With Aptly Named HB 420, KY Would Legalize Cannabis, Expunge Records
Kentucky legislators have introduced a bill to legalize and regulate cannabis for adults over ...
WA Advances Fentanyl-Detecting K-9s—and Police Immunity From Damages
Washington State has advanced a bill to train drug-sniffing dogs to detect fentanyl—and limit ...
Are People Who Smoke Sick? Or Just Unaware of Better Options?
When the dangers of cigarette smoking were recognized in the 1950s and ‘60s, physicians ...
As Parole Hopes Fade, Older Prisoners Struggle to Guide the Young
For a long time, corrections departments around the country maintained order—relatively speaking—through the informal ...
NYC Defies Mayor Adams to Ban Solitary Confinement, Rein In NYPD
The New York City Council has overwhelmingly approved a package of police and jail ...
White House Issues Very Soft Call for Prisoner Access to OUD Meds
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released its first press ...
Watch: Mandela Asked This Harm Reductionist, “How Can I Be Helpful?”
Dr. Kgosi Letlape has been a passionate and relentless activist on the side of ...
Major Concerns Over Hawaii Cannabis Legalization Bill
A marijuana legalization measure unveiled in draft form by Hawaii’s attorney general in 2023 has ...
“Marlboro Kids” in the ’70s, in Search of Cigarettes and Adulthood
It was around kindergarten age that I discovered who I wanted to be when ...
Will Ireland’s Public Vape Consultation Trigger Bans?
A public consultation to help determine the future of vaping in Ireland has come ...
