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Can Psychedelics Find Acceptance in the Recovery Community?

Can psychedelic drugs like LSD and MDMA help people who are recovering from addiction? A new research group is looking…

February 3, 2020

After a $145 Million Opioid Kickback Settlement, Can We Trust Our Doctors?

By the time of their September 2015 meeting, they knew they weren’t working on a project to merely study opioid…

January 31, 2020

Beyond Harm Reduction: Encouraging Positive Drug Use

A traditional anecdote tells of a congressman answering a constituent's inquiry about his position on alcohol. "If you mean the…

January 31, 2020

“Swallowed Up in the Darkness”—The Humanity of People on Death Row

[This article is excerpted from Crimson Letters: Voices from Death Row by Tessie Castillo, Michael J. Braxton, Lyle May, Terry…

January 30, 2020

In Albany, A Flash Mob for Marijuana Justice

The sun was absent on a bitter morning in New York City on January 28. I trudged across a deserted…

January 30, 2020

Why Did LSD Help Me With My Philosophy Degree?

It’s summer in the 1990s. I’m looking down from a hill in Richmond Park, London and from the pinnacle of…

January 30, 2020

Indiana AG Aims to End Prosecutor Discretion Over Marijuana Charges

One might think Indiana has better things to do than police marijuana. According to US News and World Reports rankings,…

January 30, 2020

Cop Who Killed Handcuffed Black Man Reportedly Cited Smell of PCP

On January 27, a Black man, handcuffed with his hands behind his back in a police car, was fatally shot…

January 29, 2020

Santa Cruz, California Becomes Third US City to Decriminalize Psychedelics

On January 28, Santa Cruz, California became the third US city to decriminalize psychedelics. The Santa Cruz City Council unanimously…

January 29, 2020

The New Federal Minimum Vaping Age Won’t Protect Young People

President Donald Trump signed legislation in December 2019 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act by raising the…

January 29, 2020