The bill would allow 10 of Louisiana's existing medical marijuana dispensaries to serve adult-use customers for 3 years, paving the way for a “potential permanent program.”
Its passage "could prove complicated in the conservative legislature, however," reports Kyle Jaeger:
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The bill would allow 10 of Louisiana's existing medical marijuana dispensaries to serve adult-use customers for 3 years, paving the way for a “potential permanent program.”
Its passage "could prove complicated in the conservative legislature, however," reports Kyle Jaeger:
Across a range of institutions, the pathway for implementing harm reduction programming was strikingly similar, research found.
Student advocacy was often the first step, followed by partnerships with community organizations.
Sydney Sauer reports:
"Harm reduction advocates say this damagingly conflates vaping with smoking in the public eye, won’t protect kids in any meaningful way, and contributes to a worsening national climate for tobacco harm reduction."
@kiransidhu41.bsky.social reports:
A new bill would trigger greater involvement from the Department of Human Services when anyone gives birth to a “drug-exposed infant,” if they have already done so within the past five years.
26.02.2026 19:30 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
In 11 states, all death investigations are conducted by county coroners. They're typically elected rather than appointed—often after running unopposed—and not required to have any medical training.
25.02.2026 20:52 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Across a range of institutions, the pathway for implementing harm reduction programming was strikingly similar, research found.
Student advocacy was often the first step, followed by partnerships with community organizations.
Sydney Sauer reports:
"Harm reduction advocates say this damagingly conflates vaping with smoking in the public eye, won’t protect kids in any meaningful way, and contributes to a worsening national climate for tobacco harm reduction."
@kiransidhu41.bsky.social reports:
In 11 states, all death investigations are conducted by county coroners. They're typically elected rather than appointed—often after running unopposed—and not required to have any medical training.
25.02.2026 20:52 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
“You can’t do much of anything when things are fear-based, especially parenting," psychologist and co-author tells @helenredmond.bsky.social.
“The goal is not to force behavior into compliance, it’s to build trust and reduce harm in the real world.”
“You can’t do much of anything when things are fear-based, especially parenting," psychologist and co-author tells @helenredmond.bsky.social.
“The goal is not to force behavior into compliance, it’s to build trust and reduce harm in the real world.”
If enacted, the Holistic Overdose Prevention and Equity (HOPE) Act would support “Housing First,” naloxone access for prisoners and the addition of harm reduction-specific positions to the state health department.
24.02.2026 17:06 — 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
“Support for the legal use of psilocybin mushrooms is similar to what it was for cannabis in the mid-1990s," the poll notes, "just before state medical cannabis laws started to be implemented."
Kyle Jaeger reports:
"People are already using AI for harm reduction ... What’s left is the question of how harm can be minimized—and potential benefits maximized—when chatbots step into a role that has always depended on human judgment and human compassion."
Brooke Nolan reports:
If enacted, the Holistic Overdose Prevention and Equity (HOPE) Act would support “Housing First,” naloxone access for prisoners and the addition of harm reduction-specific positions to the state health department.
24.02.2026 17:06 — 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
“Support for the legal use of psilocybin mushrooms is similar to what it was for cannabis in the mid-1990s," the poll notes, "just before state medical cannabis laws started to be implemented."
Kyle Jaeger reports:
"People are already using AI for harm reduction ... What’s left is the question of how harm can be minimized—and potential benefits maximized—when chatbots step into a role that has always depended on human judgment and human compassion."
Brooke Nolan reports:
FDA leadership wrote that the agency “expects a surge in drug development in response to our initiative.”
23.02.2026 18:11 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The government's stated goal of drastically reducing the country's high smoking rate now looks "even more unrealistic," German experts tell @kiransidhu41.bsky.social:
23.02.2026 15:46 — 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
FDA leadership wrote that the agency “expects a surge in drug development in response to our initiative.”
23.02.2026 18:11 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The government's stated goal of drastically reducing the country's high smoking rate now looks "even more unrealistic," German experts tell @kiransidhu41.bsky.social:
23.02.2026 15:46 — 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
“The RESET Center allows our officers to arrest those using drugs in public at a speed and volume we have never seen before,” stated Mayor Daniel Lurie. “We will also give those suffering from addiction a real chance to choose recovery.”
By @leahidaharris.bsky.social:
Here's my latest for @filtermag.bsky.social, tracking the City of San Francisco's twisted road to establish the controversial RESET Center, "a dressed up drunk tank" that will be located across the street from the jail.
20.02.2026 17:11 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
“The RESET Center allows our officers to arrest those using drugs in public at a speed and volume we have never seen before,” stated Mayor Daniel Lurie. “We will also give those suffering from addiction a real chance to choose recovery.”
By @leahidaharris.bsky.social:
"Tony and I stood at the gate and cried, trying to stretch those final moments. Unless I ended up back in prison, we knew we’d never see each other again."
19.02.2026 16:13 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
“I am driven by deep despair and intense frustration that the opportunity to avoid millions of premature deaths and tens of millions of years of human suffering is being squandered by a kind of purity cult."
@kiransidhu41.bsky.social interviews leading tobacco harm reduction advocate Clive Bates:
Panel event in NYC on March 5, to launch Filter Senior Editor Helen Redmond's book—"Liquid Handcuffs: Policing & Punishment in Methadone Clinics." ⬇️
19.02.2026 17:03 — 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
"Tony and I stood at the gate and cried, trying to stretch those final moments. Unless I ended up back in prison, we knew we’d never see each other again."
19.02.2026 16:13 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
“I am driven by deep despair and intense frustration that the opportunity to avoid millions of premature deaths and tens of millions of years of human suffering is being squandered by a kind of purity cult."
@kiransidhu41.bsky.social interviews leading tobacco harm reduction advocate Clive Bates:
