amicus brief yesterday urging the Louisiana Supreme Court to review the egregious prison sentence of Bernard Noble, a 48-year old man who was …

By: Tony Newman ,; DrugPolicyAlliance

April 19, 2014

Medical Marijuana Dropped from State Budget, Leaving Patients to Suffer

On Saturday, Governor Cuomo, Speaker Sheldon Silver, and Senate Co-Presidents Dean Skelos and Jeffrey Klein announced that they had reach a budget agreement, but the deal excluded the Compassionate …

By: Tony Newman ,; DrugPolicyAlliance

April 1, 2014

New York Senator Chuck Schumer and Texas Governor Rick Perry Support CO and WA Right to Legalize Marijuana

Today, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) expressed his support for allowing states to move forward with taxing and regulating marijuana.

By: Tony Newman ,; DrugPolicyAlliance

January 29, 2014

DPA Gripping Video Shows Life-Altering Consequences of Marijuana Possession Arrests in NYC

Statewide polls show strong majority of New Yorkers, including republicans, support fixing marijuana possession laws; NY lags behind neighboring states in marijuana reform

By: Tony Newman ,; DrugPolicyAlliance

December 11, 2013

Congress Should Hold Hearings Reviewing DEA and U.S. Drug Policy from Top-to-Bottom

In what many have called a blatant abuse of power that strips Americans of their fundamental constitutional rights, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is collaborating with the National Security …

By: Tony Newman ,; DrugPolicyAlliance

August 9, 2013

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