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Commentary: Media and Local DAs Need to Move Away from War on Drugs Which Has Been Proven to Fail When Dealing with Fentanyl

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 23, 2022
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Commentary: Media and Local DAs Need to Move Away from War on Drugs Which Has Been Proven to Fail When Dealing with Fentanyl

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The media continues to fan the flames on the fentanyl public healt ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor The media continues to fan the flames on the fentanyl public health crisis which has spawned many county district attorneys to bring back often failed war on dru ...

December 23, 2022
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Gascón Pushes for a Different Type of War on Drugs

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 13, 2022
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Gascón Pushes for a Different Type of War on Drugs

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor While many believe that San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins has reigni ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor While many believe that San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins has reignited the war on drugs, reform-minded prosecutors and other reformers continue to push for a new ...

December 13, 2022
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SF Public Defender, Drug Policy Experts Push against War on Drugs Approach

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 13, 2022
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SF Public Defender, Drug Policy Experts Push against War on Drugs Approach

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – With the appointed DA and others pushing for m ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – With the appointed DA and others pushing for more aggressive enforcement and prosecution of drug dealers and users, on Wednesday, elected San ...

October 13, 2022
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Yolo County Receives Grant for Harm Reduction Pilot Program

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: August 11, 2022
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Yolo County Receives Grant for Harm Reduction Pilot Program

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency (HHSA) and the Yolo Coun ...

By Robert J Hansen Woodland, CA - Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency (HHSA) and the Yolo County District Attorney (DA) announced they will receive $7M in state grant funding meant to reduc ...

August 11, 2022
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Yolo DA Modifies Drug Diversion Program, Returns to Formally Charging All Drug Offenses

Posted by Robert JHansen
|Date: July 28, 2022
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Yolo DA Modifies Drug Diversion Program, Returns to Formally Charging All Drug Offenses

By Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA - In January 2021, the Yolo County District Attorney’s office adopted a ...

By Robert J. Hansen Woodland, CA - In January 2021, the Yolo County District Attorney’s office adopted a Harm Reduction Policy (HR-Diversion); however, because of the very low numbers of people who ac ...

July 28, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig Continues to Go Against Evidence-Based Practices on Drug Policy

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 14, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig Continues to Go Against Evidence-Based Practices on Drug Policy

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – For those who want to argue that the political land ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – For those who want to argue that the political landscape has rapidly shifted on crime and punishment issues, Jeff Reisig has spent most of the las ...

March 14, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Drug Enforcement Efforts Not Only Make Drugs More Dangerous, It Also Increases Racial Inequity

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 03, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Drug Enforcement Efforts Not Only Make Drugs More Dangerous, It Also Increases Racial Inequity

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor When San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a crackdown on dru ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor When San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced a crackdown on drugs in the Tenderloin, there was a lot of focus on shifting politics, but not nearly enough on w ...

January 03, 2022
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Commentary: Media and Local DAs Need to Move Away from War on Drugs Which Has Been Proven to Fail When Dealing with Fentanyl

Commentary: Media and Local DAs Need to Move Away from War on Drugs Which Has Been Proven to Fail When Dealing with Fentanyl

Gascón Pushes for a Different Type of War on Drugs

Gascón Pushes for a Different Type of War on Drugs

SF Public Defender, Drug Policy Experts Push against War on Drugs Approach

SF Public Defender, Drug Policy Experts Push against War on Drugs Approach

Yolo County Receives Grant for Harm Reduction Pilot Program

Yolo County Receives Grant for Harm Reduction Pilot Program

Yolo DA Modifies Drug Diversion Program, Returns to Formally Charging All Drug Offenses

Yolo DA Modifies Drug Diversion Program, Returns to Formally Charging All Drug Offenses

Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig Continues to Go Against Evidence-Based Practices on Drug Policy

Monday Morning Thoughts: Reisig Continues to Go Against Evidence-Based Practices on Drug Policy

Monday Morning Thoughts: Drug Enforcement Efforts Not Only Make Drugs More Dangerous, It Also Increases Racial Inequity

Monday Morning Thoughts: Drug Enforcement Efforts Not Only Make Drugs More Dangerous, It Also Increases Racial Inequity

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