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Minnesota Task Force Backs Psilocybin Decrim, Legal Therapeutic Use

Minnesota’s Psychedelic Medicine Task Force has released a long-awaited legislative report. It recommends that the state move toward decriminalizing psilocybin…

January 7, 2025

Parole Violations Didn’t Always Mean Prison. They Sent Us Somewhere Else.

Ben* is about to parole out of Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) custody. His approved release address is with his…

January 6, 2025

In Rural Areas, People Who Use Drugs Face Particularly Severe Housing Crisis

Compared to the media spotlight on urban homelessness and drug use, rural areas have received far less attention. While this…

January 6, 2025

White House Reviews Its Drug Control Strategy, Finds It’s Doing a Good Job

In 2022 the White House Office of National Drug Control Strategy (ONDCP) published its first National Drug Control Strategy, which…

January 2, 2025

Utah Sues Pharmacy Benefit Managers for “Central Role” in Opioid OD Crisis

Utah is suing two of the nation’s top pharmacy benefit managers (PBM), the companies that shape prescription drug pricing, alleging…

January 2, 2025

Database Shows How States Have (or Haven’t) Used Opioid Settlement Cash

A new database tracking how jurisdictions across the country are allocating opioid settlement funds shows that while treatment and prevention…

December 31, 2024

In Texas Prisons, Digital Mail Further Isolates Those in Solitary Confinement

Kwaneta Harris was cleaning her cell when she came across a manilla envelope filled with letters. Letters bearing crayon drawings…

December 31, 2024

The Most Notable Federal Marijuana Actions of 2024

The year 2024 saw a hodgepodge of federal and congressional marijuana policy developments—with major news related to the Biden administration’s…

December 27, 2024

TN Prisons Don’t Expedite Early Release. What If It’s an Emergency?

Douglas Richmond’s case for early release from prison is relatively straightforward. He’s served six years on a first-time, nonviolent conviction,…

December 26, 2024

Study: Despite Fears, Legal Marijuana Hasn’t Normalized Impaired Driving

Contrary to concerns among some critics that legalizing marijuana would normalize cannabis-impaired driving, a new study found “no support that…

December 24, 2024