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Canada Claims We Have “Safe Supply.” Here’s What That Actually Looks Like.

I started injecting morphine in 2004. It made my face painfully flushed, and what people often experience as a prickling…

February 13, 2023

We Need Harm Reduction Built for and Led by Youth Who Use Drugs

Young people use drugs. We need to accept this reality, and give them what they need to survive and thrive.…

February 10, 2023

Are There Costs to Missouri’s Rush to Begin Adult-Use Cannabis Sales?

On February 2, Missouri state regulators announced a surprise decision to issue their first adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses the following…

February 9, 2023

How the Global Drug War Threatens Environmental Defenders

The global drug war provides a golden opportunity for land-grabs that trample on human rights and sensitive ecosystems. Corporations, formally…

February 9, 2023

Smoking Deaths Sidelined in Biden’s State of the Union Address

President Joe Biden was set to announce in his February 7 State of the Union (SOTU) address how he’d lead…

February 8, 2023

SOTU: Biden Promises Fentanyl Crackdowns, OUD Meds in Prisons

On February 7, President Joe Biden delivered the State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. It…

February 8, 2023

Australia’s Legalization of MDMA, Psilocybin for Limited Medical Use

Australia has made waves by rescheduling MDMA and psilocybin, essentially legalizing the drugs for narrow medical uses. It’s a big…

February 8, 2023

As a Disabled Drug User, Home Health Care Leaves Me on the Floor

My first couple of home health aides were picked by a California state agency. As a drug user learning to…

February 8, 2023

Why the Cannabis-and-Guns Question Has Judges “All Over the Place”

On February 3, a federal court ruled that a federal statute preventing people who use cannabis from owning guns violates…

February 7, 2023

Why We Should Abandon the Term “Black Market”

As someone who identifies as Black and as an advocate for the end of marijuana criminalization and its harms, I’m…

February 7, 2023