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As the U.S. reaches new terrible milestones in overdose deaths, a harm reduction system that has proven itself elsewhere finally launches where it’s needed most.
The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled that the ballot initiative violated the "single subject" rule for constitutional amendments.
There are better ways to build trust in the community than by violating the Fourth Amendment.
Restrictions on pain medication have undermined patient care while making drug use more lethal.
The meager evidence cited by Connecticut officials makes their warnings seem overwrought.
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The Hulu miniseries portrays opioid pain medication as unacceptably dangerous in nearly every context.
Undertreatment of pain is a real problem, and bona fide patients rarely become addicted to their medication.
Rep. Nancy Mace is touting "a framework which allows states to make their own decisions on cannabis."
The justices rejected a broad definition of "public nuisance" that would cover the manufacture of pain medication.
A drug that treats opioid addiction may also be abused. That’s not a good reason to restrict access.
It’s difficult to avoid the suspicion that the powers-that-be habitually lie about their conduct.
Bau Tran might go to jail for his conduct, but he will be insulated from having to face a jury in civil court.
Voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot initiative that makes "entheogenic plant" possession the city's "lowest law-enforcement priority."
A California judge said the four jurisdictions that filed the lawsuit failed to prove a "public nuisance" or "false advertising."
The Drug Policy Alliance founder and Psychoactive podcast host on how to build a post-prohibitionist America.
Prohibition forces doctors to cut patients off from essential pain-killing medication.
Legalizing a market isn’t enough; you have to set the participants free.
The myth of the candy poisoner
Raquel Esquivel, convicted of a nonviolent drug offense in 2009, was put on home confinement during COVID-19.
Cops thought Hoang Vinh Pham, who received a 15-year prison sentence, was suspicious because he stared at a police van full of marijuana.
Legislation advances and a ballot initiative circulates in response to a constitutional amendment that was struck down by the courts.
It might represent justice in this case. But the approach is rife for abuse.
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Whatever this system is, it is not pro-life.
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Police are still pushing this discredited scare, but it seems fewer people are falling for it.
The resolution urges police to refrain from arresting people for noncommercial production and distribution as well as possession.
The 36 percent drop may also be partly due to pandemic-related restrictions that drove cannabis consumers indoors.
The Senate now has the chance to finally end one of the most disastrous legacies of the drug war.
In the DEA's view, the fact that most states allow patients to use marijuana for symptom relief is irrelevant.
Oregon will license and regulate psilocybin-assisted therapy by 2023. Some health care professionals aren't willing to wait.
Despite what the media and politicians have said, that isn't how this works.
Howard Bailey spent years serving his country, supporting his family, and running two small businesses. Then he got kicked out of the country.
A little-known agreement allows police officers to seize packages at FedEx sorting centers.
The basics of supply and demand still applied.
What have policy makers learned since Colorado became the first state to allow recreational use in 2012?
Recycling a government press release is not good journalism.
The study highlights the dangers that government-encouraged "tapering" poses to patients on long-term opioid therapy.
Small-scale drug possession is now a $100 infraction that can be dismissed with a call to a drug abuse assessment hotline.
Three of the officers were denied qualified immunity, but accountability is a long way off.
Much of what government does is tax people to try to fix problems that government caused.
Restricting access to pain medication drove nonmedical users toward black-market substitutes.
Ripped for use of excessive force, the Springfield, Massachusetts, Narcotics Bureau is becoming a Firearms Investigation Unit.
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