Media + Culture
The World Needs Gender-Specific Tobacco Harm Reduction
Tobacco harm reduction (THR) is a transformative public health opportunity, saving people’s lives by ...
GOP Lawmaker to Benefit Recipients: Quit Medical Marijuana and Cheetos
A GOP congressman is peddling a stigmatizing message to justify a new bill on ...
Leading Pro-Vape Academic “Couldn’t Stand on the Sidelines Any Longer”
Dr. Michael Siegel has long been a prominent expert voice making the case for ...
Worcester, MA, Joins Short List of Transgender Sanctuary Cities
The city of Worcester, Massachusetts, is now a sanctuary city for transgender and gender-diverse ...
Memories of Silk Road, the Drug Marketplace We Used for Safer Supply
In a somewhat unexpected move by President Donald Trump, on January 21 he issued ...
Learning to Be Openly Gay in Prison, to Anyone Who Asks (Except PREA)
The experience of being gay in prison has changed a lot since I was ...
BC Doctor Who Organized Pop-Up OPS Resigns Following Retaliation
Two months after organizing one of the unsanctioned overdose prevention sites (OPS) that launched ...
The Czech Cannabis Journalist Fighting a “Toxicomania” Conviction
Stacks of magazines are piled high in Robert Veverka’s office in Prague, Czech Republic. ...
No One Prepares You for the Sex Offender Registry Phone Scams
In April 2024 I picked up a call from an unknown number at the ...
