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Legal Marijuana Access Linked to Fewer Suicides Among Older Adults

States that opened adult-use marijuana dispensaries saw suicide rates decline among older adults, according to a new scientific analysis of…

December 12, 2025

Drug Policy Reform Movement Renews Fight Against Authoritarianism

Despite the cold, the Drug Policy Alliance’s biennial Reform conference vibrated with excitement as approximately 1,800 people filed into the…

December 11, 2025

DOJ Opens Wildcard Investigation Into Colorado Prisons, Youth Centers

The Department of Justice Civil Rights Division has announced a special investigation into conditions inside Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC)…

December 11, 2025

The Campaign to Ban 7-OH and “Gas Station Drugs” Shouldn’t Take Long

The more people become interested in banning 7-hydroxymitragynine, better-known as 7-OH, the more we're going to see of the same…

December 10, 2025

The Lives of People Who Use Nicotine Are Not an “Endgame”

Public health was never supposed to be a game. It’s a promise: to protect life, reduce suffering and honor every…

December 10, 2025

Pressure Builds on Hegseth for Killings of Helpless Boat-Strike Survivors

Democratic lawmakers are demanding that “War Secretary” Pete Hegseth release footage of a strike that killed two helpless survivors of…

December 9, 2025

New Mexico to Accelerate Launch of Therapeutic Psilocybin Access

New Mexico health officials have announced plans to launch the state’s medical psilocybin therapy program by the end of December…

December 9, 2025

NJ May Expand Civil Commitment to Anyone Accused of Recent Overdose

New Jersey legislators are considering a proposal to require involuntary commitment for any overdose survivors revived by law enforcement. It…

December 9, 2025

As Gang Power Expands, Protective Custody in Prisons Is Changing

During my nearly 30 years of incarceration in the Tennessee prison system, there has always been a need for protective…

December 8, 2025

“From Forest to Dust” Shows How Drug Prohibition Drives Climate Crisis

Drug prohibition is a driver of the climate crisis, outlines a major report by international researchers and policy experts. Both…

December 8, 2025