Since 2000, we led the way on creating cutting-edge policies that have fundamentally transformed the direction of drug policy in the U.S. and beyond. This includes a successful and growing marijuana reform movement across the nation. We are leading the movement to treat drug use as a health issue, not a criminal problem. In 2020, we made history in Oregon by decriminalizing drugs for the first time ever in the United States, and dramatically expanding health services in the state.

DPA has grown to more than 40 staff across the U.S.; an annual operating budget of approximately $12 million, 12,000 dues-paying members and more than 170,000 online subscribers.