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How to Legalize MDMA, With the Help of Pharmacies and Nightlife Spaces

On December 5, the Beckley Foundation, a British research organization focused on psychedelics and drug policy, called for tightly regulated…

December 6, 2019

NYC Over-Polices Subway at the Expense of Marginalized People

In September, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which operates public transit in New York City, announced its plan to hire…

December 6, 2019

The Ethical Quagmire of Conducting Drug Trials With Incarcerated People

Using human beings as “guinea pigs” for unethical experiments becomes so much easier when the subjects belong to marginalized and…

December 5, 2019

“Not Mechanized or Automatic”—Ketamine Researcher Sounds Caution Over Alcohol Study

What really causes you to drink to excess? Elias Dakwar, MD says the answer is more complex than many think.…

December 5, 2019

San Diego Law Enforcement’s “Obscene” Targeting of POC With Mental Illness

The sheriff deputies of San Diego County and San Diego cops have disproportionately policed and used force against people of…

December 4, 2019

The End of NYC’s HIV Epidemic Is In Sight—Except for Trans Women

New York City is the first city in the United States to meet a key international target aimed at ending…

December 4, 2019

Kamala Harris’s Exit Shows That Prosecutors No Longer Get a Pass

Kamala Harris dropped out of the race to become the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate on December 3, blaming lack of…

December 4, 2019

How to Be a Better Employer for People With Addiction or Mental Illness

It can be daunting to try to hold down a job while struggling with mental illness or drug addiction, as…

December 4, 2019

Inside the Controversy Over a Progressive Georgia Mayor’s Court System

Clarkston, Georgia is undeniably a small city, with about 13,000 residents. But it packs a large punch when it comes…

December 3, 2019

Marijuana and Nicotine Are Trading Places as Prohibitionists’ Target

I don’t much like Los Angeles. The obnoxious car culture, the clogged freeways, the lame public transportation system, expensive smoothie…

December 3, 2019