Pandemic Puts the Brakes on the Psychedelic Decriminalization Movement

    As 2020 began, psychedelics advocates throughout the US looked eagerly towards the election cycle ...

    Being a Smoker or Vaper in the Time of COVID-19 

    During a recent walk outside of the confines of my COVID-19 quarantine in Baltimore, ...

    Caged People Expected to Keep Calm and Carry On Amid COVID-19 

    Jails and prisons are the next “country” to get COVID-­19, with the infection timeline ...

    US Drug War Exploits Pandemic to Attack Venezuelan Sovereignty

    As the coronavirus outbreak escalates, the United States has brought drug-war charges against the ...

    San Antonio’s War on Street-Level Sex Workers

    On a late August afternoon, a woman with shoulder-length brown hair asked a passing ...

    SAMHSA’s Absurd Criteria for Identifying “Stable” Methadone Patients

    For decades, methadone reform advocates have tried to loosen or remove the highly restrictive ...

    What Zoom Can Mean for Quarantined Chemsex Participants

    University lectures, business meetings and friendships are increasingly being uploaded to the video conferencing ...

    Nigeria Is Crying Out for Vapes That Smokers Can Afford

    To state the obvious, smoking kills. Tobacco smoking is the world’s leading preventable cause ...

    Baltimore Harm Reduction Grapples With the Crisis

    Last week, Baltimore City Councilmember Leon Pinkett saw the usual scene surrounding West Baltimore’s ...