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Recovery Reentry & Policy Drug Legalization Series Topics
Drug Legalization Series · Part 21
Part 21 explains why bipartisan drug policy reform is viable now and why regulated legalization is a public health and safety upgrade, not ideology.
Drug Legalization Series · Part 20
Part 20 explains why an overdose prevention strategy can't wait another decade, and lays out urgent, measurable steps that reduce death without panic.
Drug Legalization Series · Part 19
Part 19 argues regulation is already administered across health, safety, and controlled-substance systems — and how that capacity can scale responsibly.
Drug Legalization Series · Part 18
Part 18 makes the case for public health drug policy that replaces moral panic with overdose prevention, harm reduction, and treatment on demand.
Drug Legalization Series · Part 17
Part 17 reviews drug decriminalization case studies across the U.S. and abroad to show what worked, what failed, and why — without cherry-picking.
Drug Legalization Series · Part 16
Part 16: a drug legalization pilot framework — risk-based regulation, measured outcomes, diversion control, privacy, and results-based funding.
Drug Legalization Series · Part 15
The strongest arguments against drug legalization deserve direct answers — pros and cons, youth access, public safety, and whether use rises.
Drug Legalization Series · Part 14
A regulated pharmacy model for high-risk substances could replace street chaos with standards, cut overdose risk, and connect people to treatment fast.
Drug Legalization Series · Part 13
Part 13 explores drug addiction and homelessness, mental illness, and housing-first recovery in the drug legalization and regulation series.
Drug Legalization Series · Part 12
Prison release overdose risk peaks in days and weeks after release. Which programs actually cut overdose, recidivism, and instability.
Drug Legalization Series · Part 11
Evidence-based drug prevention beats scare tactics — what reduces youth use, why fear-based education fails, and how prevention fits regulation.
Drug Legalization Series · Part 10
Part 10 explores drug legalization accountability — what gets enforced when use isn't a crime, and how a regulated market protects the public.
Drug Legalization Series · Part 9
Risk-based drug regulation in practice: supply control, age and potency limits, licensing, taxation, enforcement priorities, and recovery infrastructure.
Drug Legalization Series · Part 8
In part 8 of the drug legalization blog series, we explore fear-based drug policy, Oregon's Measure 110 results, and what effective policy would entail.
Drug Legalization Series · Part 7
A recovery lockbox captures enforcement savings and regulated-market revenue to fund MOUD, housing, and reentry — using FY 2025 budget realities.
Drug Legalization Series · Part 6
Tusi, xylazine, medetomidine, nitazenes, and THC analogues prove enforcement can't keep up. Regulation creates testing, labeling, and accountability.
Drug Legalization Series · Part 5
Drug prohibition violence is predictable — illegal markets fuel gangs, cartels, and violence. How prohibition creates the chaos it claims to stop.
Drug Legalization Series · Part 4
Legalization and regulation isn't endorsement — a regulated supply with testing, labeling, fentanyl strips, and accountability prohibition can't deliver.
Drug Legalization Series · Part 3
Being convicted of a drug felony: voting rights, gun rights, and the permanent sentence that is rarely talked about. Part 3 in the drug legalization series.
Drug Legalization Series · Part 2
Drug felony consequences go far beyond court — employment and housing barriers, ruined credit, and traps that follow people long after release.
Drug Legalization Series · Part 1.5
Legalization isn't one policy. This post explains legalization vs decriminalization vs regulation — and what strict regulation delivers.
Drug Legalization Series · Part 1
Drug legalization isn’t endorsement. Part 1 explains why punishment fails, why reentry is deadly, and why harm reduction saves lives.
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