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San Antonio Voters Heavily Reject Cannabis, Abortion, Policing Reforms

Voters in Texas’s second-most populous city, San Antonio, overwhelmingly rejected a ballot initiative on May 6 that would have decriminalized marijuana…

May 8, 2023

Will Colorado Open the Nation’s First Ibogaine Clinic?

A bill approved by lawmakers might see Colorado become the first state in the nation to open an ibogaine clinic,…

May 5, 2023

From São Paulo, a Wave of Medical Cannabis Reform Across Brazil

On 4/20, São Paulo State Deputy Caio França (Socialist Party) filed a bill that that would authorize domestic cannabis cultivation…

May 4, 2023

Post-Acute Withdrawal Syndrome After You Quit Alcohol: Is It Real?

Post-acute withdrawal syndrome is a hypothetical condition in which a set of symptoms persist long after a person has undergone…

May 4, 2023

With No Meds for Meth Use, He Prepares to Leave Prison—and Return

[Read Part 1 of this story here] Larry Vessey Jr. is less than four months out from his release from…

May 4, 2023

Activists Crash Texas Legislature Over Contrasting Fentanyl Bills

Harm reduction activists crashed the Texas State Capitol in Austin on April 27, protesting lawmakers’ combination of inaction and regressive…

May 3, 2023

Will CA Supreme Court Force DA Gascón to Use “Three Strikes” Law?

Of all the reformist prosecutors elected since 2015, almost none have been pummeled quite as much as George Gascón. Narrowly…

May 3, 2023

A Psychedelics Conference Tackles the Future of the Movement

Reggae dubstep thumps from a pedicab parked in the entrance to the main lecture hall. Psychedelic art hangs from partitions…

May 2, 2023

CA Bill to Legalize Psychedelics Possession Expedited to Senate Floor

A California bill to legalize the possession and facilitated use of certain psychedelics is heading to the Senate floor, under…

May 2, 2023

Multiple GA Prisoners Killed, During DOJ Visit to Investigate Violence

Over 18 months ago, the Department of Justice (DOJ) opened an investigation into an unprecedented rise in prisoner homicides within…

May 1, 2023