As CT Erases Cannabis Convictions, Will People Fall Through the Cracks?
On January 1, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (D) announced on Twitter that his administration ...
Drastic Commissary Price Hikes Leave Prisoners Without Food, Medicine
Nationwide, prisoners and their loved ones are reeling from exorbitant commissary price hikes that ...
Lack of Person-Centered Research Impedes Rural Access to OUD Meds
Across the United States, people face many barriers to accessing medications for opioid use ...
São Paulo’s New Governor Makes Ominous Moves to “End Cracolândia”
Cracolândias—areas with high levels of street-based homelessness and public drug use—have been spreading throughout ...
Recollections of Solitary Confinement During the HIV Epidemic
I was diagnosed with HIV in 1992, just after I’d turned 18. I’d been ...
Minnesota Lawmakers Launch 2023 Cannabis Legalization Bill
Minnesota lawmakers have unveiled a marijuana legalization bill and announced next steps to advance ...
FDA Leaders’ Smoking Cessation “Care Package” Article Draws Fire
At the end of December, Robert Califf, the commissioner of the Food and Drug ...
Oregon Is Now Accepting License Applications for Psilocybin Therapy
On January 2, Oregon health officials began accepting license applications from businesses and individuals ...
BC Decrim Threshold Was Set for Police, Not People Who Use Drugs
British Columbia is about to become the first Canadian province to decriminalize personal possession ...
Illinois Law to End Cash Bail, Blocked at Last Minute, Now Hangs on Appeal
Just hours before a law to end cash bail in Illinois was due to ...
