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Medicaid in Five States Will Cover MOUD for Prisoners Nearing Release

On July 2, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) more than doubled the number of states authorized to provide…

July 3, 2024

Supreme Court Will Hear Crucial Triton Vapes Case

As of July 1, the United States Supreme Court had four vape cases on its list for the last conference…

July 2, 2024

Brazil Supreme Court Decriminalizes Cannabis, an Uneasy Victory

Brazil’s Supreme Court has voted to decriminalize marijuana for personal use, nearly a decade after  the historic trial had its…

July 2, 2024

Reactions to the Supreme Court Ruling Against People Who Sleep Outside

On June 28, the United States Supreme Court ruled that it’s not illegal for a city to arrest people for…

July 2, 2024

National Harm Reduction Coalition to Work on Smoking Cessation

It felt like a big deal to see Anthony Salandy, of the National Harm Reduction Coalition (NHRC), speak at a…

July 2, 2024

How Public Interest in Psychedelic Microdosing Has Surged

Public interest in microdosing marijuana and psychedelics has been spiking amid the reform movement in the United States. Google searches…

July 1, 2024

Georgia Enacts New Fentanyl Penalties, Naloxone Access (Sort of) in Schools

More than 100 new laws took effect in Georgia on July 1. Though only some sections of punitive cash bail…

July 1, 2024

Smoking-Cessation Hope for People With Mental Health Conditions

In 2015, Richard Pruen spent time staying in a mental health hospital ward in England. "One thing that was evident…

June 28, 2024

“Gifted”: When HIV Was a Death Sentence, and Worth It to Get Housing

In the early 1990s, there was a joke people would make about HIV transmission. “AIDS: The gift that keeps on…

June 27, 2024

How Trump and Biden Compare on Cannabis Policy

As election day approaches, drug policy has again emerged as a key campaign issue for incumbent President Joe Biden and former President…

June 27, 2024