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Report: Keep Incarcerated Parents and Kids Close
A recent report from the Prison Policy Initiative calls for better state laws to keep incarcerated parents close to their kids. It finds 12 states …
As Overdoses Climb, NY Groups Seek Solutions
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced another staggering new death count amid the pandemic: more than 100,000 fatal drug overdo…
High Hopes for Legal Pot in 2019
NEW YORK – Drug policy reform advocates are confident that in 2019 New York will join the rush of states legalizing recreational use of marijuan…
Groups Ask NYC Mayor to Open Safer-Consumption Spaces
NEW YORK – Medical professionals, city lawmakers and others gathered at New York City Hall on Thursday to urge the city to create safer-…
Study Finds Stiffer Prison Terms Don’t Deter Drug Use
NEW YORK — A new, 50-state study finds that putting more people in jail for drug offenses doesn't reduce drug use or overdose deaths. On …
Group Calls Cuomo Move on Fentanyl "Misguided"
NEW YORK – Drug-policy watchdog groups are calling Gov. Andrew Cuomo's announcement that he is adding fentanyl analogs to New York State's …
Marching for Science-Based Drug Policies
NEW YORK - Drug policy should be based on facts, not fear. That's one of the messages scientists, academics and their allies will be taking to the …
Mothers Unite to Defend Human Rights
NEW YORK - As 2016 draws to a close, one organization has issued a set of New Year's resolutions calling on mothers everywhere to preserve advances …
Study Links Medical Marijuana to Decreased Use of Painkillers
NEW YORK - A new study suggests that allowing the use of medical marijuana cuts down on prescription drug use. The study, published in the journal …
Last-Minute Push to Seal Marijuana Convictions
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Near the close of the legislative session, a bill to seal court records on thousands of marijuana-possession arrests cleared the …
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries to Open in NY
NEW YORK - Medical marijuana dispensaries could open in New York state next week, but patients may still be waiting to get access. The Compassionate …
New York To Join Multi-State Drug Monitoring Program
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. - In an effort to further crack down on prescription drug abuse, New York is joining 39 other states in a massive prescription …