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Replication Study Confirms Vapes Reduce Heart Risks Compared to Cigarettes

A new in vitro study shows that aerosols from nicotine vapes do not produce the cellular effects caused by cigarette…

August 11, 2022

The FDA’s Early Plan to Expedite Open-System Vape Marketing Applications

Documents obtained by Filter provide insight into how the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) originally intended…

August 10, 2022

Missouri Will Vote on Marijuana Legalization in November

Missouri officials announced on August 9 that an initiative to legalize marijuana will appear on the state’s November ballot. While…

August 10, 2022

Colombia’s New President Wants to End the Drug War. Can He Succeed?

President Gustavo Petro of Colombia was sworn in on August 7. And he devoted much of his inauguration speech to…

August 9, 2022

The Pfizer Naloxone Shortage Ends, Leaving Us With Just the Regular One

[Read Filter's August 1 story introducing Remedy Alliance's naloxone distribution here.]   In the same way that the United States…

August 8, 2022

DeSantis Removal of Elected Prosecutor Could Have Ripple Effect

On August 4, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) suspended Andrew Warren, the elected top prosecutor for Hillsborough County (Tampa). State…

August 5, 2022

The Fight to End Firing of Federal Workers for Cannabis Use

The largest union representing federal government employees is flexing its muscles to stop employers firing workers for cannabis use in…

August 4, 2022

California on the Brink of Opening Safe Consumption Sites

California is poised to legalize safe consumption sites. On August 1, the state legislature passed SB 57, a bill that…

August 3, 2022

Disturbing Virginia Key Plan Reflects Wave of Anti-Homeless Radicalism

Miami-Dade County, Florida, was long seen as liberal. But Biden only just beat Trump there in 2020, and the local…

August 3, 2022

The WHO Finds Alcohol Is Beneficial: Who Knew?

The Progressive movement established drug prohibition, including alcohol, in the early 20th century by utilizing racism and classism. Today public…

August 3, 2022