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In Hamilton, Ontario, a Safe Supply Program Inches Forward

A small safe supply program in Hamilton, Ontario, is expanding. It has no funding, a capacity limited to a few…

January 4, 2022

Hundreds of Locations Across NY Greenlight Marijuana Businesses

With the passage of the December 31, 2021, deadline for New York municipalities to opt out of allowing marijuana retailers…

January 3, 2022

CDC Total Recorded Overdose Deaths Pass 1 Million

A few weeks ago when the CDC announced we’d passed 100,000 recorded overdose deaths in a 12-month period, I wondered…

December 31, 2021

Almost None of NC’s Drug Treatment Grant Recipients Offer Medication

North Carolina's latest state budget allocated millions of dollars to organizations that will facilitate treatment for substance use disorder (SUD).…

December 31, 2021

FDA Authorizes Reduced-Risk Claims for Cigarettes With Very Low Nicotine

On December 23, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized two combustible cigarettes with low nicotine levels to be marketed…

December 30, 2021

Only a Fraction of Medicare Recipients With Opioid Use Disorder Are Receiving Medication

Each year, hundreds of thousands of Medicare recipients with opioid use disorder (OUD) are eligible for safe, effective medication but…

December 30, 2021

Court-Ordered Into AA? You Could Use The Satanic Temple Instead.

Two-and-a-half years after a bad relationship left her homeless, and 16 months after Child Protective Services took her children, Stephanie…

December 29, 2021

How Decriminalization Impacts Racial Disparities in Cannabis Arrests

Cannabis decriminalization has modestly reduced the disproportionate possession arrests of Black adults compared to white, according to new research. But…

December 29, 2021

German Company May Partner With Taliban to Export Afghan Cannabis

A German marijuana company says it is still in talks with the Taliban regime of Afghanistan about setting up a cannabis…

December 28, 2021

Hochul Signs Long-Awaited Bill Removing MOUD Barriers for New Yorkers on Medicaid

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation that removed prior authorization for people on Medicaid to access medication for opioid…

December 24, 2021