The Most Notable Federal Marijuana Actions of 2024
Dec 27, 2024 · T he year 2024 saw a hodgepodge of federal and congressional marijuana policy developments—with major news related to the Biden administration’s rescheduling push, modest reform proposals advancing on Capitol Hill and various actions from federal agencies.. Ultimately, things didn’t pan out the way advocates and industry stakeholders had hoped. Bipartisan cannabis banking legislation ...
US Appeals Court Blocks Securus, Pay Tel Bids to Stall Prison Call …
Nov 21, 2024 · T he landmark Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations poised to bring down costs of phone and video calls for incarcerated people will move forward as planned, despite an onslaught of lawsuits and delay tactics from the corrections industry. The first of the new FCC caps will be enforced January 1, 2025. On November 18, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ...
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Morgan Godvin, Author at Filter
Morgan is a writer from Portland, Oregon. She founded Beats Overdose, a harm reduction provider for the music and entertainment industry.She is a research associate with Health in Justice Action Lab and a councilmember on Oregon’s decriminalization Measure 110 Oversight and Accountability Council. Morgan is also a member of the board of directors of The Influence Foundation, which operates ...
DEA Judge Blocks Veterans Group From Marijuana Rescheduling …
Nov 19, 2024 · A Drug Enforcement Administration judge has rejected a veterans group’s petition to participate in an upcoming hearing on the Biden administration’s marijuana rescheduling proposal, which the organization called a “travesty of justice” that excludes key voices that would be affected by the potential policy change.. The Veterans Action Council (VAC) was among numerous stakeholders that ...
Many People Left to Make Their Own Stimulant Pipes and Face
Sep 27, 2023 · A cross the globe, people who use stimulants have devised creative, sometimes ingenious, smoking tools. Often used to heat up and inhale crack cocaine or methamphetamine, these homemade implements are regularly made of whatever’s available—particularly in jurisdictions where access to new pipes and stems, such as …
The Systemic Transphobia of the Drug Treatment and Recovery …
3 days ago · I have been seeking recovery from alcohol, heroin and pharmaceutical opioid use disorders since late 2013. The treatment system is fraught with barriers, especially so if you’re transgender. It could leave you in worse shape than you …
Lawmakers Omit Overdose Prevention Centers From MA Bill
Dec 19, 2024 · M assachusetts lawmakers have dropped plans to authorize overdose prevention centers.Despite support from the state’s Senate, health department and voters, a House version of a substance use disorder bill now contains no mention of these lifesaving facilities.. Representatives Alice Peisch and Adrian Madaro, and Senator Brendan Crighton—all Democrats in a Democrat-controlled legislature ...
The Story of Aversion Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder - Filter
Mar 17, 2023 · O n June 30, 2022, Schick Shadel Hospital in Burien, Washington, closed its doors for good. It was the last facility in the United States offering aversion treatment for alcohol use disorder. Aversion therapy acquired a bad name due to its misuse in deeply unethical conversion therapy attempting to change people’s sexuality—and also thanks to movies like A …
No Drug Education: The Rise and Fall of DARE - Filter
May 1, 2024 · P raised by politicians, parents and presidents, police officers taught DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) to fifth and sixth-grade students in around 75 percent of United States school districts at the peak of its popularity in the 1980s and ‘90s. Funded by the US government, the program was exported to dozens of other countries, too. . Altogether, DARE reached an estimated 50 million ...