Drug Use

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When privileged youth meet Xanax, watch out!

New York advises drug treatment providers to quit testing for marijuana in most cases, Ohio GOP lawmakers want to modify the just-passed marijuana legalization initiative, and more.

There are signals that a federal marijuana rescheduling decision will be reached this year, a Senate bill to crack down on drug cartel use of social media wins a committee vote, and more.

There seems to be a growing consensus that our approach to drug use during pregnancy is worse than wrongheaded.

Singapore arrests its citizens for doing drugs outside the country, Colombian President Petro's frank talk about the need for a new model drug policy is exciting critics, and more.

There's progress on medical marijuana this week in the South, a key Rhode Island lawmaker slams the brakes on a marijuana legalization push, and more.

The White House has released its drug policy priorities for its first year. It's a mixed bag.

The appetite for busting pot smokers grows weaker in Fort Lauderdale and Milwaukee, Idaho could this year finally legalize hemp, and more.

Three recent titles throw some new light on our drug mess, how we got into it, what it does to us, and how we can get out it.