2020 Northeast Cannabis Business Conference

Melissa Moore
NY State Deputy Director
Drug Policy Alliance


Melissa Moore's fifteen-plus years of experience managing media and campaign strategy for progressive nonprofits focused on criminal justice reform, immigrant rights, poverty, community-led international development, and resource rights shape her role at Drug Policy Alliance. Throughout her career, Melissa has worked toward social change by bridging policy analysis and targeted campaigns with direct engagement. Her work at DPA centers on shifting New York's approach to drug policy and repairing the harms that the War on Drugs has caused to individuals and communities, particularly through her work leading the Start SMART campaign to legalize marijuana and contributions to the EndOverdoseNY campaign. Melissa's expertise and views on drug policy issues have been featured by CNN, The Hill, Forbes, NPR, POLITICO, Newsweek, and more.

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