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Cubes to Wood Lovers’ Paralysis: Oregon’s Therapeutic Psilocybin Plan

On February 8, Oregon officials proposed the first set of rules to regulate legal psilocybin therapy in Oregon. The state's…

February 18, 2022

Prosecutors Excluded Jurors for Being Black, NC Supreme Court Finds

Juries in the United States are not just 12 people selected at random. Instead, both the prosecution and the defense…

February 17, 2022

Altria Can Keep Its Stake in Juul, Judge Rules. What Are the Implications?

On February 15, an administrative law judge dismissed a complaint issued from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against Juul and…

February 17, 2022

“Largest-Ever” Harm Reduction Ad Campaign Demands Services, Honors the Dead

You can now participate in an online memorial to honor over 1 million lives lost to overdose in the United…

February 17, 2022

What Are the Prospects for Canada’s Federal Drug Decriminalization Bill?

Right now, cities and provinces around Canada are pursuing decriminalization in piecemeal fashion. Recently, British Columbia and its largest city…

February 16, 2022

Senate Narrowly Confirms Robert Califf as the Next Head of the FDA

On February 15, the Senate narrowly confirmed Dr. Robert Califf as the next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration…

February 15, 2022

Social Equity Applicant to Grow Weed in Connecticut? That’ll Be $3 Million.

As Connecticut prepares to launch its legal adult-use cannabis market later this year, the state is now open to applications…

February 15, 2022

If the Government Wants Harm Reduction, It Must Resist the Backlash

In what can only be described as racist dog whistles, conservatives recently accused the Biden administration of spending millions on…

February 15, 2022

Prisoner Who Sued for Access to OUD Meds Is in Solitary as “Retaliation”

The man at the center of a pivotal legal battle over access to methadone while incarcerated has been held in…

February 15, 2022

As People Who Use Drugs, We Are the Safer Supply Experts—Not Physicians

Safer supply saves lives. It’s that simple. People who use and sell drugs have long known this, and academic research…

February 14, 2022