LEAP is a nonprofit nonpartisan group of police, judges, prosecutors, & other criminal justice professionals who support evidence-based public safety policies.
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“Prisons are filled with our neighbors. They’re within our own communities and we should be treating them like community members."
Please watch & share: LEAP’s Laura Boesen worked in prisons, creating space for connection, dignity, growth -centering humanity where it can be lost
News! Today is the launch of a new public service announcement, a collaboration from the comedy troupe Broken Lizard and The Committee for Responsible Cannabis Policy.
Massachusetts ballot question 8 is confusing and not straightforward. This short film explains why Just Say No is more important than ever.
youtu.be/M2AW4a5K3u0?is=USdQ…
Exclusive!
‘The Super Troopers Guys Help Explain The Confusing Anti-Marijuana Question On Massachusetts’s Ballot’
Watch the exclusive video embedded in the article:
marijuanamoment.net/the-supe… by @tomangell for @MarijuanaMoment
“Voters in Massachusetts could be forgiven for being confused about how to cast their November ballots on an initiative that proposes to roll back the state’s marijuana legalization law. A “yes” vote is really a “no” on continued legal adult-use cannabis sales, while a “no” vote is a “yes” on keeping the state’s recreational dispensary system in place.
Huh?”
marijuanamoment.net/the-supe…
Significant words today spoken at the United Nations by Ben Saul, the Special Rapporteur:
‘States must reject destructive ‘war on narco-terrorism’
A new report released today.
“Organised drug violence and drug misuse threaten the rights to life, personal security and health. States must take all lawful measures to combat them,”
ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
For two decades our organization has been at the forefront of this conversation. Our speakers are made up of many ranks from law enforcement with extensive experience. For too long we have said that the next wave of substances will come and they will be more potent, more harmful, and with less and less quality control in the market. This cycle will repeat until we do something different:
‘A wave of homemade, synthetic drugs sweeps US and deepens crisis’
bbc.com/news/articles/cmx2wv…
We often see examples of indigenous plants and communities, and how vested interests begin to creep in with big corporations. A balance has to be struck between protecting heritage whilst maintaining progress.
theguardian.com/environment/…
The bizarre saga around kratom continues.
For @reason, author @dr4liberty explains:
“The federal drug police want to turn consumers of certain concentrated kratom-derived products into criminals while leaving traditional kratom leaf products outside the ban. Before exposing adults to arrest and prosecution, the feds owe them a scientific explanation for that distinction.”
reason.com/2026/10/20/the-de…
‘Censorship and Resistance: A Prison Banned Book Week Conversation’
Did you know it’s Prison Banned Books Week? There are many LEAP staffers who are booking on to these online events to hear more. Take a look and book your places:
events.haymarketbooks.org/ev…
Hosted by @haymarketbooks and @ACLU
The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) retweeted
‘A tale of two trap houses: being cuckooed ruined my friend’s life – but did it then help save him?’
A dive into the corruptible world of the illicit trade and how exploitation is tragically inevitable.
theguardian.com/news/ng-inte…
By @Narcomania
The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) retweeted
‘How Psychedelics Helped Me Manage Grief From A Career In Law Enforcement’
“That challenged a core principle of my law enforcement programming. As a product of the War on Drugs, I believed all illegal drugs were dangerous and destructive.”
marijuanamoment.net/how-psyc…
‘Police need more tools than handcuffs’
“The recently announced proposal to create a Department of Neighborhood Safety is an important part of this conversation, but communities in Baltimore and across Maryland have been asking a related question for years: When police encounter someone who has committed a low-level, nonviolent offense, is arrest always the best way to make the community safer, or should officers have other options?”
baltimoresun.com/2026/10/13/… by Law Enforcement Action Partnership speaker, and retired Baltimore Police major, Mike Hilliard.
‘Methadone saves lives. Why does the system make it hard to get?’
“Redmond’s Liquid Handcuffs offers a rare window on the absurdity of many of the methadone restrictions. As she puts it, “In any other field of medicine, deliberately denying someone their life-saving medication as a punishment would be grounds for a lawsuit, disciplinary action, or license suspension.””
reason.org/commentary/methad…
By @HannaDersh for @reason
This is an overlooked and under-reported issue. U.S. soldiers have been active in Ecuador for a month and very few people know about it. This piece sheds light on the situation:
‘What Are U.S. Soldiers Doing in Ecuador?’
“Quito wants help in curbing cartel violence but demand for drugs persists.”
By @MaryAnastasiaOG
wsj.com/opinion/what-are-u-s…
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‘How unarmed 911 teams are reshaping public safety in nearly 100 cities’
“One way to measure success is to assess how many 911 calls a program is handling per capita, says Amos Irwin, who studies community response programs at the Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP)”
npr.org/2026/09/22/nx-s1-597…
By @meg_anders
The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) retweeted
“There are all kinds of calls that responders can handle that do not have mental health on the surface. They call and say, there's somebody panhandling really aggressively here. There is somebody loitering around my store, refusing to leave.” - Amos Irwin, Community Responder Program Director for LEAP.
npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-59…
Something to truly consider. Limiting and banning one provision can lead to upticks in potentially more harmful practices.
"A 2025 study of Canadian sales data found that provincial e-cigarette flavor restrictions led to a nearly 10 percent increase in cigarette sales. A study of U.S. sales found that flavor restrictions led to about 11 to 15 more cigarettes sold for every e-cigarette pod no longer sold." reason.org/commentary/flavor… via @ReasonFdn
Just when you thought you’d heard it all, there’s a new way that the ‘drug war’ sinks its teeth into society.
‘How Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance Program’
404media.co/how-cities-are-f…
By @jason_koebler for @404mediaco
The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) retweeted
We celebrate the life of friend, colleague, law enforcement member, and former LEAP board member, Tony Ryan.
Thank you, Tony, for the many contributions you made to our communities. You will not be forgotten - may your memory endure just as your legacy will surely do so.
‘A tale of two trap houses: being cuckooed ruined my friend’s life – but did it then help save him?’
A dive into the corruptible world of the illicit trade and how exploitation is tragically inevitable.
theguardian.com/news/ng-inte…
By @Narcomania
LISTEN!👂
Is there a different way to treat public safety? Unarmed 911 teams, or community responders, are gaining momentum across the U.S.
Law Enforcement Action Partnership’s Program Director, Community Responders, Amos Irwin spoke to @NPR this week to explain more.
Hear or read the full segment: n.pr/47y1REh