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Here’s What a Legal Market for Cocaine Could Look Like

It is abundantly clear, given decades of trial and error and escalating scientific evidence, that prohibition only makes risky drug…

March 26, 2019

“Patently False” Fentanyl Myth Peddled by Vermont Police Chief

On March 15, Brett Flansburg, a Vermont state trooper, collapsed in the parking lot of a police barracks after transporting…

March 25, 2019

San Francisco Vapes Ban the Logical Next Step of a Harmful Campaign

The March 19 announcement by San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera of steps to ban the sale of all e-cigarettes…

March 25, 2019

Why We Can’t Let Rural Prosecutors Fly Under the Radar

People who believe in criminal justice reform can find enemies all over the country. But they could be forgiven for…

March 25, 2019

Drug Laws Undermine Ethics for Social Workers in Child Welfare

As a 20-year-old undergraduate student who had limited familiarity with substance use beyond alcohol, the most formative aspect of my…

March 21, 2019

Massachusetts Incarcerates Men in the Name of Drug Treatment—Now They’re Suing

A 34-year-old Massachusetts man thought he was going to the Men's Addiction Treatment Center (MATC), a facility where he had…

March 20, 2019

It’s Time to Reject the Racist “Drug Dealer” Stereotype

One night in 1995, Aron Tuff (above), a veteran dealing with back pain, was gathered with friends in one of…

March 19, 2019

Rethinking Ketamine in Light of a Newly Approved Depression Treatment

On March 5, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the prescription treatment Spravato (esketamine), an intranasal spray medicine…

March 19, 2019

Equity and Expungement: Why Cannabis Activists Crashed SXSW

On March 15, cannabis activists protested outside the South by Southwest (SXSW) gathering at the Hilton Austin Downtown while former…

March 19, 2019

Latest National Police Association Revelations Support Our Suspicions

In January 2019, Filter published a report about an organization called the National Police Association, which had recently filed an…

March 19, 2019