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New York’s Infamous Rikers Island Could Become a Green Energy Hub

After New York City officials voted to permanently close the infamous Rikers Island jail complex, the question came up of…

November 3, 2022

CA Voters May Pass Nicotine Flavor Ban Bankrolled by Bloomberg

On November 8, California residents will vote on a ballot measure to prohibit the sale of flavored nicotine products. A…

November 3, 2022

Lula Inherits Legacy of Bolsonaro’s Drug Policy Harms—and His Own

On November 1, President Jair Bolsonaro gave a brief speech in which he did not acknowledge his defeat in Brazil’s…

November 2, 2022

NY Cannabis Dispensary Rules Block Corporations, Leave Funding Gap

On October 28, the New York Office of Cannabis Management released a set of rules to govern the adult-use cannabis…

November 2, 2022

Missouri Marijuana Legalization Leads in Tighter Poll Days Before Election

With one week until election day, Missouri activists still need to sway a small portion of voters to approve a…

November 1, 2022

Harm Reduction Services Are Slowly Spreading Around the World

Around the world, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental crisis and warfare, harm reduction services are slowly spreading. Global State of…

November 1, 2022

The Stigmatization of Smoking Is Not Harm Reduction

Smoking has been stigmatized for some time. Once it was normal for idolized film actors, philosophers and writers to be…

November 1, 2022

What DA Krasner’s Likely Impeachment Tells Us About Reform Opponents

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is probably getting impeached. At a time when US Senate candidates like Mehmet Oz in…

October 31, 2022

Why People Are Still Shooting Drugs They’d Rather Smoke

In 2012, Anna* was trying to smoke crack for the first time. Corner stores in South Carolina sold glass pipes,…

October 31, 2022

Rehab Profiteering and Abuse: The Lesson of National Medical Enterprises

It seems like every other day we see a news story about a profiteering addiction rehab engaging in unsavory conduct,…

October 28, 2022