Ethan Nadelmann

R.I.P. James "Fergie" Ferguson II. A truly extraordinary human being. Longtime board member of @DrugPolicyOrg & @ACLU. Revered civil rights & criminal justice attorney. He got it, & fought for it, all: civil rights, civil liberties and drug policy reform charlotteobserver.com/news/local/art…

If you understand why tobacco #harmreduction can save millions of lives & want to devote the coming year both to learning more about it and to building public awareness, apply now! @Tobaccoharmred1 @AfricaHRA @thr_researchhub thrsp.net @HRInews @EHRNorg @AHRNasia

Colorado Governor Jared Polis just announced he is pardoning anyone previously convicted of psychedelic possession offenses, as he did with cannabis offenses 4 years ago. Way to go!!! #ps2025 @PsychedelicSci @GovofCO

This episode on Isaac Campos' History on Drugs podcast is really worth a listen for anyone interested in the history of #cocaine & other drugs. Paul Gootenberg is truly the GOAT of drug history. @historyondrugs open.substack.com/pub/isaaccampo…

There is still time to participate in the Global Psychedelic Survey 2025. Please do it now!!! bit.ly/GPS2025-survey Deadline is Friday May 16th at midnight PDT @PhilippeLucas_

I'm with Pat O'Hare, founder of Harm Reduction International, in Bogotá at #HR25, about to go on stage to honor #ErnieDrucker, a pioneering force for #HarmReduction both in the US and globally. @HRInews @JesseDrucker @acciontecnica @IDPCnet @DrugPolicyOrg

RIP my dear friend, Howard Josepher, founder of the #HarmReduction organization, @ExponentsNYC, a pioneering and innovative force in harm reduction & activist for humane drug policies.

If you suffer from #ChronicBackPain, read #HealingBackPain by #JohnSarno. In 1991, I was 48 hours from surgery for 2 herniated discs, read this book (recommended by @DrWeil), canceled my surgery, and was healed. It transformed my life. #permid=140906787" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">nytimes.com/2025/03/18/wel…

JUSTICE seems rare these days but every once in a while a vicious murderous political leader suffers the consequences. Hallelujah! #Duterte #Philippines #ICC nytimes.com/2025/03/10/wor…

RIP #ErnieDrucker. 1940-2025. A great pioneer and godfather of #harmreduction both in the US & globally. Helped create some of the first syringe exchange programs to reduce #HIVAIDS & helped start @housingworks & Doctors of the World, & much more. @HRInews @DrugPolicyOrg

This has been a long time coming - much too long, for no good reason - but thank you, President Biden, for doing it. You did a lot of harm as a leading #DrugWar proponent from the 80s to the 00s. This makes some amends. nytimes.com/2025/01/17/us/…

The @DEAHQ shenanigans vis a vis the rescheduling process are persistent and outrageous. Both the agency and senior personnel need to be held responsible, and legislation introduced to remove #DEA from control over drug scheduling. marijuanamoment.net/dea-judge-blas…

Read Maia Szalavitz's latest column, about what works and what doesn't in #drugtreatment, & why #12step programs are an important but very insufficient approach to #addiction, & what #RFKJr gets right & wrong. @maiasz nytimes.com/2024/12/22/opi…

Most of this represents an incredible waste of taxpayer dollars and does nothing to reduce overdose fatalities and other drug harms. A perfect target for Vivek Ramaswamy & Elon Musk's new Department of Government Efficiency (#DOGE) idpc.net/publications/2…

This will clearly reduce #overdose fatalities and save lives. But it's also important to appreciate how #OPCs address the sorts of community concerns about public drug use that resulted in backlash against reforms in Oregon, California & elsewhere. marijuanamoment.net/the-uss-first-…

A very smart and balanced analysis: #overdose @ioangrillo open.substack.com/pub/ioangrillo…

This remains the #1 reason why legalizing marijuana is the right thing to do. States that have not legalized keep arresting people for marijuana offenses. Those that have legalized arrest relatively few. norml.org/blog/2024/10/2…

Great to see @Surgeon_General talk about the reduced risks of e-cigarettes for ppl who smoke w/ @jeremyfaust. It's a big step for the SG's office post its 2016 report. There's room for an updated report diving into these reduced risks + nicotine misinfo medpagetoday.com/opinion/faustf…

WATCH my speech about "Integrating the Psychedelic Renaissance and Broader Drug Policy Reform" - at Europe's leading #psychedelic conference, #ICPR, beautifully organized & curated by @OPEN_fndn youtu.be/oZRepdqoWuI?si… via @YouTube @RickDoblin @Psyched_Alpha @PsydelicsToday