overdose prevention centers

Alaska: House Sends Cannabis Tax Measure To Senate  The Alaska House of Representatives voted Friday in favor of House Bill 119 – a cannabis tax measure, reported Alaska Beacon. The measure was approved in a 36-3 vote.  If the bill passes the Senate and gets...

Rhode Island recently became the first state to endorse the establishment of overdose prevention centers. Now, Minnesota has followed suit, becoming the second state to formally support these types of centers to help combat the opioid epidemic, reported the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA). On Wednesday...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul delivered her 2023 state of the state address on Tuesday, sharing her plan to make New York a better place. Among many issues, Hochul touched on strengthening mental health care, drugs and overdose troubles. She also shared a...

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is requesting more time from federal court in relation to a lawsuit on the legality of safe drug consumption sites, reported Marijuana Moment. The non-profit Safehouse filed a complaint asking the court to protect its proposed consumption center...

The Senate GOP Doctors Caucus released a warning video announcement on Thursday alerting about the dangers of a powerful synthetic opioid, fentanyl. The group of physicians, who are also senators, released this public service announcement to inform Americans about the gravity of the current...

Since Richard Nixon declared the War on Drugs nearly 51 years ago, arrests, convictions and mass incarceration have been the centerpiece of the US's drug policy approach. The first significant breakthrough in the field of drug decriminalization came in the form of...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) is set to pledge $200 million to support social equity applicants within the state’s burgeoning marijuana market. On Wednesday, Hochul revealed an extensive State of the State book, laying out the plan for 2022, including policies she will pursue as well as her...

Compared to other countries overdose death rates in the U.S. are three to four times higher. The CDC recently confirmed an estimated 100,306 drug overdose deaths during the 12-month period ending in April 2021, an increase of 28.5% from the same period the year before. This...