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BOP to Close Six Prisons, as Trump Pushes Agency Deeper Into Chaos

The federal Bureau of Prisons plans to permanently close six facilities, citing extreme understaffing and “decades of deferred maintenance." The…

July 6, 2026

Who Will Profit Most When the Drug War Ends?

The day I finish reading The Next Fix: The Winners and Losers Inside the Future of Drugs, by Professor Kojo…

July 6, 2026

Of Course 7-OH and Cychlorphine Fit Schedule I Criteria. All New Drugs Do.

The Drug Enforcement Administration plans to order emergency placements of 7-OH, cychlorphine and multiple substances related to each in Schedule…

July 2, 2026

The Sex Offender Registry Changed How I See Homelessness

In 2020, after 10 years in prison, I was getting ready to come home—I just needed a place to live.…

July 1, 2026

“No Judgment”—Ten Personal Stories of Alcohol Harm Reduction

The need for harm reduction around alcohol use is both pressing and obvious. Yet too often—in a field dominated on…

July 1, 2026

DHS Still Doesn’t Know What Its Fentanyl Seizures Actually Do

In December 2022, the Department of Homeland Security was required to create a data collection program for its fentanyl operations…

June 30, 2026

DEA, FDA Testify on First Day of Hearing on Marijuana Rescheduling

Lawyers for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) on June 29 highlighted testimony on marijuana’s medical benefits, and its relative safety…

June 30, 2026

If the DEA Gets Bad Press for Not Seizing Fentanyl, the DEA Still Wins

In the week since the Associated Press and Albuquerque Journal separately reported on the Drug Enforcement Administration allowing certain fentanyl…

June 29, 2026

EU Nicotine-Tax Doubts After Parliamentary Rejections

The European Parliament has rejected two different plans to set minimum taxation rates for safer nicotine products. On June 17,…

June 29, 2026

Brazil’s Massive Cocaine Bust Doesn’t Mean It’s Winning the Drug War

On June 21, Brazilian authorities conducted what may have been the country’s largest-ever cocaine bust. The cocaine, seized from timber…

June 26, 2026