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I’ve Always Been Incarcerated With Men. I Never Felt Safe Until This Time.

In the year between paroling out of Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) custody and being thrown into county jail for…

January 15, 2025

Police Union Fights Louisville Consent Decree as Trump Inauguration Looms

A legal battle is raging over the fate of the Louisville, Kentucky police. Federal officials are demanding that the city…

January 15, 2025

Canada’s Supreme Court to Rule On Scope of Good Samaritan OD Law

In September 2020, a truck pulled over in rural Saskatchewan, Canada, to report an overdose. Cheryl Delorme had lost consciousness…

January 14, 2025

Denver Lawmakers Vote to Lift Restrictions on Syringe Programs

On January 13, the City Council of Denver, Colorado, voted to repeal an ordinance that severely restricts the number of…

January 14, 2025

Federal Marijuana Rescheduling Hearings Postponed Indefinitely

The first hearings on the Biden administration’s marijuana rescheduling proposal that were set for late January have now been canceled following…

January 14, 2025

UK Poised to Make the Mistake of Ramping Up Ketamine Criminalization

On January 7, the United Kingdom government's Home Office announced that it will seek advice on whether to reclassify ketamine…

January 10, 2025

“Shifts in Personality” Could Be Key to Psilocybin Helping SUD Patients

Can psilocybin help people with alcohol use disorder who wish to reduce their drinking, and if so, how? While such…

January 9, 2025

How the FDA Made a “Gigantic, Chaotic Mess” of the US Vapes Market

Twenty-one years ago, a Chinese pharmacist named Hon Lik patented the first electronic cigarette. Lik smoked heavily, and hoped to…

January 9, 2025

Minneapolis Police Consent Decree Has Uncertain Future Under Trump

Minneapolis, the city where a police officer murdered George Floyd in 2020, has agreed to let the federal government monitor…

January 8, 2025

DEA Ordered to Respond to Allegations It’s Conspired Against Marijuana Rescheduling

A Drug Enforcement Administration judge has ordered the agency to respond to new allegations that it opposes the Biden administration’s marijuana…

January 8, 2025