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📰 News Media

• 🌿 [Portland, OR] OR cannabis 'cautiously optimistic' after federal rescheduling order - bizjournals.com
• 🧠 [National] STAT+: Trump’s boosting of psychedelics, cannabis signal a new era in GOP drug policy - statnews.com
• 💊 [Philadelphia, PA] After years of waiting, many opioid victims will be shut out of Purdue ... - inquirer.com
• 💉 [National] Partnering With Methadone Clinics “Transforms” Hep C Care, Study Finds - filtermag.org

🗣️ Social Pulse

Lived/Living Experience

• 💬 While the idea is no doubt good-intentioned, the impact of offering a "Harm Reduction Specialist" or "Harm Reductionist" credential will likely produce more harm. Harm reduction is more than just a collection of... - @azzy-mae on linkedin

Innovation

• 🤖 New @CSIS Why #OpenSource Intelligence Is a Powerful Weapon Against Fentanyl | 🇺🇳@INCB_GRIDS provides #SNOOP AI-powered #OSINT detecting global #chemical marketplaces selling #fentanyls & #precursors for enforcement... - @MatthewNiceUN on X
• 📈 We had a great time partnering with the @claudeai community at Columbia + NYU last week for a hackathon. We were blown away by what people built using real-time search via Linkup. One standout: A team predicted NYC... - @Linkup_platform on X

Harm Reduction Discourse

• 🟢 🚨 URGENT: Removing supervised consumption sites will cost lives. These services not only help prevent deaths and reduce emergency room visits, but also connect people with the care they need. Join us in urging... - @RNAO on X
• 🚫 Lawmakers call for dissolving King County homelessness agency following audit submitted by /u/PokemenGo2ThePolls [link] [comments] - u/PokemenGo2ThePolls on Reddit

🏙 City Updates

• 📧 - [Los Angeles, California] - April 23, 2026 - News, Information, and Resources for the Public - newsletter

  EXCERPT: "The newsletter highlights efforts to address the overdose crisis, including the Overcome video and the LA For LA partnership coordinating health and social services across Los Angeles County.
  The City of Los Angeles is accepting applications for the United to House LA Emergency Income Support Program through April 30, prioritizing households affected by wildfires and other emergencies.
  Informational webinars on the RISE Homes program explain incentives for all-electric rebuilding after wildfires and disasters, with registration dates on April 29 and May 6.
  The update on Rent Relief from the County DCBA outlines steps for tenants and landlords to complete the Emergency Rent Relief Program applications."
  🔗 Click to sign up for the Los Angeles, California newsletter.

📚 Academic Research

• 💉 Evaluation of an Opioid Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution Practicum Using Experiential Learning - Health Education & Behavior - 2026-04-24 - doi.org
• 💉 “With a little help from my friends” - collaborating with community experts to improve sampling and obtain a high response rate for a statewide naloxone availability survey - BMC Public Health - 2026-04-23 - doi.org
• 💉 Decline in Fentanyl-Related Overdose Deaths and Subsequent Change in Decedent Demographic Characteristics: Trends in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 2023-2025 - Public Health Reports® - 2026-04-23 - doi.org

⚖️ Law & Policy

Federal Agencies

• ⚖️ [United States] [Final Rule] Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of MDMB-4en-PINACA in Schedule I - federalregister.gov

State Laws

• 📜 [Kentucky] A JOINT RESOLUTION directing the Legislative Research Commission and state agencies to collaborate to create a statewide fiscal map of substance use disorder programs and funding sources. - openstates.org

💸 Funding Click to expand

Current

• 💸 Bureau of Justice Assistance - BJA FY25 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use, Site-Based Program - Deadline: May 4, 2026
• 💸 Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention - OJJDP FY25 Opioid Affected Youth Initiative - Deadline: May 4, 2026
• 💸 Bureau of Justice Assistance - BJA FY25 Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Use Program (COSSUP) Investigations Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) - Deadline: May 8, 2026
• 💸 DOC NOAA - ERA Production - Species Recovery Grants to States (Section 6 Program) - Deadline: Jun 20, 2026
• 🩺 Hearst Foundations - Health - Hearst Foundations (Health) — Year-round rolling grant applications via Grants Portal - Minimum grant size is $100,000. - Deadline: Year-round, rolling application; there are no deadlines.
• 🏥 Hearst Foundations - Social Service - Hearst Foundations (Social Service) - Year-Round, Rolling Grants Application (No Deadlines) - Minimum grant size is $100,000. - Deadline: Year-round, rolling application; there are no deadlines.
• 💡 Smart Family Fund - Angel Philanthropy – Send Us a Pitch (First-Time Grants) - First time grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000. - Deadline: Open pitch

Future

• 🩺 AIDS United - Harm Reduction Futures Fund - Harm Reduction Futures Fund - AIDS United - Expected: TBA
• 🩺 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - Expected: TBA

📣 Activism

• 🙋 Shatterproof - Become a Shatterproof volunteer for local walks and outreach
• 💝 National Homelessness Law Center - Donate to support the Housing Not Handcuffs campaign