Santa Monica Lawmakers Bid to Stop Syringe Distribution in Parks

    Lawmakers in Santa Monica, California are trying to stop sterile syringe distribution in public ...

    Monkeypox Vaccine Rollout Reflects Deprioritization of Sex Workers

    The monkeypox epidemic isn’t going anywhere, especially for street-based sex workers. NPR reports that ...

    New Jersey Bans Employment Discrimination Over Cannabis Testing Alone

    New Jersey marijuana regulators have approved new guidance for employers that makes clear they ...

    Illinois Social Equity Program Near “Collapse,” Say Cannabis Advocates

    A group of cannabis advocates led by Chicago NORML demonstrated outside the offices of ...

    Stigmatizing Drug Use Is Killing Us, But Why Is It So Hard to Stop?

    Despite significant strides in drug policy in recent decades, and changing attitudes about some ...

    San Francisco Decriminalizes Plant-Based Psychedelics

    On September 6, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to decriminalize a ...

    New Paper Calls for “Middle-Ground” Approach to Vaping Regulation

    Four highly regarded tobacco control scholars are calling for a policy agenda on e-cigarettes ...

    How 12-Step Programs Became Embedded in US Hospitals

    When I first went through treatment for an alcohol problem back in the 1990s, ...