Trump Plans to Slash Drug Policy Office Budget

Trump Plans to Slash Drug Policy Office Budget

The Trump Administration is planning to cut more than $340 million from the budget of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), CBS News reports.

The administration will eliminate the agency’s grant-making capabilities, according to the article. Two grant programs–the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) and Drug-Free Communities (DFC)–would be relocated to, and managed by, the Department of Justice and Department of Health and Human Services.

Full story at drugfree.org