On March 29, the Food and Drug Administration approved over-the-counter sales of Narcan, making it the first opioid overdose treatment drug to gain such approval in the United States. This move has been hailed as incredibly impactful in expanding acc...
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On March 29, the Food and Drug Administration approved over-the-counter sales of Narcan, making it the first opioid overdose treatment drug to gain such approval in the United States. This move has been hailed as incredibly impactful in expanding acc...
“The government says pull yourself up by your bootstraps and I’m trying to… I just keep getting knocked down over and over and over again” lamented Andrew Hubbard, a Kansas resident with three felony drug convictions. Because of his criminal ...
“The government says pull yourself up by your bootstraps and I’m trying to… I just keep getting knocked down over and over and over again” lamented Andrew Hubbard, a Kansas resident with three felony drug convictions. Because of his criminal ...
President Joe Biden pardoned all US citizens convicted on federal charges for simple possession of marijuana on October 6 this year. This action will provide over 6,500 Americans with easier access to housing, employment, college, and even voting, al...
President Joe Biden pardoned all US citizens convicted on federal charges for simple possession of marijuana on October 6 this year. This action will provide over 6,500 Americans with easier access to housing, employment, college, and even voting, al...
Described by Rolling Stone as “the point man” for drug policy reform efforts and “the real drug czar,” Ethan Nadelmann is widely regarded as the outstanding proponent of drug policy reform both in the United States and abroad. After r...
Described by Rolling Stone as “the point man” for drug policy reform efforts and “the real drug czar,” Ethan Nadelmann is widely regarded as the outstanding proponent of drug policy reform both in the United States and abroad. After r...
Dr. Jeffrey Miron is a senior lecturer and director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. He is known for his work on libertarian economics and on the economics of black markets. Dr. Miron describes himself as...
Dr. Jeffrey Miron is a senior lecturer and director of undergraduate studies in the Department of Economics at Harvard University. He is known for his work on libertarian economics and on the economics of black markets. Dr. Miron describes himself as...
Congress recently passed an opioid policy package allocating $8.4 billion to address the drug epidemic that claimed 72,000 lives just last year. Although this number seems large, experts say it is only a fraction of the funding needed to stem the ti...
Congress recently passed an opioid policy package allocating $8.4 billion to address the drug epidemic that claimed 72,000 lives just last year. Although this number seems large, experts say it is only a fraction of the funding needed to stem the ti...
Since his inauguration this past June, the potent combination of Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte’s theatricality, popularity, and policies have put the international diplomatic community on edge. While Duterte is perhaps most widely known for hi...
Since his inauguration this past June, the potent combination of Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte’s theatricality, popularity, and policies have put the international diplomatic community on edge. While Duterte is perhaps most widely known for hi...
On September 11, 2015, 75-year-old Lee Carroll Brooker, a disabled war veteran with chronic pain, received the news he had been dreading for months; his Supreme Court petition, challenging his life sentence for growing three dozen marijuana plants, h...
On September 11, 2015, 75-year-old Lee Carroll Brooker, a disabled war veteran with chronic pain, received the news he had been dreading for months; his Supreme Court petition, challenging his life sentence for growing three dozen marijuana plants, h...
April is a hopeful month for policymakers, activists, and citizens around the globe aspiring to address the multiple problems surrounding the international drug prohibition regime. From April 19 to 21, the United Nations will convene its much-awaited...
April is a hopeful month for policymakers, activists, and citizens around the globe aspiring to address the multiple problems surrounding the international drug prohibition regime. From April 19 to 21, the United Nations will convene its much-awaited...
As Colorado adjusts to the many changes brought about by the legalization of marijuana, supporters and skeptics across the country continue to scrutinize the effects of legal pot. While there have certainly been benefits — the drug is a green gold ...
As Colorado adjusts to the many changes brought about by the legalization of marijuana, supporters and skeptics across the country continue to scrutinize the effects of legal pot. While there have certainly been benefits — the drug is a green gold ...