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Drug policy

Dorsey measure that undermines harm reduction moves forward

'Nobody dies from harm reduction.' Yet, the measure passes 3-0.

Another War on Drugs measure passes, with only two dissenting votes

Fielder and Chan oppose plan that has serious flaws and could lead to more deaths. 9-2 votes are becoming a pattern.

Matt Dorsey attacks us on Twitter about harm reduction and the city’s priorities

He totally twisted what we said—but there's an important debate here around drug policies.

Lurie won’t commit to an alternative approach to the opioid crisis

Mayor doubles down on law enforcement, rejects Fielder's call for a 'Four Pillars' approach that has worked in other cities

How is SF going to approach drug dealing? There are very different proposals

Plus: A report on police misconduct, and a documentary on the vulture capital firm that is destroying local news. That's The Agenda for March 9-16

Puff: Cannabis pioneer shot in SoMa known as ‘one of the good guys in the world’

Vapor Room's Martin Olive is in stable condition after baffling attack. Plus: Celebrating weed legend Wayne Justmann's 80th.

Lurie takes office—and the supes elect a new board president. Here are the contenders

Plus: Dorsey's bizarre drug agenda, Engardio's recall message—and Newsom on the state's 'original sin.' That's The Agenda for Jan 5-12

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

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

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

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 ….

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

Letter to the editor: Feinstein, the drug warrior

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Chronicle sends a dangerous message about immigrants and crime

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

Mayor doubles down on arresting drug users, refuses to move on wellness centers

Breed denounces Question Time, ignores her own Health Department in drive to force users into treatment.

Hasta la victoria verde: The life and death of Mexico City’s cannabis protest camp

A story of civil disobedience, narcos, and growing weed in public

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