Queen Adesuyi is a senior national policy manager working within the Drug Policy Alliance’s National Policy team. Adesuyi works to advance several of DPA’s legislative priorities on the local, national, and federal levels, including marijuana legalization with a racial justice focus, drug decriminalization, and eliminating collateral consequences for drug use and previous convictions. She is currently leading the #DecrimPovertyDC campaign, a grassroots legislative campaign seeking to decriminalize drugs in the District and radically invest in a harm-reduction infrastructure to address the health and well-being of people who use drugs.

While at DPA, Adesuyi saw through the introduction of the Marijuana Justice Act, Congress’ first marijuana reform bill that addressed racial justice and justice reform issues. She helped convene and co-leads the Marijuana Justice Coalition. Under her co-leadership, the Marijuana Justice Coalition has worked on the introduction and the historic passage of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment & Expungement (MORE) Act by the U.S. House of Representatives in the 116th Congress.

Adesuyi, a first-generation Nigerian-American who hails from the Morris Heights section of the Bronx, NY, is a Georgetown University alumna. During her studies,  she majored in American Studies. Prior to joining DPA, Adesuyi worked with the Georgetown University Prisons and Justice Initiative and the National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens. She also successfully completed internships at the Office of Congressman Jose E. Serrano (D-NY), Mic.com, and the New York Times.