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June 21, 2026

Harm Reduction Briefing — Jun 21, 2026

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📰 News Media

  • 🟣 [Illinois] How Illinois Marijuana Rules Built A Marketplace Controlled By A Few - parabolacenter.substack.com
  • 🌿 [Virginia] Virginia Governor, Lawmakers Strike Deal to Legalize Marijuana Sales - filtermag.org
  • 🩺 [National] Growing Calls to Integrate Tobacco Harm Reduction Into Drug ... - filtermag.org
  • ⚖️ [International] ‘Now It’s Our Time’: South African Coalition Launches Decriminalisation Push - talkingdrugs.org
  • ⚖️ [National] Justice Gorsuch’s Ode to Weed - slate.com

🗣️ Social Pulse

Lived/Living Experience

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Innovation

  • 💬 New fentanyl vaccine blocks deadly overdoses before they start A new experimental vaccine developed by Scripps Research could offer a powerful new way to prevent fentanyl overdoses by stopping the drug before it... - @thesomethingguy on X
  • 🗣️ I was in the Granville area talking with people who are homeless and using drugs. They're spread out everywhere now, in alleys, doorways, and on the streets. I asked them all the same question: "If there was a... - @guyfelicella on X

Opposition Views

  • 🚫 Involuntary institutionalization, 0 tolerance for public drug use, broken windows policy, expansion of treatment and housing, make encampments illegal. - @Smileyyeg on X

🏙 City Updates

  • No recent City Updates found.

📚 Academic Research

  • 🧪 How can we facilitate research on the risks and potential benefits of novel psychoactive substances? - EClinicalMedicine - 2026-06-19 - doi.org
  • 🧪 Unmet needs for opioid agonist therapy in Iranian prisons: a cross-sectional study - International Journal of Prison Health - 2026-06-18 - doi.org
  • 📞 Telemedicine and increased retention in medications for opioid use disorder treatment - Addiction Science & Clinical Practice - 2026-06-17 - doi.org

⚖️ Law & Policy

State Laws

  • 📜 [Massachusetts] An Act modernizing the commonwealth’s cannabis laws - openstates.org

City Ordinances

  • 🏙️ [Baltimore, MD] Ordinance 26-0168: Supplementary State Fund Operating Appropriation – M-R Office of Homeless Services – $500,000 FOR the purpose of providing... - baltimore.legistar.com

💸 Funding (Click for more)

Current

  • 💸 Health Resources and Services Administration - Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Impact - Deadline: Jul 8, 2026
  • 💸 Health Resources and Services Administration - Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)-Planning - Deadline: Jul 8, 2026

📣 Activism

  • 📝 Mobilize Recovery - Send a public comment to HHS on recovery support

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Update Notes

June 20, 2026 (#8188235) — Fixing Law/Policy section so law titles get abbreviated. Adding topical weighting to Innovation social media and Academic and Law/Policy sections. I love feedback and requests – [email protected]

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