Mission
National Coalition for Effective Drug Policies is a coalition of organizations that meet in Washington, D.C. and is dedicated to the development and implementation of federal policies that effectively address drug use and drug abuse. NCEDP member organizations support one or more of the following reforms:
- shifting federal drug control priorities and policies to public health approaches to drug use that ensure: adequate funding of drug abuse prevention and education; access to interventions that prevent blood borne diseases; and elimination of current barriers to appropriate access to all medically recommended drugs, health care, and substance abuse and mental health services;
- the repeal and/or reform of drug policies that have a negative and disparate impact on racial and ethnic minorities, women, children, and the poor and the development of alternatives that support rehabilitation and family unity;
- the restoration of civil liberties including reproductive and child custody rights; and
- reducing the negative consequences of current drug eradication efforts as well as the development of effective international drug control policies that take into account the environmental impact, human rights and economic condition of all people impacted.
Steering Committee Members
Co-chairs
Rachel King, Legislative Counsel, American Civil Liberties Union
202-544-1681
Kevin Zeese, President, Common Sense for Drug Policy
703-354-5694
Coordinator
Whitney Taylor, Drug Policy Foundation
202-537-5005
Steering Committee
Kathleen Stoll, The Center for Women Policy Studies
202-872-1770
Eric Sterling, Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
202-537-5005
Sanho Tree, Institute for Policy Studies
202-234-9382
Jason Zeidenberg, Justice Policy Institute
202-678-9282
Keith Stroup, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
202-483-5500
H. Alexander Robinson, Research and Policy Reform Center
202-624-3170
|
