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What Will San Diego’s New “Harm Reduction” Shelter Actually Be Like?

San Diego is building what's being touted as the city's first harm reduction-based homeless shelter. The facility, currently under construction…

September 21, 2021

Former GOP Rep. Endorses Psilocybin Treatment for Alcohol Use Disorder

A former Republican congresswoman is touting the therapeutic benefits of psychedelics, sharing the story of how a close family friend…

September 21, 2021

The US Obsession With Youth Vaping Looks Odd From Across the Atlantic

“Two countries divided by a common language” is a common saying misattributed to George Bernard Shaw. US and UK vocabulary…

September 21, 2021

Criminal Justice Leaders Urge Supreme Court to Hear Safehouse Philly Case

On September 17, a group of 80 criminal justice leaders from across the country united in support of the ongoing…

September 20, 2021

Warn That Alcohol Causes Cancer? Add That Drinkers Live Longer.

“There is no safe level of alcohol,” WHO Europe headlined in 2018. “Zero alcohol consumption minimizes the overall risk of…

September 20, 2021

São Paulo’s “Cracolândia” Is in Politicians’ Crosshairs

If you’ve consumed any Brazilian news sources within the past few weeks, you’ve likely heard of Cracolândia—“Crackland,” in Portuguese—São Paulo’s…

September 17, 2021

Governor Newsom Owes It to Voters to End California’s Drug War

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) has comfortably won the recall election aimed at removing him from office, with a 30-point…

September 16, 2021

De Blasio Rejects Decarceration as Human Rights Catastrophe Consumes Rikers

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio declined to pursue decarceration for the Rikers Island jail complex at a press…

September 16, 2021

Major Disposable Vape Maker Disputes FDA’s Marketing Denial Order

On September 14, Bidi Vapor, one of the largest disposable vape producers in the United States, announced that the Food…

September 16, 2021

Alberta’s Battle Over Harm Reduction Is Heating Up

The consistent hostility of Alberta’s government toward the province’s regulated supervised consumption sites (SCS) has become a fixture in the…

September 16, 2021