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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has asked a court to let his office intervene in a legal battle on behalf of the organization tasked with distributing more than half of the $1 billion settlement reach

Authorities must act against drug addiction before it turns deadly

“I mean, the bottom line is that making drug use a crime, and arresting people and putting people in cages for possession of heroin, or fentanyl, or xylazine, has never solved the problem and is never going to solve the problem.”

Psychotherapist Michael Ledden, chairperson of festival welfare non-profit, PsyCare Ireland addresses drug use at festivals in Ireland.

Forced abstinence increases overdose risk, says harm reduction advocate

A pro-cannabis group is looking to advocate for a number of marijuana-related laws.

The UCP is considering a law that would force people with severe drug addictions to be placed into treatment without their consent, according to documents obtained by The Globe and Mail.

Almost 40 percent of study participants quit cigarettes over a 12-week period when given access to these non-combustion options.

“There’s no reason why you can’t take an alcohol or tobacco regulation model to [drugs].”

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