Why Right-Wing Politicians Are Advancing Medical Cannabis in Brazil
On January 31, São Paulo’s Republicanos party Governor Tarcisio de Freitas shocked Brazil by ...
The Case for Prohibition—and Its Violence—as UN Rights Breach
It’s well documented that banning drugs leads to violence. But a new paper, published ...
They Call Me a Drug Seeker. Here’s What Their Opioid Policies Did to Me.
My life changed in a matter of seconds, when in 2010 I sustained a ...
How I Quit Cigarettes in Prison, After Smoking for 40 Years
I’m coming up on the three-year anniversary of the day I stopped smoking cigarettes. ...
PA Gov. Shapiro Wants to Ban the Death Penalty. He Mustn’t Stop There.
When Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (D) announced on February 16 that he would extend ...
Evidence Is In on Vapes as Smoking Cessation. Now We Need Urgency.
In a comment published in Nature Medicine, four leading researchers marshal the evidence that ...
FL Students Prepare Mass Protest as Schools Hand Over Trans Health Data
On February 23, a student-led walkout will mark the largest protest to date of ...
New Mexico’s Effort to Authorize Safe Consumption Sites
New Mexico lawmakers are working to pass a bill to open safe consumption sites ...
Disposable Vapes Debate Flares Up After UK Moves
One of the world’s most vape-friendly countries, the United Kingdom, is becoming frostier toward ...
“Regressive Thinking” Ends Syringe, Pipe Distribution at Edmonton Transit Stations
Until recently, Boyle Street Community Services staff had been handing out various harm reduction ...
