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Safe Injection Site Suing Federal Government Citing Religious Freedom

Safehouse Case Could Change Harm Reduction in America Recently, we wrote about how the Justice Department was resisting the implementation of a safe injection site in Kensington, Philadelphia. The nonprofit group Safehouse was pushing forward with negotiations to sign a... Learn More

Could First Supervised Injection Site in America Get Lease in Philadelphia?

Could Safehouse Find a Home in Kensington? Despite recent reports that they may be facing some push-back from the Justice Department, the nonprofit Safehouse is still moving toward their goal of opening a supervised injection site in Philadelphia. Now, representatives... Learn More

Should Justice Department Be Trying to Stop Safe Injection Sites?

In a radical move to combat the opioid crisis, Philadelphia is close to opening the first safe injection sites in America. However, the federal government is now stepping in to try and shut these efforts down with a lawsuit. With... Learn More

MMJ or Molon Labe: Medical Marijuana Users Losing Gun Rights in States Author: Justin Mckibben It seems politicians are telling people- take your pick; guns or marijuana... you can't have both. Back in 2016, you may recall that we did an article covering the story of S. Rowan Wilson, a Nevada resident who... Learn More

Should Convicted Drug Dealers Be Denied Welfare Forever? [caption id="attachment_17008" 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 Drug dealing is not as glorified or malicious as it often seems made out to... Learn More

Medical Pot Passes in Pennsylvania Senate Author: Justin Mckibben Ladies and gentlemen, medical pot is on its way to passing into law in Pennsylvania! This is a huge announcement considering the current political climate, and the fact that Pennsylvania is one of the swing states that... Learn More

“Predator” Heroin in Pittsburgh Pushes Overdose Epidemic to Next Level Author: Justin Mckibben The overdose epidemic in America is at full throttle and blazing a serious trail with no signs of stopping in the immediate future. A disheartening abundance of live continue to be lost as the nation’s leaders and... Learn More

Swing States Seek to Legalize Marijuana Author: Justin Mckibben November 2014 was a big month for the marijuana reform movement with midterm election that set the tone for the reshaping of pot policies in America. A handful of states took the opportunity to push for legislation... Learn More

Follow Up: Students and Parents Upset about Middle School Drug Testing Author:Justin Mckibben Following up a story from last week, it appears there was already a drastic change made to decide the fate of one Pennsylvania school districts drug testing program for younger students as old as 10 that sparked outrage.... Learn More

Heroin Disguised as Oxycodone Found in Pennsylvania By Cheryl Steinberg In what appears to be a case of someone going to great lengths to disguise illicit drugs as legitimate ones – and therefore, their illicit activities, heroin in the form of round tablets, resembling oxycodone pills has... Learn More

Drug Abuse By Region: Mid Atlantic The Mid Atlantic part of the country, namely New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey but not exclusively – we can throw Maryland, Delaware and Virginia in that group too – has a culture unto itself, just like other sub-regions... Learn More

Safe Injection Site Suing Federal Government Citing Religious Freedom

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