Politics + Legalization
Will Minnesota, Which Authorized OPC, Actually Open Them?
Minnesota was just the second US state (after Rhode Island) to authorize overdose prevention ...
As SAMHSA Cuts Loom, Behavioral Health Orgs Fight to Protect Funding
Harm reduction providers and other community groups are in chaos they await updates on ...
BC Enters 10th Year of Overdose Crisis, as It Shutters Harm Reduction Policies
As people gathered in Vancouver’s Victory Square on April 14 to mark nine years ...
Texas Bill Could Expand Sterile Syringe Access—for a Fee
A proposal advancing in the Texas legislature would authorize syringe service program (SSP) pilots ...
In Brazil, Marijuana Decrim Plan May Re-Emerge as Mandatory Treatment
In 2024, Brazil’s federal Supreme Court decriminalized personal possession of cannabis up to 40 ...
NZ “Meth Crisis” Highlights Failure of Prohibition. Can We Change?
Methamphetamine use in Aotearoa New Zealand “hits record high,” according to a recent report ...
Despite Court Win, Few Consumption Sites Saved From Ontario Shutdown
Harm reduction advocates in Ontario succeeded in winning a court injunction against a new ...
FDA Tobacco Head Brian King Among Casualties of Mass HHS Layoffs
On April 1 Dr. Brian King, the controversial director of the Food and Drug ...
What Will Sara Carter of Fox News Bring as “Drug Czar”?
On March 28, President Donald Trump announced Sara Carter as his pick for “drug ...
Some Common Themes in the State Fentanyl Bills Still in Play
The current legislative session has seen dozens of proposals to create or enhance criminal ...
