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Recollections of Solitary Confinement During the HIV Epidemic

I was diagnosed with HIV in 1992, just after I’d turned 18. I’d been having unprotected sex, and sharing needles…

January 9, 2023

Minnesota Lawmakers Launch 2023 Cannabis Legalization Bill

Minnesota lawmakers have unveiled a marijuana legalization bill and announced next steps to advance the reform in the 2023 legislative…

January 6, 2023

FDA Leaders’ Smoking Cessation “Care Package” Article Draws Fire

At the end of December, Robert Califf, the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Brian King, the…

January 5, 2023

Oregon Is Now Accepting License Applications for Psilocybin Therapy

On January 2, Oregon health officials began accepting license applications from businesses and individuals that want to provide psilocybin therapy…

January 5, 2023

BC Decrim Threshold Was Set for Police, Not People Who Use Drugs

British Columbia is about to become the first Canadian province to decriminalize personal possession of some state-banned drugs—a move that…

January 4, 2023

Illinois Law to End Cash Bail, Blocked at Last Minute, Now Hangs on Appeal

Just hours before a law to end cash bail in Illinois was due to take effect on January 1, the…

January 4, 2023

California Now Requires Naloxone Access on College Campuses

California is now requiring most public universities and colleges to offer students free naloxone, as well as provide trainings on…

January 3, 2023

The Biggest Tobacco Harm Reduction Battles to Come in 2023

United States tobacco control did not have an easy 2022. So much turmoil has come and gone this past year…

December 29, 2022

New York Opens First Retail Cannabis Dispensary at 4:20 PM

The first adult-use marijuana sales in New York will take place December 29—at the symbolic time of 4:20 pm, officials…

December 29, 2022

Air Force to Scrap Planes Used to Surveil Drugs at the Border—Over Objections From Police

The United States Air Force is fast-tracking a plan to shutter the small fleet of planes used to surveil drug…

December 28, 2022