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Trump Officials: Humanitarian Crisis at Mexican Border Distracts From Counter-Narcotics Ops

There is a humanitarian and national security crisis at our southern border," announced Republican Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson (above) in…

April 12, 2019

The Study of “Synthetic Cannabinoids” Condemns Punitive Marijuana Laws

On April 2, at the invitation of Alex J. Krotulski, a research scientist with the Center for Forensic Science Research…

April 12, 2019

United Nations’ Stubborn “Drug-Free World” Policies Are Getting Seriously Old

The International Drug Policy Consortium, a global network of over 170 NGOs that promotes objective and open debate on drug…

April 11, 2019

Medical Marijuana Is Legal In Arizona–But This County Attorney Still Prosecutes Patients

Living in Yavapai County, Arizona, a jurisdiction smack-dab in the middle of the Southwestern state, Rodney Jones obtained a medical…

April 11, 2019

Beyond Legalization: Searching SSDP Conference Takes On Exclusion

On the last weekend of March, hundreds of student activists from around the US and the world converged in Chicago…

April 11, 2019

Teens Favor Harm Reduction Over Abstinence-Only Messages—Here Are Their Four Suggestions to Parents

Kids do drugs. But parents and caregivers often avoid addressing this reality. Globally, drug use is concentrated amongst younger people…

April 10, 2019

Vindictive Drug-Induced Homicide Charges Are Set to Surge in Chicago

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson believes that drug-induced deaths are "becoming an epidemic" and that the Chicago police should "do what…

April 10, 2019

Inside an Innovative Study of MDMA Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder

Dr. Ben Sessa, a UK-based psychiatrist, is currently running Britain’s first ever clinical study with MDMA, in Bristol, for people…

April 10, 2019

#BreakThePatent: Activists Fight for Universal Access to Overpriced HIV Medication

Nothing for us without us!" In a spacious ballroom crowded with attendees at the AIDSWatch 2019 gathering in Washington, DC…

April 9, 2019

As FDA Suggests E-Cigs Cause Seizures, US Public Is Increasingly Misinformed About Tobacco Harm Reduction

On April 3, in one of Commissioner Scott Gottlieb's final acts before departing on April 5, the US Food and Drug…

April 9, 2019