Tag: policing
Urgent Needs Remain in Portland, OR, After 90-Day “Fentanyl Emergency”
State and city officials have declared the end of a 90-day “fentanyl emergency” in ...
No Drug Education: The Rise and Fall of DARE
Praised by politicians, parents and presidents, police officers taught DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) ...
FL Isn’t Really Criminalizing Fentanyl “Exposure.” It’s Punishing Possession.
Beginning October 1, Florida will consider it a second-degree felony to expose a first ...
“Get on Your Knees”—Alberta Cops Raid Home Over Ayahuasca Delivery
On February 8, Chad Gillies, a specialty welder in Calgary, Alberta, opened his door ...
Philly Activists Rally Against Kensington Crackdown, Attacks on Harm Reduction
Philadelphia advocates are speaking out against the city for targeting both people who use ...
Do Cannabis “Desert” States Arrest More People After Neighbors Legalize? Probably Not.
Cannabis legalization has spread to states once considered unlikely, like conservative-leaning Missouri and Ohio. ...
Australia’s Vape Prohibition Replicates Drug-War Disasters
In the land down under, a burgeoning illicit market for vaping products paints a ...
Cops Are Seizing More Mushrooms, as Public Interest in Psychedelics Grows
Police have seized increasing quantities of psilocybin mushrooms in recent years, new research has ...
NYC Defies Mayor Adams to Ban Solitary Confinement, Rein In NYPD
The New York City Council has overwhelmingly approved a package of police and jail ...
New Jersey Set to Create Non-Police Mental Health Crisis Response Teams
A New Jersey bill would create non-police emergency response teams in cities, enabling social ...
