Democratic Senator Christine Tartaglione proposes a statewide ban. Fellow Dems in Philadelphia and Berks County support the sites.
By Todd Shepherd
Paul Davis: From China, with love
China plays a big role in America’s deadliest drug trade.
By Paul Davis
Paul Davis: DEA seized 379 million doses of fentanyl in 2022
Twice as much of the deadly drug was seized in 2022 as in the previous year.
By Paul Davis
Christine Flowers: Big Pharma’s opioid problem — and their friends on City Council
The pharmaceutical industry has some unlikely allies in Philadelphia’s City Council — including one mayoral candidate.
By Christine Flowers
CDC: Overdose deaths up 14 percent nationally, Pennsylvania ranks third overall
Governor-elect Josh Shapiro has called opioids “Pennsylvania’s #1 public health and public safety crisis.”
By Anthony Hennen
Eight Pennsylvania GOP senators urge Toomey to support cannabis banking
Federal bank regulations work against the marijuana business, even in states where it is completely legal.
By Anthony Hennen
Federal law complicates recreational marijuana legalization in Pennsylvania
As the state legislature considers changing the law, federal prohibition looms large.
By Anthony Hennen
As opioid deaths rise, change considered for Pennsylvania’s drug death statute
Democrats and Republicans agree on the problem, differ on solutions.
By Anthony Hennen
Thom Nickels: The new homelessness poses deeper challenges
New dangerous drugs have a grip on many homeless, keeping them trapped into life on the streets
By Thom Nickels
Earl Baker: Cooperation will be key to ending the opioid crisis in the Commonwealth
There are clear policy solutions that can be adopted to end the opioid crisis gripping the Commonwealth and the United States.
By Earl Baker