A Weekend for Women and Weed
The nation and the world were rocked this weekend by the Women’s March. The day before, cannabis activist group DCMJ distributed thousands of hand-rolled joints—for free.
Ohio City Gov’t: We have to fine and jail overdose survivors to give them “treatment opportunities”
If someone overdoses from heroin or opiate drugs and has to be revived by paramedics or police with naloxone, they will be charged with “inducing panic.”
Does the First Amendment Protect Spiritual Cannabis Use? A D.C. Activist Plans to Argue For It
A group of cannabis activists held a demonstration outside the White House. They made a Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, non-sectarian, and Rasta prayer over the plant, seeking to highlight the spirituality of cannabis use.
Maine Gov vetoes (admittedly flawed) legal cannabis bill, leaving future sales uncertain
On Friday, November 3, 2017, Maine Governor Paul LePage (R) vetoed legislation to regulate cannabis sales in the state.
DREAMing about Drug Reform: An Interview with Arturo Lua Castillo
A candid talk with Arturo Lua Castillo, named Outstanding Student Organizer of 2018 by Students for Sensible Drug Policy.
How activists are fighting for full cannabis legalization in Washington, D.C.
When two men entered a party in Uneeda Nichols’ home in Washington, D.C. in August 2017 with a couple hundred dollars in cash, they were greeted as cannabis enthusiasts. No one realized they were undercover cops.
Some colleges just don’t understand harm reduction
Clashes between SSDP and New College administrators represent growing confusion about handling harm reduction on campuses
Intentionally-diverse MDMA research at University of Connecticut Cut Short
The research team at UConn studying MDMA-assisted psychotherapy for PTSD is now defunct.
Chicago could become largest city to Decriminalize Entheogenic Plants
Chicago’s Committee on Health and Human Relations unanimously passed (50-0) a resolution October 16 to decriminalize entheogenic plants and fungi.
Intersecting Movements: Drug Policy Reform and Climate Action
Climate justice is racial justice, and we cannot achieve racial justice without ending the War on Drugs.