
Kastalia Medrano
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6 days ago |
filtermag.org | Kastalia Medrano
The Senate is considering a fentanyl exposure bill that would fund “containment devices.” Rarely do sponsors elaborate on what these actually are, other than that they’re very important, but they’re usually described as devices that contain and safely store suspected drug samples so that they can be preserved as evidence for later testing. If you’re picturing some sort of airtight container, that is wrong.
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1 week ago |
filtermag.org | Kastalia Medrano
The Drug Enforcement Administration is back with a new National Drug Threat Assessment, the annual report that returned in 2024 after a three-year hiatus. The 2025 NDTA, published May 15, is more bloated than 2024’s, despite the palpable sense that the DEA is running out of things to say. Probably the most useful piece of information in the 2025 NDTA is confirmation that fentanyl purity has been decreasing—at least in samples seized by the DEA.
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2 weeks ago |
filtermag.org | Kastalia Medrano
Colorado is poised to become the first state to recognize prison visitation as a right, rather than a privilege. Though HB25-1023 is somewhat ambiguous as to which forms of visitation would be protected for people in higher-security housing, the bill’s approval could represent a watershed moment for prisoner rights if used as a precedent by lawmakers in other states. The Colorado legislature sent the finalized bill to Governor Jared Polis (D) on May 16.
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3 weeks ago |
filtermag.org | Kastalia Medrano
The 2025 legislative session has seen multiple states attempt to authorize overdose prevention centers (OPC). Some proposals didn’t have the support to make it out of the chamber where they were introduced, but at least four have continued to move forward and are currently in committee. In at least two states, anti-OPC bills have advanced as well.
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1 month ago |
filtermag.org | Kastalia Medrano
Hawaii has passed legislation authorizing syringe service programs (SSP) to begin distribution as needed, in place of the current model that places strict limits on the number of sterile syringes participants can receive. SB1433 advanced from its final reading in Hawaii’s legislature and was enrolled to Governor Josh Green (D) on May 2.
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