To See the US Prisons Crisis, Look at the Books We’re Trying to Read
The library at South Central Correctional Facility, a Tennessee prison privately operated by CoreCivic, ...
CBG, a Lesser-Known Cannabinoid, Appears to Enhance Memory
A lesser-known cannabinoid known as CBG has surprised scientists after a first-ever human clinical trial ...
SAMHSA’s National Drug Use Survey Still Has a Fentanyl Problem
On July 30, the Substance Use and Mental Health Services Administration released its annual ...
Vaping Around Kids Is Far Safer for Them Than Smoking
Children absorb far less nicotine from people vaping around them indoors than they do ...
“Brutalized by Policy”—Advocates Condemn Newsom’s CA Encampments Crackdown
California has begun massive raids against encampments of unhoused people, under a July 25 ...
Social-Equity Cannabis Licenses Being Exploited by Bigger Businesses
A marijuana campaigner in Missouri is facing scrutiny over his business practices in the ...
Joe Camel Wasn’t Why I Started Smoking. Or Even Smoking Camels.
In the late 1980s, Joe Camel was my guy. My first incentive to smoke ...
Mental Health Hospitalization in Italy Was an Improvement on the States
In-patient mental health care is regrettably often carceral to some degree. Any system built ...
“Like Two Cavalries”: After TN Prison Standoff, Fear of What Comes Next
On the evening of July 24, South Central Correctional Facility, a medium-security private prison ...
Could International Human Rights Mechanisms Take Down Vape Bans?
Could international human rights mechanisms be successfully used to contest government-imposed bans and restrictions ...
