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Melbourne Advocates Fight Backlash to New Safe Consumption Site Plan

Controversy is escalating in Melbourne, Australia, over the location of what would be the city's second safe consumption site (SCS).…

July 9, 2021

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 Democratic candidate for New York City…

July 8, 2021

Rhode Island Makes History by Legalizing Safe Consumption Sites

The governor of Rhode Island on Wednesday signed a bill to establish a safe consumption site (SCS) pilot program where…

July 8, 2021

Like Many Drug Policy Reformers, I’m Driven by Personal Tragedy

I have a million stories about my older brother, Billy, that exemplify the harms of the United States criminal justice…

July 8, 2021

Advocates Mobilize Around Besieged Atlantic City Syringe Program

On July 6, New Jersey harm reduction organizations met at Firefighters Memorial, a small park between City Hall and the county…

July 7, 2021

Mass. DA Exemplifies How the “Progressive Prosecutor” Tag Is Overused

During a recent webinar hosted by Prosecutorial Performance Indicators, an organization that encourages better data collection in the criminal justice…

July 7, 2021

Brazil Gains Ground on Medical Marijuana, in Defiance of Bolsonaro

In June, after a series of delays, a special commission of Brazil’s lower house of Congress finally voted on Bill…

July 6, 2021

“Music Is a Trigger”—How I Was Welcomed to Rehab

[This article is excerpted from the author's new book, The Weight of Air. It recounts his first experience in rehab,…

July 6, 2021

Is the Tide Turning Against Public Sex Offender Registries?

On June 8, the American Law Institute, arguably the most prestigious non-governmental law reform organization in the country, concluded its…

July 2, 2021

Rhode Island on the Brink of Authorizing Safe Consumption Sites

On June 29, the Rhode Island House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill to authorize safe consumption sites,…

July 1, 2021