# drug policy (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover drug policy. Page: Feed: --- ## [Transcript: Sex workers face criminalization and state abandonment because our autonomy and power threaten violence of the status quo](https://www.policeoversight.ca/p/transcript-sex-workers-face-criminalization) _2026-08-12 · Community Newsletter_ Speech from the 2026 Prisoners’ Justice Day rally at the Claire Culhane memorial bench ## [When bad policies spread: The expansion of the “sex offense registry” model to other convictions](https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2026/08/10/conviction_registries/) _2026-08-10 · Wendy Sawyer · Prison Policy Initiative Blog_ Shaming doesn't prevent crime. ## [New York Just Gave Its Smallest Cannabis Farms a Direct Line to Consumers](https://parabolacenter.substack.com/p/new-york-just-gave-its-smallest-cannabis) _2026-08-06 · Parabola Center · The Parabola Papers_ The margin on a jar sold at a farmers' market may determine whether small growers are still here when interstate commerce opens. ## [Welcome to our Creator-in-Residence, Marci Marie Simmons!](https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2026/08/06/welcome_marci/) _2026-08-06 · Regan Huston · Prison Policy Initiative Blog_ Marci will work with the Prison Policy Initiative team to create social videos that expose the harms of mass incarceration in America. ## [P.O.W.E.R. DISPATCH #11](https://www.policeoversight.ca/p/power-dispatch-11) _2026-07-29 · P.O.W.E.R · Community Newsletter_ Update on community-based reporting at P.O.W.E.R. ## [The federal system: A patchwork of agencies rapidly expanding federal surveillance and punishment](https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2026/07/23/federal_system/) _2026-07-23 · Jacob Kang-Brown · Prison Policy Initiative Blog_ Because it is so fragmented, the federal system can be particularly hard to understand, which only makes it harder to change effectively through policy. We explain the agencies involved, the loophole that undermines ‘sanctuary’ policies, and overlooked problems with federal pretrial detention. ## ["I like not having to go behind the dumpster at a Taco Bell"](https://parabolacenter.substack.com/p/i-like-not-having-to-go-behind-the) _2026-07-23 · Meredith McGee · The Parabola Papers_ Our new report on what legal cannabis actually feels like, from 37 people across the nine states that have lived with it longest. Early for paid subscribers, public August 1. ## [How states use — or don’t use — medical parole to release sick and dying people from prison](https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2026/07/22/medical_parole_grant_rates/) _2026-07-22 · Emily Widra · Prison Policy Initiative Blog_ An updated table of state-by-state data shows that medical parole (also known as compassionate release) is used so sparingly that very few people are actually released this way. ## [Involuntary commitment: How forced hospitalization expands the criminal legal system](https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2026/07/21/forced-hospitalizations/) _2026-07-21 · Emily Widra · Prison Policy Initiative Blog_ Civil and criminal courts both mandate the detention of people for extended — and often indefinite — periods of time in state hospitals, essentially extending the already-long arm of the criminal legal system. ## [Prison Policy Initiative endorses the Extreme Temperatures Injustice in Prisons Act](https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2026/07/16/extreme-temperatures/) _2026-07-16 · Emmett Sanders · Prison Policy Initiative Blog_ Nearly 19,000 people in federal prisons experienced heat-related illnesses between 2022 and 2025. A new bill is looking to change that. ## [Web Coding With AI, Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/3xKdS1O8Hw5f) _2026-07-16 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control, open source. ## [Wine Shops, Prison Unions, and $8 Billion](https://parabolacenter.substack.com/p/wine-shops-prison-unions-and-8-billion) _2026-07-09 · Parabola Center · The Parabola Papers_ Damian Fagon joined The Cole Memo to discuss Parabola's Illinois report. Four clips on who's actually making the money, why vertical integration collapses, and why legalization still has no army. ## [Who Killed the Culture of Care in Cannabis?](https://parabolacenter.substack.com/p/who-killed-the-culture-of-care-in) _2026-06-29 · Parabola Center · The Parabola Papers_ Dennis Peron and Kiyoshi Kuromiya built a cannabis underground that turned no one away. Legalization wrote them out of it, but it doesn't have to stay that way. ## [Since you asked: What does early release look like in states that eliminated discretionary parole?](https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2026/06/23/parole_release/) _2026-06-23 · Leah Wang · Prison Policy Initiative Blog_ While 17 states and D.C. have taken discretionary parole off the table for most or all incarcerated people, they still have other forms of parole and conditional release that could safely release many more people from prison. Here, we examine these slimmed-down parole systems and other release mechanisms, and show they are not wildly different from states still using discretionary parole. ## [How Illinois Marijuana Rules Built A Marketplace Controlled By A Few](https://parabolacenter.substack.com/p/how-illinois-marijuana-rules-built) _2026-06-19 · Parabola Center · The Parabola Papers_ On Illinois dispensary shelves, a crowd of brands hides a shrinking set of owners, and the state’s rules are speeding the squeeze. ## [The Prison Policy Initiative submits testimony in opposition to HB 338, which would curtail higher education in prison in Ohio](https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2026/06/16/oh_hb338/) _2026-06-16 · Sarah Staudt · Prison Policy Initiative Blog_ HB 338 would end access to higher education for people in maximum security prisons in Ohio, making prisons less safe and worsening outcomes after release. ## [Victoria cop Chris Kayiatos worked on Pandora Avenue “Beat Team” while under investigation for sexual assault](https://www.policeoversight.ca/p/vicpd-chris-kayiatos) _2026-06-10 · Community Newsletter_ VicPD were made aware of the allegation against Kayiatos in April 2025, according to chief Fiona Wilson. Kayiatos continued to work until he was suspended with pay in May 2026. ## [New research: How past incarceration affects people later in life](https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2026/06/09/incarceration_impacts_in_later_life/) _2026-06-09 · Emily Widra · Prison Policy Initiative Blog_ Two recent studies authored by Professor Carmen Gutierrez and her colleagues show that prior incarceration is associated with various geriatric health conditions and reduced life expectancy later in life. ## [WEBINAR: Fighting for families: How advocates are resisting attacks on visitation and physical mail](https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2026/06/04/family-connection-webinar/) _2026-06-04 · Sarah Staudt · Prison Policy Initiative Blog_ Protecting family connections and bonds with loved ones during incarceration is one of the most important and, increasingly, one of the most difficult things advocates can do. Contact visitation, handwritten cards and letters, and regular phone calls improve mental health outcomes for both people in prisons and the families who love and support them. They \[…\] ## [P.O.W.E.R. DISPATCH #10](https://www.policeoversight.ca/p/power-dispatch-10) _2026-05-29 · P.O.W.E.R · Community Newsletter_ Update on community-based reporting at P.O.W.E.R. ## [Legalization Without Guarantees Is Not Reform](https://parabolacenter.substack.com/p/legalization-without-guarantees-is) _2026-05-28 · Parabola Center · The Parabola Papers_ Penal code reform left the drug war's machinery in working order. In a new law review article, Amber Baylor argues that dismantling it requires structural guarantees. ## [Make any domain metal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/dE26DXSSE8MX) _2026-05-28 · **Sponsored**_ Turn any domain into a blacked-out metal landing page with an email waitlist ## [Diana Chan McNally: Bringing community work to Toronto’s City Council](https://rabble.ca/podcast/diana-chan-mcnally-bringing-community-work-to-torontos-city-council/) _2026-05-28 · Needs No Introduction · Needs No Introduction Archives - rabble.ca_ Community worker and homelessness advocate Diana Chan McNally discusses her campaign for City Councillor of Parkdale-High Park in Toronto’s October 26th municipal elections. The post Diana Chan McNally: Bringing community work to Toronto’s City Council appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [Pre-FIFA barrage of policing public space](https://www.policeoversight.ca/p/prefifa-policing) _2026-05-18 · P.O.W.E.R · Community Newsletter_ Brief examples of how order maintenance policing generates (publicly funded) disorder ## [Labour Fair 2026 Keynote: New modes of organizing for a working peoples’ city](https://rabble.ca/podcast/labour-fair-2026-new-modes-of-organizing/) _2026-05-14 · Needs No Introduction · Needs No Introduction Archives - rabble.ca_ Labour Fair keynote speakers Sean Smith and Matt Whitfield discuss effective grassroots and labour organizing amid growing precarity and housing insecurity. The post Labour Fair 2026 Keynote: New modes of organizing for a working peoples’ city appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [FIFA policing and surge in demand will disrupt Vancouver’s drug supply](https://www.policeoversight.ca/p/fifa-policing-and-surge-in-demand) _2026-05-01 · Community Newsletter_ The toxic drug crisis will worsen under increased policing and abrupt changes in demand—a death trap for residents and unprepared visitors ## [How States Legalize Matters More Than Whether They Do](https://parabolacenter.substack.com/p/how-states-legalize-matters-more) _2026-04-21 · Parabola Center · The Parabola Papers_ New research reveals that the cannabis policies producing worse health outcomes are the ones designed to maximize revenue. ## [In solidarity with sex workers interrupting criminalization](https://www.policeoversight.ca/p/fundswifa) _2026-04-16 · P.O.W.E.R · Community Newsletter_ 'SWIFA' has come together in response to intensified policing ## [From ecosystems to economics: How Canada’s conserved and protected areas contribute billions to the economy](https://rabble.ca/podcast/from-ecosystems-to-economics-how-canadas-conserved-and-protected-areas-contribute-billions-to-the-economy/) _2026-04-15 · Needs No Introduction · Needs No Introduction Archives - rabble.ca_ Sandra Schwartz and Jason Wong discuss CPAWS report on the economic case for conserving and protecting land, water and biodiversity in Canada. The post From ecosystems to economics: How Canada’s conserved and protected areas contribute billions to the economy appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [Build Pennsylvania’s Cannabis Market on Independent Retail](https://parabolacenter.substack.com/p/build-pennsylvanias-cannabis-market) _2026-04-13 · Parabola Center · The Parabola Papers_ One structural rule separates a competitive cannabis market from a corporate supply chain. ## [Demystifying the Cannabis Research Process](https://parabolacenter.substack.com/p/demystifying-the-cannabis-research) _2026-04-06 · Parabola Center · The Parabola Papers_ Three experts on why cannabis research keeps missing the people who need it, and what to do about it. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/193115104/e39443ed137e341d48319069f6efb6cb.mp3) ## [Labour Fair 2026: The radical labour of care](https://rabble.ca/podcast/labour-fair-2026-the-radical-labour-of-care/) _2026-04-02 · Needs No Introduction · Needs No Introduction Archives - rabble.ca_ In the latest instalment of the Courage My Friends series, Claire Dion Fletcher, Grissel Orellana and Lorraine Lam discuss radical care work, from midwifery to crisis outreach to supporting survivors of sexual violence, as a pathway to a more liveable city. The post Labour Fair 2026: The radical labour of care appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [Transcript-Driven Stock Discovery (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/5XzGREsbGNsi) _2026-04-02 · **Sponsored**_ Ranked, evidence-backed watchlists from indexed executive transcripts for 1–2 quarter horizons ## [P.O.W.E.R. DISPATCH #9](https://www.policeoversight.ca/p/power-dispatch-9) _2026-04-01 · P.O.W.E.R · Community Newsletter_ Update on community-based reporting at P.O.W.E.R. ## [Christine Boyle’s proposed bill puts tenancy rights in hot water](https://www.policeoversight.ca/p/christine-boyles-proposed-bill-puts) _2026-03-23 · P.O.W.E.R · Community Newsletter_ The BC NDP housing minister is seeking to gut Residential Tenancy Act protections for people in “supportive housing” ## [Mining, militarism and organizing against the march to war](https://rabble.ca/podcast/mining-militarism-march-to-war/) _2026-03-18 · Needs No Introduction · Needs No Introduction Archives - rabble.ca_ Rachel Small and Kara Anderson discuss Canada’s decided shift toward militarism, its deep connections to mining, and solidarity organizing against arms and extractivism. The post Mining, militarism and organizing against the march to war appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [Our crises are shared: Doug Ford’s government to defund safe consumption sites, drive toxic drug crisis death toll](https://www.policeoversight.ca/p/our-crises-are-shared-doug-fords) _2026-03-17 · Community Newsletter_ Supervised consumption sites save lives ## [“For One Week It Was Basil”](https://parabolacenter.substack.com/p/for-one-week-it-was-basil-an-interview) _2026-03-04 · Parabola Center · The Parabola Papers_ Thailand legalized cannabis. Then it reversed course. The backlash is reshaping Southeast Asia’s drug policy — an interview with Kitty Chopaka. ## [Pension divestment: From funding crises to radical pension politics](https://rabble.ca/podcast/pension-divestment-from-funding-crises-to-radical-pension-politics/) _2026-02-19 · Needs No Introduction · Needs No Introduction Archives - rabble.ca_ Tom Fraser and Becca Steckle discuss how Canadian public pensions are funding in crises, pension divestment and the need for a radical pension politics. The post Pension divestment: From funding crises to radical pension politics appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [Oxfam Inequality Report 2026: Resisting the rule of the rich and protecting freedom from billionaire power](https://rabble.ca/podcast/oxfam-inequality-report-2026/) _2026-01-29 · Needs No Introduction · Needs No Introduction Archives - rabble.ca_ Lauren Ravon and Leila Sarangi discuss Oxfam’s annual inequality report, billionaire power, democratic erosion and what this means for Canada. The post Oxfam Inequality Report 2026: Resisting the rule of the rich and protecting freedom from billionaire power appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [Venezuela, Canada and the ‘Donroe Doctrine’](https://rabble.ca/podcast/venezuela-canada-and-the-donroe-doctrine/) _2026-01-15 · Needs No Introduction · Needs No Introduction Archives - rabble.ca_ In the season 10 premiere of the Courage My Friends podcast series, Vijay Prashad and Shaun Narine join Resh Budhu to discuss the US attack on Venezuela and abduction of President Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores and the implications for Canada and beyond. The post Venezuela, Canada and the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [December 10th Human Rights Day panel discussion: The ongoing struggle for rights in Canada](https://rabble.ca/podcast/december-10th-human-rights-day-panel-discussion-the-ongoing-struggle-for-rights-in-canada/) _2025-12-18 · Needs No Introduction · Needs No Introduction Archives - rabble.ca_ This episode features a panel discussion, the first of a series celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Community Worker Program at George Brown College. The post December 10th Human Rights Day panel discussion: The ongoing struggle for rights in Canada appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [The AI hype-machine: Canada’s ill-advised ‘national sprint’ on artificial intelligence](https://rabble.ca/podcast/the-ai-hype-machine-canadas-ill-advised-national-sprint-on-artificial-intelligence/) _2025-11-27 · Needs No Introduction · Needs No Introduction Archives - rabble.ca_ In the latest episode of the Courage My Friends series, Cynthia Khoo, Jeff Doctor and Hadrian Mertons-Kirkwood discuss the dangers of Canada’s accelerated approach to artificial intelligence. The post The AI hype-machine: Canada’s ill-advised ‘national sprint’ on artificial intelligence appeared first on rabble.ca . ## [Le Canada doit faire preuve de leadership lors de la huitième reconstitution des ressources du Fonds mondial](https://www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/canada-must-show-leadership-for-global-funds-8th-replenishment/?lang=fr) _2025-09-25 · hivlegalnetwork · Réseau juridique VIH_ Le Canada se prépare à renouveler son engagement triennal au Fonds mondial et vous pouvez lui rappeler l’importance vitale de son leadership sur la scène internationale. Si votre organisation œuvre auprès de communautés touchées par le VIH et le sida, la tuberculose ou le paludisme, ou si elle milite pour les droits de la personne ... Lire plus ## [Le Canada doit faire preuve de leadership lors de la huitième reconstitution des ressources du Fonds mondial – Lettre de signature de l’organisation](https://www.hivlegalnetwork.ca/site/canada-must-show-leadership-for-global-funds-8th-replenishment-organizational-sign-on-letter/?lang=fr) _2025-09-18 · hivlegalnetwork · Réseau juridique VIH_ Le très honorable Mark Carney, C.P., député Premier ministre du Canada 80, rue Wellington Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A2 Monsieur le Premier ministre, La huitième reconstitution des ressources du Fonds mondial de lutte contre le sida, la tuberculose et le paludisme (le « Fonds mondial ») aura lieu en novembre prochain, avec le parrainage conjoint de la République ... Lire plus