Politics + Legalization
Burlington Plans to Open Vermont’s First Overdose Prevention Center
On April 28, the City Council of Burlington, Vermont, voted unanimously to approve opening ...
Vape Bans Averted in TN and ND—Just Not for Public Health Reasons
The greatest legislative threat to vaping at the state level over the past four ...
As First Psilocybin Center Comes to Colorado, How Is the Rollout Going?
Denver, Colorado, will open the state’s first legal psilocybin healing center within the next ...
Harm Reduction Activists Gather in Bogotá, as World Grows More Hostile
Around 1,000 people who use drugs, activists, scholars and policymakers have gathered in Bogotá, ...
Canada’s Election Guarantees Grim Outlook for Harm Reduction
As Canadians head to the polls in the coming days, they will be faced ...
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 ...
