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Safer Solutions: How Designating Substances as Schedule I Harms Research

Chelsea Boyd, Jessica Shortall Feb 4, 2026
In the News Behavioral Health, Cannabis, Cannabis, Cannabis Banking, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Federal Government Affairs, Finance and Trade, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Policing, Substance Regulation

Joyce, Miller, Titus Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect States’ Rights

Anthony Lamorena April 17, 2025 Congressman Dave Joyce
Explainers Behavioral Health, Cannabis, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Opioid Harm Reduction, Substance Regulation, Tobacco Harm Reduction

Substance Use, Pregnancy, and Policy

Chelsea Boyd Jan 23, 2025
Op-Eds Alternatives to Arrest, Behavioral Health, Cannabis, Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties, Decriminalization, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Opioids, Policing, Substance Regulation

We can’t arrest our way out of the overdose crisis

Stacey McKenna Aug 28, 2024 Inside Sources
Explainers Behavioral Health, Cannabis, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Opioid Harm Reduction, State Policy, Substance Regulation, Tobacco Harm Reduction

Harm Reduction Policies Are Adopted Inconsistently Across Substances

Stacey McKenna May 10, 2024
News Behavioral Health, Cannabis, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Opioid Harm Reduction, Substance Regulation, Tobacco Harm Reduction

Put politics aside and apply harm reduction for all substances

Ann Phelan March 18, 2024
Policy Studies Behavioral Health, Cannabis, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Opioid Harm Reduction, State Policy, Substance Regulation, Tobacco Harm Reduction

Progressive Except for Nicotine: A Discussion of States’ Inconsistent Adoption of Harm Reduction Public Policy

Stacey McKenna March 18, 2024
In the News Behavioral Health, Cannabis, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Substance Regulation

A Focus on Cannabis Policies: An Insightful Call to Prioritize Medical Patients

Chelsea Boyd Dec 11, 2023 Cannabis Tech
Policy Studies Behavioral Health, Cannabis, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Substance Regulation

Putting Patients First: Medical Cannabis Use Patterns and Policy Protections

Chelsea Boyd Nov 9, 2023
Coalition Letters, Letters Behavioral Health, Cannabis, Federal Government Affairs, Harm Reduction, Healthier Communities, Substance Regulation

R Street Institute Signs Coalition Letter to President Biden to Remove Cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act

Anthony Lamorena, Jillian Snider Nov 2, 2023

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