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📰 News Media

• 🌿 [MA] Mass. Cannabis Control Commission's new leader wants to be 'the most boring agency in state government' - bizjournals.com
• 🧘 [Louisiana] The Time to Build an Equitable Psychedelic Landscape Is Now - filtermag.org
• 🧠 [National] VA studying MDMA as treatment for veterans' PTSD - thehill.com
• 💊 [National] CVS, Walgreens and Walmart Beat Rx Opioid Racketeering Lawsuit - filtermag.org

🗣️ Social Pulse

Lived/Living Experience

• 💬 Peer Support is NOT just “talking to people” or “telling folks what they want to hear.” It is a nationally recognized, evidence-based practice built on REAL lived experience. It’s people who have survived mental... - @khrecia-holley-3a7344164 on LinkedIn

Innovation

• 🛡️ Check on your people. We saw a spike in overdose deaths and overdose-related ER visits over the holiday weekend. Naloxone (Narcan) and fentanyl test strips save lives. We ship overdose prevention supplies FREE by... - @HamCoHealth on X
• 📊 Where are Maryland’s opioid settlement dollars going? Our new public dashboard gives Marylanders a clearer picture of how these funds are being distributed across the state and invested in prevention, treatment,... - @LtGovMiller on X

Opposition Views

• 🚫 Fuck that. You're just a fucking grifter and Harm Reduction is the new grift. I predict that the remaining safe sites are gonna start to get SWATTED on the regular. Or the backlash could lead to bomb threats and ppl... - @sp123456561 on X

🏙 City Updates

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📚 Academic Research

• 🧪 The use of drug checking legislation to facilitate illicit drug consumption research: psychedelic microdosing as a case example - Drugs, Habits and Social Policy - 2026-05-28 - doi.org
• 🫙 Nicotine Pouches, Youth Use, Harm Reduction, and Marketing: Scoping Review with ☸️SAIMSARA - SAIMSARA Journal - 2026-05-28 - doi.org
• 💊 Clinicians’ Perspectives on Low-Dose Methadone for Chronic Pain in Nursing Homes: A Post-Lecture Survey - Journal of Pain & Palliative Care Pharmacotherapy - 2026-05-23 - doi.org

⚖️ Law & Policy

City Ordinances

• 🏙️ [Denver, CO] Resolution 26-0707: ...Year 3 budget which addresses barriers to expand its harm reduction program, Access Point, to meet the increased... - denver.legistar.com

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Current

• 💸 Centers for Disease Control - NCIPC - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) - Deadline: Jun 8, 2026
• 💸 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis - Providers Clinical Support System – Substance Use Disorder Treatment (PCSS-SUD Treatment) - Deadline: Jun 15, 2026

📣 Activism

• 📣 National Harm Reduction Coalition - Contact Congress to reject Trump administration HIV budget cuts
• 📣 Shatterproof - Urge Congress to support the School Access to Naloxone Act

Update Notes

May 29, 2026 (#423f4e3) — Doing some work under-the-hood, switching from Poetry to uv, speeding up the installs and overall runtime. I love feedback and requests – [email protected]

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