• Drug Policy

    Most Americans Favor Legalizing Marijuana

    As more states pass laws legalizing marijuana for recreational use, Americans continue to favor legalization of both medical and recreational use of the drug.

    Pie chart shows Only about 1 in 10 U.S. adults say marijuana should not be legal at all

    An overwhelming share of U.S. adults (88%) say marijuana should be legal for medical or recreational use.

    Nearly six-in-ten Americans (57%) say that marijuana should be legal for medical and recreational purposes, while roughly a third (32%) say that marijuana should be legal for medical use only.

    Just 11% of Americans say that the drug should not be legal at all.

    Read the PEW Survey

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    The impact of an unsanctioned compassion club on non-fatal overdose

    Given the total lack of empirical literature describing the effectiveness of compassion clubs as an overdose prevention initiative, the project was subjected to evaluation throughout its operation. Herein we report on the impact of DULF compassion club enrolment on non-fatal overdose rates amongst program participants, and thereby seek to contribute to the literature specific to compassion clubs and non-prescriber-based models of safe supply.

  • Drug Policy

    Groundhog decade not brave new world

    “I was removed from my position as Chief Advisor of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) in October 2009. A decade later, UK drug policy has done nothing but go backwards. We are currently in a worse position now than we were 10 years ago. However, there is a path to a brave new world. Back in 2009, I was making it clear to the UK Government that the evidence that we had back then was that cannabis was less harmful than both alcohol or tobacco. ” – Professor David Nutt

    https://drugscience.org.uk/groundhog-decade-not-brave-new-world/


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    Changing the Narrative

    Changing The Narrative is a network of reporters, researchers, academics, and advocates concerned about the way  media represents drug use and addiction. Our mission is to help journalists and opinion leaders provide accurate, humane, and scientifically-grounded information in this contested terrain. We offer expert sources —including people with lived experience of the issues — and up-to-date, fact-checked, and evidence-based information on news and controversies.

    https://www.changingthenarrative.news/

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    The U.S. Needs to Decriminalize Drug Possession Now

    The founder of Drug Policy Alliance argues that the current laws are a waste of money and ultimately harmful

    More and more Americans agree that people with drug problems “deserve treatment, not punishment,” that “we can’t incarcerate our way out of the drug problem,” and that it’s a waste of taxpayer resources to keep locking up people whose only offense is possessing drugs for their own use.

    https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/united-states-decriminalize-drug-possession-nadelmann-760001/