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FDA Greenlights First Human Trial of Kratom to Treat Opioid Use Disorder

The Food and Drug Administration has approved an Investigational New Drug Application (IND) to study mitragynine, the main psychoactive compound…

June 4, 2026

Cychlorphine Is Not the Problem

Over the course of 2026 a growing number of headlines have invited the public to panic about cychlorphine, a relatively…

June 3, 2026

Louisiana Abruptly Drops Out of DOJ Marijuana Rescheduling Lawsuit

The attorney general of Louisiana has withdrawn from participation in a lawsuit she initially joined that seeks to challenge the federal…

June 3, 2026

Everyone Against the Drug War Needs to Know About Jury Nullification

In 1734, New York Weekly Journal publisher John Peter Zenger was arrested for seditious libel because the publication was critical…

June 2, 2026

Appalachians Want to Use Mobile Syringe Programs, If They’re Discreet

In rural communities, distance prevents many people from accessing harm reduction services. Mobile syringe service programs (SSP) offer a solution,…

June 2, 2026

World Health Organization Misses the Whole Point About Nicotine Pouches

The World Health Organization has released its first-ever report on nicotine pouches, portraying the safer nicotine products as a health…

June 1, 2026

Three States Sue Trump’s DOJ to Stop “Unlawful” Marijuana Rescheduling

Three Republican state attorneys general have filed a lawsuit challenging the federal cannabis rescheduling action announced by President Donald Trump’s…

May 29, 2026

CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Beat Rx Opioid Racketeering Lawsuit

A legal battle between Florida hospitals and the nation’s biggest pharmacy chains came to a sudden end May 26, when…

May 28, 2026

The Time to Build an Equitable Psychedelic Landscape Is Now

Across the United States, a tide is turning. It is becoming clear that widespread legal access to psychedelic medicines will…

May 28, 2026

Louisiana Urges More Oversight When Giving Opioid Funds Directly to Cops

Louisiana, one of only two states that distributes opioid settlement funding directly to law enforcement, is now trying to bring…

May 27, 2026