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Will Indonesia, a Key Tobacco Control Outlier, Keep Vaping Legal?
20 小时之前 · I f Indonesia was already frowned upon by the World Health Organization (WHO) and tobacco control groups for its high and rising smoking rate, it sealed that outlier status in 2018. That’s when the country became one of the first in Asia, and in the Global South, to recognize vaping as a legitimate alternative to combustible tobacco.
The Great American Cop-Out
1 天前 · T oday marks the American Cancer Society’s 48th Great American Smokeout, held annually on the third Thursday of November.Promoted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and many other entities, this national intervention purportedly encourages people to stop smoking, one day at a time.. But the Great American Smokeout has, in recent years, become the Great American Cop-Out.
US Appeals Court Blocks Securus, Pay Tel Bids to Stall Prison Call …
1 天前 · T he landmark Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations poised to bring down costs of phone and video calls for incarcerated people will move forward as planned, despite an onslaught of lawsuits and delay tactics from the corrections industry. The first of the new FCC caps will be enforced January 1, 2025. On November 18, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ...
Advocates, Lawmakers Urge Biden to Expand Cannabis Clemency …
1 天前 · O n November 20, advocates, formerly incarcerated people, their families and congressmembers gathered at the United States Capitol, urging President Joe Biden to use his clemency powers to help repair decades of injustice caused by cannabis prohibition. A press conference was led by representatives of the Last Prisoner Project (LPP), and featured prominent lawmakers including Representatives ...
DEA Judge Blocks Veterans Group From Marijuana Rescheduling …
3 天之前 · A Drug Enforcement Administration judge has rejected a veterans group’s petition to participate in an upcoming hearing on the Biden administration’s marijuana rescheduling proposal, which the organization called a “travesty of justice” that excludes key voices that would be affected by the potential policy change.. The Veterans Action Council (VAC) was among numerous stakeholders that ...
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FilterMag; Politics + Legalization; Denver Weighs Removing Restrictions on Syringe Programs. Lawmakers in Denver, Colorado, are considering improving sryinge access, by allowing more syringe service ...
Watch: Stigma Hampers Recruitment for Nicotine Research - Filter
2023年10月16日 · Helen is Filter‘s senior editor and a multimedia journalist. She is on the methadone, vaping and nicotine train. Helen is also a filmmaker. Her two documentaries about methadone are Liquid Handcuffs and Swallow THIS.As an LCSW, she has worked with people who use drugs for over two decades.
Documents Shed New Light on the FDA’s Vape Authorization …
2022年5月26日 · Alex was formerly Filter’s news editor.He previously worked as a reporter and copy editor at VICE, and has been published in the New York Times Magazine, the Columbia Journalism Review, the Los Angeles Times and the New Republic, among other outlets.He was also previously a freelance editorial consultant for the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World; The Influence Foundation, which operates ...