Holiday travel got the best of our team this week, but we’ll be back next week with a full episode featuring a brand new guest! Tune in to hear Sam and Tyler talk about drug-checking in Australia, opioid treatment in Ukraine, and much more. News Updates: Ukraine to Fully Fund Opioid Substitution Therapy Postal Workers […]

Graham de Barra, director of Help Not Harm, joins Sam and Rachelle for a discussion about the state of drug policy in Ireland. Graham gives an overview of Irish drug politics, the cultural influence of the Catholic church, and how Brexit could impact the future of drug policy. News Updates: Former Swiss president visits Ithaca to […]

This week we brought the whole TWiD team together to discuss the results of the recent US elections. Tune in to hear about criminal justice reform in Oklahoma, social cannabis use in Denver, and the potential impact of a Trump presidency. Marijuana News: Arizona: Is Arizona’s Legal Marijuana Measure Still Alive? Arkansas: Governor: Marijuana issue needs U.S. […]

John Hudak of the Brookings Institution and Mike Liszewski of Americans for Safe Access join Sam and Rachelle to talk about how the upcoming U.S. election could impact drug policy. News Updates: Illinois Sheriff Passes Off Japanese Candy As Marijuana-Infused Halloween Treat Male Birth Control Study Killed After Men Report Side Effects Walmart pours more than $1 […]

Rachel Wissner, Outreach Associate at the Family Law & Cannabis Alliance, joins Sam and Rachelle to discuss some of the legal issues families can encounter because of cannabis use. News Updates: The DEA slowed enforcement while the opioid epidemic grew out of control Obama grants clemency to inmate — but inmate refuses Shoppers Drug Mart formally applies to […]

This week’s discussion features Kevin McKernan, Chief Science Officer at Medicinal Genomics. Medicinal Genomics is a company focused on using genetic research to find and amplify the medicinal properties of cannabis. McKernan describes the problems the company’s research aims to solve, its potential impact on the world of cannabis, and the future of medicinal genomics! News […]

This week, Sam and Rachelle discuss campaign efforts to legalize marijuana for adult use in the Northeast. David Boyer, director of Maine’s Yes on 1 campaign, and Jim Borghesani, director of Massachusetts’ Yes on 4 campaign, talk about how state officials respond to legalization efforts, how medical marijuana impacts each state’s campaign, and much more. […]

Steve Rolles, the Senior Policy Analyst at Transform Drug Policy Foundation, joins Sam and Rachelle to discuss the state of drug policy in the United Kingdom. The team digs into the ban on so-called legal highs, drug checking, cannabis policy, and how the UK’s departure from the European Union could impact drug policy. News Updates: Colombians reject deal […]

Sam and Rachelle discuss Georgia’s 9-1-1 Medical Amnesty Law with Jeremy Sharp, Board of Directors member for both Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Georgia Overdose Prevention. Jeremy Sharp explains why medical amnesty laws matter, what Georgia’s 9-1-1 Medical Amnesty Law protects, and how advocates dealt with the barriers they faced before the bill passed. News Updates: Horry council […]

This week Sam and Rachelle discuss the campaigns for marijuana legalization in Arizona and Nevada with Carlos Alfaro and Will Adler from the Marijuana Policy Project. The team discusses the differences between each state’s initiatives, how they would impact the existing medical marijuana systems, and what makes the Southwest region unique in terms of drug policy. […]