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New Bid to Create Marijuana Legalization Pilot in Louisiana

A Louisiana lawmaker has introduced a bill to create an adult-use marijuana legalization pilot program in the state to determine…

February 27, 2026

Oklahoma Weighs “Repeat Offender” Law for Drug Use During Pregnancy

Oklahoma is considering a bill that would increase the state’s authority to intervene when people use unregulated drugs during pregnancy,…

February 26, 2026

Campus Harm Reduction Fueled by Student Advocacy, Some State Policies

At the University of California, Berkeley, six locations across campus offer students free fentanyl test strips and naloxone. Harm reduction…

February 26, 2026

England May Ban Vaping in Cars When Kids Are Present

Vaping in cars carrying children could be banned in England under new proposed measures designed to reduce secondhand smoke and…

February 26, 2026

Pressured by Fentanyl Deaths, County Coroner Laws Evolve in Weird Ways

Legislators in Indiana have unanimously advanced a bill that proposes an unusual solution to the shortage of qualified coroners to…

February 25, 2026

Beyond the Panic: A Harm Reduction Lens for Teen Drug Use

Adolescent drug use often triggers moral panics, fear-mongering and the passage of draconian laws to “keep the kids safe” by…

February 25, 2026

Illinois HOPE Act Would “Codify Harm Reduction” and Housing-First

Illinois is considering a wide-ranging harm reduction bill that advocates believe may have traction with legislators. If enacted, the Holistic…

February 24, 2026

Will Public Support for Legalizing Psychedelics Follow Marijuana’s Path?

Support for legalizing the use of psychedelics might relatively low today, according to a new survey from the RAND Corporation,…

February 24, 2026

Harm Reduction Without Humans? The Risks and Potential of AI

In November 2023, California teenager Sam Nelson put a question to ChatGPT. “How many grams of kratom gets you a…

February 24, 2026

FDA Drops Drug-Approval Standard From Two Controlled Trials to One

The Food and Drug Administration will no longer expect pharmaceutical manufacturers to submit two pivotal trials in applications for new…

February 23, 2026