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Robotic Methadone Tech Not the Answer to Clinics’ Culture of Cruelty

The methadone clinic cartel is increasingly turning to technology in order to stay in control and expand its reach. Opioid…

December 17, 2025

The Sex Offender Registry Isn’t Meant for Public Safety. Just Public Shaming.

It happened on an ordinary afternoon; the kind of day when sunlight falls softly on the house, when nothing feels…

December 17, 2025

Trump Designates Fentanyl a Weapon of Mass Destruction

On December 15, President Donald Trump issued an executive order designating fentanyl "and its core precursors" as weapons of mass…

December 16, 2025

Cheered On by the WHO, Vietnam Tightens Total Vape Ban

On December 11, Vietnam passed an amendment to its Investment Law in order to prohibit all investment or commercial trade…

December 16, 2025

BC Government Doubles Down on Forced Drug Treatment

The British Columbia government is doubling down on involuntary treatment for people who use drugs, fast-tracking a law to skirt…

December 16, 2025

Wisconsin Weighs Extra Prison Time for Drug Violations Near Shelters

Wisconsin legislators are considering a bill that would increase the maximum prison term for certain drug convictions by five years,…

December 15, 2025

The FDA Might Be Thawing to THR: Here’s How It Could Move Faster

Baby steps, but 2025 might have been the year the United States Food and Drug Administration started changing course on…

December 15, 2025

Legal Marijuana Access Linked to Fewer Suicides Among Older Adults

States that opened adult-use marijuana dispensaries saw suicide rates decline among older adults, according to a new scientific analysis of…

December 12, 2025

Drug Policy Reform Movement Renews Fight Against Authoritarianism

Despite the cold, the Drug Policy Alliance’s biennial Reform conference vibrated with excitement as approximately 1,800 people filed into the…

December 11, 2025

DOJ Opens Wildcard Investigation Into Colorado Prisons, Youth Centers

The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division has announced a special investigation into conditions inside Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC)…

December 11, 2025