drug possession

CO Renews Most of Its Historic Push to Reduce Harms of Faulty Drug Tests

In June 2025, Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) signed a bill that established a working group focused on the impact…

January 22, 2026

Wisconsin Weighs Extra Prison Time for Drug Violations Near Shelters

Wisconsin legislators are considering a bill that would increase the maximum prison term for certain drug convictions by five years,…

December 15, 2025

WI May Expand “Good Samaritan” Law to 911 Calls for Sexual Assault

Wisconsin is considering a proposal to offer legal immunity from certain controlled substance charges for people who call 911 from…

September 29, 2025

A $10 Ticket Suspended Her Driver’s License. It Cost $23,000 to Get It Back.

One day in September 2024 I received a frantic call from my wife Jamie, who had just been in a…

June 4, 2025

Colorimetric Drug Tests Are Making Mass Incarceration More Miserable

Colorado legislators have proposed a working group to study the use of colorimetric drug tests within the criminal-legal system, and…

March 5, 2025

Parole Violations Didn’t Always Mean Prison. They Sent Us Somewhere Else.

Ben* is about to parole out of Georgia Department of Corrections (GDC) custody. His approved release address is with his…

January 6, 2025

KY Advances Medical Marijuana Bill to Disqualify Patients With Drug Felonies

On March 12, legislation that would impose multiple barriers on medical marijuana access in Kentucky passed through the House and…

March 15, 2024

New Orleans Police: Rats Eating Drugs in Evidence Room, “They’re All High.”

At a New Orleans City Council hearing on March 11 about the sorry state of the city’s police headquarters—which faces…

March 13, 2024

Seattle Recriminalizes Drug Use, Adds Arrest Alternatives It Won’t Pay For

On September 26, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell (D) unveiled his proposed 2024 budget. It indicates the city will not be…

September 27, 2023

Oregon to Weigh Recriminalizing Drug Possession, Adding New Penalties

A group in Oregon wants to criminalize drug possession again, having unveiled two versions of a would-be ballot initiative that…

September 20, 2023