Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP)
Evan Nison is the Founder and President of NisonCo, a political and public relations consulting firm specializing in cannabis, with over 20 employees and a broad client base exceeding 100 industry leaders. Nison serves on the Board of Directors for NORML and Students for Sensible Drug Policy, providing strategic direction and advancing organizational goals. As a co-founder of the New York Cannabis Alliance, Nison regularly collaborates with legislators and partner organizations, facilitating press events and funding campaigns. Other notable roles include co-founding Whoopi & Maya, serving as Executive Director of NJ NORML, and gaining experience in government operations through an internship with the City of Ithaca's Mayor's Office. Nison also advocated for drug policy reform during academic tenure as President of Ithaca College SSDP and as a State-wide Campus Organizer for the Proposition 19 campaign in California. Nison holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Ithaca College.
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Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP)
Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) is the largest global youth-led network dedicated to ending the War on Drugs. At its heart, SSDP is a grassroots organization, led by a Board of Directors primarily elected by and from our student and youth members. We bring young people of all political and ideological orientations together to have honest conversations about drugs and drug policy. We create change by providing a platform where members collaborate, communicate, share resources with, and coach each other to generate policy change, deliver honest drug education, and promote harm reduction. Founded in 1998, SSDP is comprised of thousands of members in hundreds of communities around the globe. https://ssdp.org/about/