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Landmark Ruling Fortifies Canada’s “Good Samaritan” Overdose Law

The Supreme Court of Canada has delivered a landmark judgement that affirms the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act, clarifying that…

November 6, 2025

Not All Prisoners Get Fed Daily. Here, It Depends on How Fast You Can Run.

In three decades of incarceration I’ve seen many things that are a far cry from what the system presents to…

November 6, 2025

Denver Voters Uphold Flavor Ban, in Blow to Tobacco Harm Reduction

Denver has voted to uphold a ban on sales of flavored nicotine products. The referendum result dashes tobacco harm reductionists’…

November 5, 2025

“Weaponizing Grief”—Experts Weigh In on Trump’s Continuing Boat Strikes

Yet again, like clockwork, “Secretary of War” Pete Hegseth boasted on November 4 about a “lethal kinetic strike” on a…

November 5, 2025

A Son in a Sober-Living Home, Lost to Overdose

[This article is excerpted from the book Rehab: An American Scandal. You can read Filter's interview with the author here.]…

November 5, 2025

Georgia Prisons Raise Commissary Prices to Breaking Point

The Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) has surprised those of us in its custody with yet another commissary price hike.…

November 4, 2025

Michigan Will Again Try to Legalize Its Rising Number of Syringe Programs

Michigan, where syringe service programs (SSP) have been rapidly expanding yet operate in a legal gray area, is considering legislation…

November 3, 2025

Maine Ballot Bid Aims to Roll Back Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization

There’s another effort brewing to undermine a state voter-approved marijuana law—this time in Maine, where a citizen initiative backed by…

October 31, 2025

Some States Try to Ban 7-OH, Others to Regulate Kratom. Some Try Both.

On October 27, New Jersey Senator Shirley K. Turner (D) introduced a bill that would criminalize 7-hydroxymitragynine as a Schedule…

October 30, 2025

Death Toll From US Boat Strikes Now Exceeds 60

On October 29, the United States struck another boat in the eastern Pacific, killing four people on board. The attack…

October 30, 2025