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Filter launched in September 2018 and is based in New York City. Our mission is to advocate through journalism for rational and compassionate approaches to drug use, drug policy and human rights. Filter is owned and operated by The Influence Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. You can read about The Influence Foundation’s structure and funding here.
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FilterMag; Politics + Legalization “May Launch a Substitution War”—Trump’s China Tariffs and Fentanyl. In what feels like a rerun of an old episode, President-elect Donald Trump has ...
Denver Lawmakers Vote to Lift Restrictions on Syringe Programs
2 days ago · O n January 13, the City Council of Denver, Colorado, voted to repeal an ordinance that severely restricts the number of syringe service programs (SSP) operating in the city, as well as their location. The final decision on the measure now lies with Mayor Mike Johnston (D). An ordinance passed in 1997 caps the number of SSP at just three, in a city where the population …
Federal Marijuana Rescheduling Hearings Postponed Indefinitely
2 days ago · T he first hearings on the Biden administration’s marijuana rescheduling proposal that were set for late January have now been canceled following a legal challenge from pro-reform witnesses, a Drug Enforcement Administration judge has ruled.. While DEA Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) John Mulrooney rejected key arguments from rescheduling proponents about how …
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Utah Sues Pharmacy Benefit Managers for “Central Role” in Opioid OD Crisis; White House Reviews Its Drug Control Strategy, Finds It’s Doing a Good Job
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FilterMag; Use + Harm Reduction; BC Drug-Decrim Study Explores Problems With 2.5-Gram Threshold. Since the inception of British Columbia’s drug decriminalization policy, which took effect in January ...
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(Secretary) Christine Rodriguez is a dyed-in-the-wool harm reductionist and former senior program manager for harm reduction at AIDS United. She has 15 years’ experience in drug-user health across HIV, viral hepatitis and overdose prevention, and has worked in varied roles across policy advocacy, capacity building, training and direct service in the public and nonprofit sectors.
Why I Report on Tobacco Harm Reduction - filtermag.org
Dec 17, 2024 · T obacco harm reduction, which I’ve been covering as a journalist for a couple of years now, has often felt a strange space to work in. Polarizing, compassionate, full of justified hope, yet often dispiriting. Beset with hostility and falsehoods, yet fascinating.People who smoked cigarettes and then found tobacco harm reduction (THR) often talk about their “journey.”
Rescheduling Hearings Begin: Not About If Marijuana "Good or …
Dec 2, 2024 · T he first Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hearing on the Biden administration’s cannabis rescheduling proposal took place on December 2, with proponents and opponents appearing for a largely procedural meeting to prepare for more substantive hearings in 2025.. The judge overseeing the proceedings made clear that the hearings are not meant to …