For the next two months, we have an opportunity to rein in the worst excesses of the war on drugs.

The government is set to cut spending by $1.5 trillion by November 23 - and one way to do that is to roll back costly and ineffective drug war programs and institutions like the DEA. With support for legalizing marijuana and ending the war on drugs at an all time high, now is the time to strike.

Donate today and help let members of Congress know that the American public wants drug war funding cut. Help us raise $10,000 by September 16th and reach out to Congress!

No agency merits defunding so much as the DEA. Who are they to declare that marijuana “has no acceptable medical use in the United States”? The DEA has shown that they’ll work to block researchers from discovering new medical benefits to marijuana at all costs. Why should the taxes we pay support this kind of ideological nonsense?

What’s the price tag for the anti-science, anti-public health DEA? Over $2 billion per year. And the drug war as a whole? Each year, the war on drugs costs taxpayers at least $50 billion!

Polls show that the overwhelming majority of Americans think the war on drugs has failed, so it’s time for Congress to cut it off at the source. Let Congress know that you don’t want to waste money on the war on drugs. Donate to the Drug Policy Alliance today!

When opportunity calls, we count on supporters like you to rise to the occasion. That’s why we’re asking you to help us raise $10,000 by September 16th. With your help, we'll be able to reach out to media allies and continue our work in the halls of Congress to make sure drug war funding is on the chopping block. Make a tax-deductible gift today!

Sincerely,

Ethan Nadelmann Executive Director Drug Policy Alliance