Drug Policy

Wisconsin Governor Asking Trump to Help Drug Testing for Food Stamps Author: Justin Mckibben Drug testing for food stamps and other welfare benefits is a debate people seem to never get tired of having. Over the past few years there have been many state trying to use this kind of restriction... Learn More

New Florida Bills: One to Protect Addicts and One to Punish Author: Justin Mckibben Sometimes new policy can be good. Sometimes, not so much. The opiate epidemic in America has hit some states with staggering rates of overdose and death. The paralyzing truth gripping the nation today is that more people... Learn More

Should Medical Marijuana in Florida Block Gun Ownership Rights? Author: Justin Mckibben Recently the big election season of 2016 came to a close. Not only do we have a new president, but also a few new states with big marijuana reforms. Florida is among the states to turn the... Learn More

What New Parity Report Means for Mental Health and Substance Abuse [caption id="attachment_20646" align="aligncenter" width="455"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben In 2008 the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act passed. Ever since then health... Learn More

Philippine Drug War: Stigmatic Murder? Author: Justin Mckibben The War on Drugs in America has definitely proven to have been extremely counter-productive to actually saving the lives of Americans and improving the state of the nation concerning addiction, overdose death and other effects caused by... Learn More

The Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Passes Senate Author: Justin Mckibben Back in March we talked about the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act and how Republicans had been less than willing to vote for additional funds to be added to the legislation. In the face of an overwhelming... Learn More

Drug Testing The Rich For Their Tax Breaks [caption id="attachment_19868" align="aligncenter" width="464"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben There is no typo in the title. We are talking about requiring the top 1%... Learn More

Medical Marijuana Plan Pass in Ohio House Author: Justin Mckibben In a historic turn of events for legislators in the home of the Buckeyes, Ohio lawmakers in the House have passed a medical marijuana plan after an extensive debate reaching across both sides of the aisle. For the... Learn More

Senate Republicans Block Big Money for Fighting Opiate Epidemic Author: Justin Mckibben Politics around drug policy have been pretty up in the air the last few years as the government scrambles to try and wrap their collective heads around the severity of the opiate epidemic. Over these past few... Learn More

Humans of New York Photos Highlight Victims of Drug War [caption id="attachment_18980" align="aligncenter" width="429"] (This content is being used for illustrative purposes only; any person depicted in the content is a model)[/caption] Author: Justin Mckibben I remember a while back when I first started writing for the Palm Partners blog... Learn More

Presidential Candidate Dr. Ben Carson Says He Would Intensify War on Drugs Author: Justin Mckibben This year we have a fair amount of reason to suspect that the coming Presidential election will hinge a lot on the candidates beliefs in regards to drug policy and how to address addiction in America. President... Learn More

Oregon Will Now Expunge Past Marijuana Records Author: Shernide Delva Oregon is one of the first states to address the concerns of marijuana legalization answering the debated question: what do you do with someone with a record for something that used to be a crime but now... Learn More

Wisconsin Governor Asking Trump to Help Drug Testing for Food Stamps

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