Austin Begins Enforcing Homeless Camping Ban; Rest of Texas to Follow
On August 9, the city of Austin began enforcing a public camping ban first ...
Vape Flavor Bans Will Lead More Teens to Smoke, Suggests Another Study
As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) nears a September deadline to decide on ...
In Massachusetts, Our Fight for Safe Consumption Sites Is Gaining Ground
In 2020 there were at least 2,104 opioid-involved overdose deaths in Massachusetts, the highest ...
Prisoners Sue After Drug Testing of Their Legal Mail Gave False Positives
Incarcerated people‘s legal mail falsely tested positive for drugs, according to a lawsuit filed ...
In Canada, End-of-Life Therapy May Be the Path to Legal Psilocybin
In August 2020, 53-year-old Thomas Hartle became the first Canadian to legally undergo psilocybin-assisted ...
FDA Rejects 4.5 Million PMTA Applications From a Single Vape Company
On August 9, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered that 4.5 million vaping ...
Abusive “Rehab” and Other Harms of Sri Lanka’s Militarized Drug War
In Sri Lanka, 2 grams of heroin can get you the death penalty. People ...
WHO Decides Tobacco Harm Reduction Talks Can Wait Until 2023
Despite 8 million annual smoking-related deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) seems to have ...
Our Prison Is Closing, With a Bitter Legacy of Contrasting Deaths
Every year on the last Friday afternoon in January, bagpipes can be heard from ...
Santa Clara County’s Prosecutor Race Will Be Intense—And Personal
Since taking office in 2011, Santa Clara County (San Jose), California District Attorney Jeff ...
