Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno is the executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, the leading organization in the United States advocating for an end to the war on drugs. Previously, she held several positions at the international organization Human Rights Watch, including as its senior Americas researcher, covering Colombia from 2004 to 2010, and as codirector of its US program. McFarland grew up mostly in Lima, Peru, during that country’s internal war. She has written widely on drug policy and human rights issues, and is a frequent voice in the media. She lives in Brooklyn.

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