“City Council of Spokane, Washington, has proposed that being administered naloxone should be automatic grounds for mandatory treatment.”

Setting conditions around saving someone’s life is fraught with consequences.

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By Jonathan Kirkpatrick for Filter | harm reduction journalism

Join me at the National Cannabis Festival on April 19-20 to hear me & @Iamnotacop_jill @glawNV Jeremiah Mosteller on why cops & conservatives want to legalize cannabis. Get your tickets today: nationalcannabisfestival.com #NationalCannabisFestival

‘…ever wondered why drug prohibition continues, despite its obvious failure to end drug use and the rising toll of drug-related deaths?’

Important questions, Alex Stevens highlights how a personal moral compass plays a role in policy and advocacy.

transformingsociety.co.uk/2024/01/30/the…

Hard to comprehend we’ve reached this place of non-evidence.

You read this correctly, a panic attack can constitute fentanyl exposure in the eyes of the new law, and can be considered a crime.

This will have consequences in many forms.

‘Backpedalling on progress: Understanding Oregon’s U-turn on drug decriminalisation’

“Messaging and narrative building is a never-ending fight, even when evidence supports the policy shift”

idpc.net/blog/2024/03/b… via IDPC by Theshia Naidoo

“North America’s unregulated drug supply has grown ever more unpredictable, which often means deadly.”

Why are there new substances showing up in supply chains, and what are they?

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For Filter | harm reduction journalism By M. Bonn (He/Him), board member of INHSU

‘Medical Marijuana Is Legal, But Oklahoma Is Charging Women for Using It While Pregnant’

We always have to remember the effects of drug laws on women in particular and the many ways they’re affected.

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By 🔥Brianna Bailey🔥 for The Frontier via The Marshall Project

Dear media outlets across the UK and globe. Please, please stop using the word ‘zombie’ in any context on any news story related to drugs or consumers.

‘The War on Drugs Is Also a War on Pain Patients’

A nuanced and much-needed perspective on how patients are being affected by swirling narratives and policies.

Are you impacted by this? We hear from so many who are.

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By Jeffrey A. Singer via Cato Institute

Highlighting an article which champions regressive steps back to criminalisation, from Washington Post.

There are a number of factors still being brushed over, such as chronic homelessness and lack of services. Concerning to see stances such as this.

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Save the date!

Friday, May 31, and Saturday, June 1, join Aspen Public Radio, Healing Advocacy Fund, and the Aspen Psychedelic Resource Center for the 2024 Aspen Psychedelic Symposium!

We’ll be there, discussing psychedelics and law enforcement. Take a look:

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“…longer sentencing and a focus on punishment, has failed to reduce violent crime in Tennessee while increasing the financial strain on the state, counties and their taxpayers.”

tennesseestar.com/tennesee/comme…

Hard to comprehend we’ve reached this place of non-evidence.

You read this correctly, a panic attack can constitute fentanyl exposure in the eyes of the new law, and can be considered a crime.

This will have consequences in many forms.

‘’In a way, stigma is the leading cause of death’: radical plan to tackle British Columbia’s overdose epidemic’

The city may change but the issues remain the same. Stigma, lack of housing and social mobility, lead to increased overdose.

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By Leyland Cecco

Forcing the return of individuals who are serving their sentences at home has no public safety rationale & will overwhelm an already strained federal system. See our prior joint letter w/Law Enforcement Leaders & The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) urging President Biden to address this issue: lawenforcementleaders.org/wp-content/upl…

Today, we joined Law Enforcement Leaders, The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP), & 91 law enforcement leaders to strongly oppose US Senate Joint Resolution 47, which threatens to re-imprison around 3,000 people safely serving sentences of home confinement pursuant to the 2020 CARES Act:
fairandjustprosecution.org/wp-content/upl…

‘Touching fentanyl won’t kill you. Why won’t cops and policymakers get the memo?’

There are three bills in process which aims to make it a felony for fentanyl exposure to first responders. This piece takes a deep dive:

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By Ryan Marino, MD & Claire Zagorski, MSc, LP

Today a group of 91 current and former law enforcement officials from LEL, Fair and Just Prosecution and The Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP) sent a letter to Senate leaders Chuck Schumer and Leader McConnell opposing S.J. Res. 47. lawenforcementleaders.org/wp-content/upl…

‘Medical Marijuana Is Legal, But Oklahoma Is Charging Women for Using It While Pregnant’

We always have to remember the effects of drug laws on women in particular and the many ways they’re affected.

bit.ly/43OMSU0

By 🔥Brianna Bailey🔥 for The Frontier via The Marshall Project

‘Did Oregon pull the plug too soon on drug decriminalization?’

Featuring Health Justice Recovery Alliance,

“I think ultimately, we had multiple crises hitting our state… …they were not able to respond to the overdose [and houseless] crisis”

thehill.com/homenews/45754… by Joseph Choi 최명훈 for The Hill