Drugs and the Law Committee
The Drugs and the Law Committee studies the dimensions of substance use and abuse and how society deals with those problems, and considers future drug policy goals and objectives.
Recent Reports
Report on the NYPD’s Stop-And-Frisk Policy (May 2013) ( PDF format )
Subject area: Stop and Frisk
Report on A.6357/S.4406 which would create a system for the production, distribution and medical use of marijuana for those citizens who would likely benefit from such use (April 2013) ( PDF )
Subject area: Medical Marijuana
The International Drug Control Treaties: How Important Are They to U.S. Drug Reform? (August 2012) ( PDF )
Subject area: Drug Reform
- An article was adapted from the above report and featured on Alternet.org
For the full list of committee reports click here
Legislative Activity
For more information on the legislative and policy work of the committee, including relevant reports, bill texts and additional advocacy materials, click here.
