Many of the volunteers on the citizen-led advisory board on policing and safety in New York City are requesting that the city and state decriminalize marijuana use (Harris et al., 2021; Rugeley et al., 2021). As the advisory board president, you are asked to prepare a statement for the leading newspaper of the city. This may be in the form of an editorial/opinion piece that offers your viewpoint on the role and behavior of unelected officials in creating/developing policy decisions for elected officials. As an option, you may provide a video instead of an editorial/opinion piece. Include a script with references with this option. Your response can be specific to the decriminalization of marijuana use or a general one responding to your role as a volunteer in policy recommendations.