State‐​level drug paraphernalia laws increase the risk of infection or overdose for drug users by preventing legal access to clean needles, syringes, and products to test drugs for deadly contaminants.

How Drug Paraphernalia Laws Undermine Harm Reduction

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The Cato Institute is pleased to welcome South Dakota governor Kristi Noem Thursday, February 16, from 11 a.m. to noon for a panel discussion with Cato senior fellow Jeffrey Singer, MD, on what the COVID-19 pandemic taught us about how to deal with a public health emergency and the need for health care regulatory reform.

Government and Health Care — ADangerous Policy Cocktail

Ian Vásquez discusses the Human Freedom Index and the global decline of freedom on 102.1 FM’s Libertopolis

A discussion of the importance of tax reform in today’s competitive economy and the challenges of restraining spending, and balancing an annual state budget.

State Policy Leadership Forum with Special Guest Governor Kim Reynolds

Since September 2022, when the 22‐​year‐​old woman Mahsa Amini died at the hands of “religion police,” Iran has been shaken by massive anti‐​regime demonstrations.

Does Liberty Have aFuture in Iran?

The bankruptcy of centralized crypto exchange FTX has led to congressional hearings and calls to further scrutinize and regulate cryptocurrency and decentralized finance (DeFi).

How Drug Paraphernalia Laws Undermine Harm Reduction

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