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FDA Rejects 4.5 Million PMTA Applications From a Single Vape Company

On August 9, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered that 4.5 million vaping products from a single company be…

August 9, 2021

Abusive “Rehab” and Other Harms of Sri Lanka’s Militarized Drug War

In Sri Lanka, 2 grams of heroin can get you the death penalty. People incarcerated on drug charges are regularly…

August 9, 2021

WHO Decides Tobacco Harm Reduction Talks Can Wait Until 2023

Despite 8 million annual smoking-related deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) seems to have decided that it doesn’t have to…

August 6, 2021

Our Prison Is Closing, With a Bitter Legacy of Contrasting Deaths

Every year on the last Friday afternoon in January, bagpipes can be heard from the parking lot of Monroe Correctional…

August 5, 2021

Santa Clara County’s Prosecutor Race Will Be Intense—And Personal

Since taking office in 2011, Santa Clara County (San Jose), California District Attorney Jeff Rosen has embraced decarceration efforts faster…

August 5, 2021

Ukraine Poised to Pass an Anti-Vaping Law That Will Increase Harms

Although Ukraine is often perceived as one of the least free countries in the world, it is more liberal than…

August 5, 2021

Will Missouri’s Opioid Settlement Payout Mean Much for Harm Reduction?

At least 1,921 Missourians died of opioid-involved overdose in 2020, an increase of almost 20 percent from the year before.…

August 4, 2021

You Can No Longer Be Arrested for Carrying Fentanyl Test Strips in Philly

On August 2, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announced that city police will no longer be able to arrest people who…

August 4, 2021

The Rise of Synthetic Nicotine Risks Regulatory “Whack-a-Mole”

When Taylor Cage attends the Tobacco Plus Expo (TPE) in Las Vegas every year, she keeps an eye out for…

August 4, 2021

Biden Administration Announces Grant to Develop “Model” Drug Laws

On August 2, the Biden administration announced a grant program to help develop better drug laws. It is awarding money…

August 3, 2021