For a minute, the headlines were encouraging. “CDC: Drug Overdose Deaths Down More Than 25 Percent in 2024,” gushed U.S. […]
Paul Armentano: It’s time for lawmakers to regulate the marijuana marketplace
Facts, not fears, should guide Pennsylvania lawmakers’ decision to regulate the adult-use marijuana market in Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, Dan Bartkowiak’s op-ed […]
Settlement in opioid litigation reached with Purdue Pharma, Sacklers
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania is closing another chapter in its quest to provide justice for millions of victims of the […]
Dan Bartkowiak: Don’t let them in — Pennsylvania must not lose to the marijuana industry
Governor Josh Shapiro wants a 20 percent tax on marijuana recreational-use sales, forcing communities to welcome a flood of manufactured, […]
Paul Davis: ‘Gray Death’ — Carfentanil, fentanyl’s more deadly cousin
Carfentanil, a deadly synthetic opioid drug, is not new to the Philadelphia area. Deaths from the drug were first reported […]
Karen O’Keefe: It’s time for a sensible approach to cannabis in Pennsylvania
While 54 percent of Americans live in legal cannabis states, Pennsylvania unfortunately lags behind. It is one of only nineteen […]
Scott Bohn: A race against time
When I started my career in law enforcement, I took an oath to serve and protect my community. Now, as […]
PA House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana
In a straight party-line 102-101 vote, the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives advanced House Bill 1200 that would legalize recreational […]
Paul Davis: The Treasury Department’s report on fentanyl-related threat patterns
I’ve covered the God-awful illegal drug centers in Kensington and South Philly here many times. And as I’ve noted here […]
Paul Davis: The Navy joins the War on Drugs
As one walks along Broad and Snyder or Kensington and Allegheny, to name but two intersections in Philadelphia where pitiful […]