Alex Norcia

    Alex was formerly Filter’s news editor. He previously worked as a reporter and copy editor at VICE, and has been published in the New York Times Magazine, the Columbia Journalism Review, the Los Angeles Times and the New Republic, among other outlets. He was also previously a freelance editorial consultant for the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World; The Influence Foundation, which operates Filter, has received grants from the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World. He is currently based in Los Angeles.

    Brookline, Mass. Bans Tobacco, Vape Sales to Anyone Born in 21st Century

    On July 19, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey approved a law in the town ...

    Hundreds of Vape Companies Plead With FedEx to Reverse Delivery Ban

    On July 12, more than four hundred vape companies urged FedEx to reverse a ...

    Why Ethan Nadelmann Has Unfinished Business With Drugs

    Ethan Nadelmann founded—and for decades ran—the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), and is without question ...

    Advocates Mobilize Around Besieged Atlantic City Syringe Program

    On July 6, New Jersey harm reduction organizations met at Firefighters Memorial, a small park ...

    Washington, DC Council Votes to Ban Flavored Vaping Products

    On June 29, the Washington, DC Council voted to ban the sale of flavored ...

    UK Health Agency Reaffirms the Power of Vaping to Help Smokers Quit

    On June 25, the United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) ...

    Health Canada Keeps Admitting That Its Vape Policies Could Increase Smoking

    On June 19, Health Canada, the agency responsible for the country’s health policy, released ...

    Global Forum on Nicotine Conveys Cautious Optimism for Tobacco Harm Reduction

    At the Global Forum on Nicotine (GFN), hosted in Liverpool, England, and broadcast online ...

    First All-Drug Decriminalization Bill to Be Introduced in Congress

    On June 15, ahead of the 50th anniversary of Nixon’s declaration of the “War ...

    Atlantic City’s Flagship Syringe Program in Battle for Survival

    In the past few months, the South Jersey AIDS Alliance (SJAA) has been planning ...