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New York Poised to Finally Decriminalize Syringe Possession

A six-year effort to decriminalize syringe possession for drug use in New York is finally gaining ground. On June 7,…

June 9, 2021

Why a Menthol Cigarette Ban Cannot Be the Answer

It's Been A Long Time Coming...A Long Time Coming...But I Know A Change is Gonna Come...Oh Yes It Will! The…

June 9, 2021

Poll Shows Huge Public Opposition to “War on Drugs,” After 50 Years

At a press conference on June 17, 1971, President Richard Nixon declared “drug abuse” to be “public enemy number one”…

June 9, 2021

Detox Was the Right Choice for Me—Even If I Don’t Plan on Abstinence

Not everyone goes to detox to become abstinent. People go for all kinds of reasons—reasons that may change from one…

June 8, 2021

San Francisco’s Vape Flavor Ban Saw More Teens Start Smoking

In the summer of 2018, San Francisco residents voted overwhelmingly to ban the sale of flavored nicotine vaping products (as…

June 7, 2021

Bill Would Finally Let Researchers Obtain Marijuana From Dispensaries

A congressional committee plans to vote this week on a bill that would allow researchers to study marijuana products from…

June 7, 2021

Appeals Court Bolsters Fight Against Drug-Induced Homicide Charges

When Emma Semler, a woman in her 20s who shared drugs with a friend who tragically died, was sentenced in…

June 4, 2021

To Decolonize Drugs, Start With Prohibition’s Settler Origins

Drugs like opium and cannabis have been used in cultures around the world for millennia. Drug regulation, on the otherhand,…

June 3, 2021

We Must Divest From the Failed Drug War Locally, Nationally and Globally

By every measure, the global drug war has failed. It has failed to decrease drug use and sales. Drug-involved overdose…

June 3, 2021

Will China Bring Vapes Under the Country’s Tobacco Monopoly?

At the end of March, China said that it would soon regulate vaping products like cigarettes. That means nicotine vapes…

June 2, 2021