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Breed’s opioid strategy has failed. But there’s a much better option, a new report says

Tim Redmond - November 21, 2024

Study shows arrests aren't helping—a model from Zurich offers a clear and effective alternative.

Lit

In ‘Death Trip,’ exorcising Holocaust family trauma through psychedelics

Marke B. - June 3, 2024

Punk writer Seth Lorinczi found a surprising way through midlife crisis and tragic ancestral legacy: MDMA therapy

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The new War on Drugs isn’t working any better than the old one did ….

Tim Redmond - October 30, 2023

But Breed and Jenkins are pushing to make it worse. We have seen this before and it ended very badly.

Drug policy

Letter to the editor: Feinstein, the drug warrior

Dale Gieringer - October 9, 2023

She opposed legalizing even medical cannabis, supported War on Drugs prison sentences, and even fought against federal marijuana research.

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Breed looks for political points by finding more ways to punish poor people

Tim Redmond - September 27, 2023

The latest: Drug testing for welfare recipients, which will never work and probably never happen. Do we live in San Francisco or Texas?

Drug policy

Breed continues to push arrests as solution to substance-abuse issues

Tim Redmond - September 13, 2023

Evidence shows this policy never works as right-wingers continue to push their attacks on local judges

Lit

‘Weed’ sparks up candid cannabis education for young people—and the rest of us

Marke B. - September 10, 2023

Caitlin Donohue's latest book for teens takes a big picture view of cannabis policy and culture in the Americas

Drug policy

The myth of drug cartels is a cover for state-sanctioned violence

Caitlin Donohue - August 11, 2023

Author Oswaldo Zavala says the way we think about Mexican narcos is all wrong

Drug policy

Dorsey attack on wellness center signals larger issues in SF’s new War on Drugs

Tim Redmond - August 8, 2023

The mayor, the DA, and the Tech Right want to revive a failed policy—and maybe go after local judges.

Drug policy

The Chronicle sends a dangerous message about immigrants and crime

Nestor Castillo - July 13, 2023

Hondurans are not responsible for the Fentanyl crisis—and these stories will just stir up more anti-immigrant hate.

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Breed’s opioid strategy has failed. But there’s a much better option, a new report says

In ‘Death Trip,’ exorcising Holocaust family trauma through psychedelics

The new War on Drugs isn’t working any better than the old one did ….

Letter to the editor: Feinstein, the drug warrior

Breed looks for political points by finding more ways to punish poor people

Breed continues to push arrests as solution to substance-abuse issues

‘Weed’ sparks up candid cannabis education for young people—and the rest of us

The myth of drug cartels is a cover for state-sanctioned violence

Dorsey attack on wellness center signals larger issues in SF’s new War on Drugs

The Chronicle sends a dangerous message about immigrants and crime

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