Approximately five Oregonians die every week from an opioid overdose. Currently, funds from the settlements will be divided amongst local governments and the state, with the latter receiving a smaller portion at 45%. This wasn’t always the case. The state originally intended to keep 85% to have more centralized control, but Lane and other counties…
The chairman of the volunteer board writing Oregon’s rules for psilocybin has resigned. The departure comes after board members were asked to disclose any conflicts of interest… other board members had called for… resign… the state said it has encouraged the psilocybin advisory group to work with the Oregon Government Ethics Commission. Original Article (OPB):Head of Oregon’s…
On Thursday [3/10/2022], speakers are likely to make “unbelievably searing, difficult” statements, Marshall Huebner, an attorney for Purdue, said in a related hearing the day before. The court-appointed mediator requested that no member of the Sackler family be allowed to respond to comments made by victims during the hearing. It’s slated to begin at 10…
The agreement – and the prior bankruptcy plan – also does not release the Sackler family from potential future criminal liability, said Oregon’s Department of Justice… It also requires the Sackler family to make a statement of regret and allow museums and other institutions to remove the Sackler name from buildings and scholarships. “Purdue Pharma’s…
About 80 health-care professionals from across the country are challenging Health Canada’s decision to reject their applications to use restricted psychedelic drugs as part of training in psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy. Hawkswell and lawyer Pope said they are ready to make a charter application if Health Canada does not retract its rejection. “You can’t have patients’ life,…
…were so adept at laundering their reputation that, for decades, their philanthropic largesse had given them an almost saintly status in the art world. For too long, the grateful recipients seemed unconcerned about the ethics of how their benefactors made their fortune. As he mingled with guests and fellow nominees over pre-dinner drinks, the irony…
Janis Hughes and other patients with terminal illness have requested access to it for medical purposes – something Health Canada has allowed dozens to do in the last two years through a Section 56(1) exemption. But [January 2022], a week before she submitted her request, the rules changed. Hughes’s request was denied. Health Canada says…
The distributors and Johnson & Johnson released statements… noting… not an admission of wrongdoing and that they strongly dispute the allegations. McKesson, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen – and drug maker Johnson & Johnson announced [2/25/22] that they had… Original Article (New York Times & Stop the Drug War):J&J and drug distributors settle opioid lawsuits &…
…the scope of disclosure should extend to interests a board member may have in businesses that exist outside of the state. “I think all of those things have to be considered,” Rachel Knox said, “especially considering how many people from out of Oregon are wanting and planning to come into Oregon to conduct business.” During……
Pew Charitable Trusts: These trends indicate both an ongoing reliance on the criminal legal system to address drug misuse and that this strategy is costly and ineffective. Meaningful reductions in total drug arrests and drug-related deaths may not be achieved without shifting to a public health response that prioritizes evidence-based treatment approaches… The decline in…
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