On July 26, Matthew Holman, the director of the Office of Science at the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for…
City lawmakers in San Francisco have introduced a resolution to decriminalize naturally occurring psychedelics, or “entheogens.” The measure would remove criminal…
Something about the concept of “progressive prosecutors” tends to torpedo rational debate. Chesa Boudin, the recalled district attorney of San…
On July 21, the Biden administration released its “Safer America Plan,” part of its budget for the 2023 fiscal year.…
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has withdrawn a controversial proposal to ban five psychedelic compounds—a decision that’s being celebrated by…
People mixing stimulants and opioids is not a new phenomenon. Mixing heroin and cocaine, a “speedball,” was fairly common practice…
On July 21, Senate Democrats formally introduced a bill to federally legalize cannabis. Building on the momentum that has turned…
On July 20, Robert Califf, the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), announced that he would commission external…
Overdose deaths among Black and Indigenous people in the United States surged in 2020, rising at far faster rates than…