Alexander Lekhtman 
Congress Plans Historic Federal Funding for Syringe Programs
A Congressional budget committee released a draft spending bill on July 11 that would ...
Vancouver Activists Hand Out Drugs, Demand Better Safe Supply Options
On July 14 Jean Swanson, a city councillor of Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), helped ...
With Rhode Island Safe Consumption Win, Pressure Mounts on New York
New York keeps trailing behind its neighbors on vital drug policy issues. From adult-use ...
Eric Adams as NYC Mayor: What Could It Mean for Harm Reduction?
Eric Adams—the Brooklyn borough president, former state senator and former NYPD captain—is now the ...
Rhode Island on the Brink of Authorizing Safe Consumption Sites
On June 29, the Rhode Island House of Representatives voted in favor of a ...
Why Rhode Island Cannabis Activists Want Worker-Owned Co-Ops
This may be the year Rhode Island legalizes marijuana for adult use. But state ...
Biden Vows to End Racist Crack Cocaine Sentencing That He Helped Establish
The Biden administration has again voiced support for ending a law that punishes possession ...
Support. Don’t Punish—A Call to Reject the World’s Brutal Drug War
On June 4, Chandran Vithushan, a young man in Sri Lanka, was buried by ...
New Jersey Spent $11 Billion in 10 Years on Failing to Eradicate Drugs
From 2010-2019, the state of New Jersey spent more than $11 billion fighting the ...
Orlando, Florida, Gets Its First Syringe Program—With Strings Attached
Orange County, Florida, launched its first syringe service program (SSP) on June 1. The ...
