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Once again, Maia Szalavitz nails it, explaining why the latest efforts to undermine support for #harmreduction programs & policies are intellectually and morally flawed. Drug Policy Alliance Harm Reduction International National Harm Reduction Coalition Moral Hazard Has No Place in Addiction Treatment nytimes.com/2024/03/01/opi…

It's impossible to meaningfully impact the flow of #fentanyl to the US by devoting resources to border control & interdiction. Just money down the drain that might better be spent on treatment, services & #harmreduction to reduce fatal drug "overdose." bloomberg.com/news/features/…

AT LAST! A thoughtful news article about Oregon's #decriminalization initiative (#Measure110) & the recent legislative rollback that explains why the decrim was NOT responsible for the ODs, public disorder, etc. #Oregon gave up too soon. politi.co/4cBFJKu via POLITICO

"Marijuana arrests dropped from 750,000 in 2012 to 227,000 in 2022; more than $15 billion in tax revenue to date; consumers increasingly buying from licensed outlets; teen use not up; etc etc. Legalization, with all its challenges, is a success! marijuanamoment.net/the-verdict-is…

If Biden bans menthol cigarettes, could he hand the election to Trump? It’s a valid concern. Jacob Grier (is not here) NAACP National Medical Association Drug Policy Alliance SRNT NBNA, Inc. Senator John Fetterman Julie Chavez Rodriguez slate.com/technology/202…

The irresponsibility of #tobacco control advocates who oppose #harmreduction is ever more severe. Here I discuss why harm reduction founders strongly support #TobaccoHarmReduction, why so many progressive/left folks get it wrong, & more. Global Forum on Nicotine gfn.tv/vids/gfntv-int…

As for cures for cat allergies, one could always suggest this approach newson6.com/story/5e368363…

How did marijuana become legal in much of the US? It was a top-down as well as a bottom up campaign. | My new story for The Chronicle of Philanthropy #philanthropy #cannabis NORML Drug Policy Alliance philanthropy.com/article/can-bi…

I've long assumed legalization has little impact on teen #cannabis use because most adolescents had easy access even before legalization & b/c legalization only changed laws and access for adults. Other factors, like time on internet, may matter more. nytimes.com/2024/05/20/hea…

Good news! The immediate reason for the drop may be the crackdown on the #fentanyl trade by a Mexican cartel. That's likely unsustainable so hopefully other factors are at work, eg, the long anticipated burnout of this epidemic dennis cauchon Dan Ciccarone harmreductionohio.org/ohio-overdose-…

Nice piece by MarcGunther on how the #marijuana #legalization movement raised the $$, almost entirely from philanthropic sources from 1996 to 2016, needed to win the ballot initiatives that made the USA the global leader in legalizing #cannabis. marcgunther.medium.com/the-half-centu…

I've heard lots of good things about Europe's leading psychedelic conference - ICPR. Really looking forward to this next week in Haarlem. OPEN Foundation

A great chat with Sam Chapman, a key player re the politics around psychedelics. Here we discuss all-drug decriminalization, overdose prevention centers, tobacco #harmreduction, my latest #ketamine experience & much more. Disruptors for Good open.spotify.com/episode/7FcqM2…

One can understand not wanting US military to be high on the job, but pre-enlistment testing for #cannabis seems both archaic and dumb. President Biden ONDCP Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III marijuanamoment.net/white-house-op…

Alex Wodak AM Ethan rapped up after panel questions with a great consideration. Instead of it just being #THR it should be #HR all inclusive. Every1 involved is Tobacco Control. We are the Harm Reduction TC & they are the abstinence only TC. We are all part of a harm reduction community #GFN24

So strange that #Australia, which has long been at the forefront on #harmreduction policies re illicit drugs, is radically anti-HR re #tobacco & #nicotine. Its experience is a lesson for others. Jacob Grier (is not here) Dr Colin Mendelsohn Clive Bates World Health Organization (WHO) Alex Wodak AM reason.com/2024/06/17/the…

Important piece by a retired major general in the U.S. Marine Corps: How the U.S. FDA can help American veterans suffering from @PTSD thehill.com/opinion/health…

It would be a tragedy if the U.S. FDA fails to give #MDMA-assisted therapy for #PTSD a green light next month. scientiststatementonptsd.com MAPS Rick Doblin, Ph.D., of MAPS

WATCH my speech about "Integrating the Psychedelic Renaissance and Broader Drug Policy Reform" - at Europe's leading #psychedelic conference, #ICPR, beautifully organized & curated by OPEN Foundation youtu.be/oZRepdqoWuI?si… via YouTube Rick Doblin, Ph.D., of MAPS Psychedelic Alpha Psychedelics Today

Great to see Dr. Vivek Murthy, U.S. Surgeon General talk about the reduced risks of e-cigarettes for ppl who smoke w/ Jeremy Faust MD MS (ER physician). It's a big step for the SG's office post its 2016 report. There's room for an updated report diving into these reduced risks + nicotine misinfo medpagetoday.com/opinion/faustf…