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CDC Marijuana Use Report: Edibles, Vaping and Dabbing All on the Rise

A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report breaks down federal data on cannabis use among thousands of…

April 14, 2025

“Faces of Medicaid” Highlights Lifesaving Program Under Attack

A new campaign highlights how Medicaid has transformed the lives of many people who use drugs, through medications for opioid…

April 10, 2025

Smear Tactics Against THR Advocates Reflected in NZ Media Ruling

Tobacco harm reduction (THR) advocates don’t just face misinformation in the form of false and misleading claims about safer nicotine…

April 10, 2025

Prison Visits Should Have Always Been a Right, Not a Privilege

Adam* has been incarcerated in Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) facilities for somewhere around 40 years. His wife Ruth* has…

April 10, 2025

UK Govt. Publishes Report Indicating Drug Policing Boosts Violence

Drug-related law enforcement is more likely to increase violence than reduce it, indicates a report commissioned by the government of…

April 9, 2025

Background Checks Keep Saying I Can’t Do Jobs I Was Already Hired For

After two or three phone interviews with Walmart, they hired me for a clerical position at a distribution center. It…

April 9, 2025

New Initiative Takes Aim at Tobacco Harm Reduction Misinformation

For many years, tobacco harm reduction advocates have had to contend with waves of misinformation about safer nicotine products, constantly…

April 8, 2025

Amid DOGE Cuts Elsewhere, the DEA Is Actively Recruiting

At a time when agencies across the federal government are seeing massive spending and workforce cuts under the Trump administration,…

April 8, 2025

In Brazil, Marijuana Decrim Plan May Re-Emerge as Mandatory Treatment

In 2024, Brazil’s federal Supreme Court decriminalized personal possession of cannabis up to 40 grams, a ruling that was unanimously…

April 7, 2025

NZ “Meth Crisis” Highlights Failure of Prohibition. Can We Change?

Methamphetamine use in Aotearoa New Zealand “hits record high,” according to a recent report on wastewater testing. Despite the fact…

April 7, 2025