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 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…

This remains the #1 reason why legalizing marijuana is the right thing to do. States that have not legalized keep arresting people for marijuana offenses. Those that have legalized arrest relatively few. norml.org/blog/2024/10/2…

A very smart and balanced analysis: #overdose Ioan Grillo open.substack.com/pub/ioangrillo…

This will clearly reduce #overdose fatalities and save lives. But it's also important to appreciate how #OPCs address the sorts of community concerns about public drug use that resulted in backlash against reforms in Oregon, California & elsewhere. marijuanamoment.net/the-uss-first-…

Most of this represents an incredible waste of taxpayer dollars and does nothing to reduce overdose fatalities and other drug harms. A perfect target for Vivek Ramaswamy & Elon Musk's new Department of Government Efficiency (#DOGE) idpc.net/publications/2…

Read Maia Szalavitz's latest column, about what works and what doesn't in #drugtreatment, & why #12step programs are an important but very insufficient approach to #addiction, & what #RFKJr gets right & wrong. Maia Szalavitz nytimes.com/2024/12/22/opi…

The DEA HQ shenanigans vis a vis the rescheduling process are persistent and outrageous. Both the agency and senior personnel need to be held responsible, and legislation introduced to remove #DEA from control over drug scheduling. marijuanamoment.net/dea-judge-blas…

This has been a long time coming - much too long, for no good reason - but thank you, President Biden, for doing it. You did a lot of harm as a leading #DrugWar proponent from the 80s to the 00s. This makes some amends. nytimes.com/2025/01/17/us/…

RIP #ErnieDrucker. 1940-2025. A great pioneer and godfather of #harmreduction both in the US & globally. Helped create some of the first syringe exchange programs to reduce #HIVAIDS & helped start Housing Works & Doctors of the World, & much more. Harm Reduction International Drug Policy Alliance

JUSTICE seems rare these days but every once in a while a vicious murderous political leader suffers the consequences. Hallelujah! #Duterte #Philippines #ICC nytimes.com/2025/03/10/wor…

If you suffer from #ChronicBackPain, read #HealingBackPain by #JohnSarno. In 1991, I was 48 hours from surgery for 2 herniated discs, read this book (recommended by Andrew Weil, M.D.), canceled my surgery, and was healed. It transformed my life. nytimes.com/2025/03/18/wel…

RIP my dear friend, Howard Josepher, founder of the #HarmReduction organization, Exponents, a pioneering and innovative force in harm reduction & activist for humane drug policies.

I'm with Pat O'Hare, founder of Harm Reduction International, in Bogotá at #HR25, about to go on stage to honor #ErnieDrucker, a pioneering force for #HarmReduction both in the US and globally. Harm Reduction International Jesse Drucker AcciónTécnicaSocial IDPC Drug Policy Alliance

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There is still time to participate in the Global Psychedelic Survey 2025. Please do it now!!! bit.ly/GPS2025-survey Deadline is Friday May 16th at midnight PDT Philippe Lucas

This episode on Isaac Campos' History on Drugs podcast is really worth a listen for anyone interested in the history of #cocaine & other drugs. Paul Gootenberg is truly the GOAT of drug history. History on Drugs open.substack.com/pub/isaaccampo…

Colorado Governor Jared Polis just announced he is pardoning anyone previously convicted of psychedelic possession offenses, as he did with cannabis offenses 4 years ago. Way to go!!! #ps2025 Psychedelic Science Governor Jared Polis

If you understand why tobacco #harmreduction can save millions of lives & want to devote the coming year both to learning more about it and to building public awareness, apply now! Tobaccoharmreduction.net Africa Harm Reduction Alliance African THR Research Hub thrsp.net Harm Reduction International EHRN AHRN

R.I.P. James "Fergie" Ferguson II. A truly extraordinary human being. Longtime board member of Drug Policy Alliance & ACLU. Revered civil rights & criminal justice attorney. He got it, & fought for it, all: civil rights, civil liberties and drug policy reform charlotteobserver.com/news/local/art…