May 08 2024 55 mins
Gretchen is the Co-Founder & Executive Director of A New PATH (Parents for Addiction Treatment & Healing), a non-profit organization that works to reduce the stigma associated with drug use & addiction, and advocates for therapeutic rather than punitive drug policies. In 2000 she served as State Chairwoman for Proposition 36, which mandates treatment instead of incarceration for non-violent drug offenders and in 2016 she was a signer for Prop 64 (marijuana legalization) in California. A native of San Diego, she is also the Owner / Director of Gretchen Productions, a Fashion Show Production Company, which was started in 1979. Her articles on treatment vs. incarceration have been published nationwide. In 2009 she created the national Moms United to End the War on Drugs campaign and serves as lead organizer. A New PATH- @ANewPath99INSTAGRAM:https://www.instagram.com/anewpath99/Twitter: @gretchenmomsuFACEBOOK:https://www.facebook.com/ANewPATHsite/YOUTUBE:https://www.youtube.com/user/PATHMomsUnited --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/angela-r-presley/message