Katharine Harris

Alfred C Glassell, III, Fellow in #DrugPolicy @RiceUniversity @BakerInstitute @BakerDrugPolicy #warondrugs #opioids #marijuana #harmreduction #massincarceration

[Katharine Harris @KatNeillHarris]

My latest article on #marijuana arrest trends in the era of #legalization: https://t.co/B6OaxfMt2F via @ConversationUS

[Texas Harm Reduction Alliance @TexasHRA]

You all know as well as we do that we can not incarcerate our way out of the overdose crisis.

Tell Abbott that we need to invest in the lives of Texans and in the ability of Texas communities to thrive.

Sign our petition: https://t.co/sWPanoCU2B

[Katharine Harris @KatNeillHarris]

There's a lot wrong here but the most eyeroll-inducing part for me was the claim that "new #meth" is "capable of giving users mental disorders in just a few days."

Hysterical misinformation that lends false legitimacy to failed & harmful #drugwar

https://t.co/zwA3NWLEwy

[Katharine Harris @KatNeillHarris]

Prosecuting crimes of poverty isn't the same as combatting a "crime wave" https://t.co/rtYkzEU0or

[Katharine Harris @KatNeillHarris]

Declarations that the #DrugWar is at its end are increasingly commonplace, but the “end,” if one dares to call it that, is proving to be long, bumpy, and localized -- from my recent piece on #DrugPolicy and #Texas politics.

[Baker Institute @BakerInstitute]

ICYMI: Although Texans broadly support relaxing cannabis laws and other criminal justice reforms, state leaders continue the #WarOnDrugs and other policies that propagate systemic racism, writes fellow @KatNeillHarris.

Read 📖 https://t.co/appnl2IylU

[Katharine Harris @KatNeillHarris]

#Prohibition is one of the main causes of the #OverdoseEpidemic because it makes the #drug supply more dangerous. If policymakers and health experts don't acknowledge that then we aren't having honest conversations about how to address this problem.
https://t.co/kQdYXjdyup

[Katharine Harris @KatNeillHarris]

My latest op-ed covers findings from a survey of medical #cannabis users in Texas and urges the #txlege to expand its Compassionate Use Program so that it can actually be functional

[Baker Institute @BakerInstitute]

"The reality is that Texans will not get a robust medical #cannabis program in 2021 ... Still, #HB1535 would improve current policy and allow #Texas to inch closer to a (better) program," write drug policy experts @KatNeillHarris & @vedwards14: https://t.co/kN1lWTBqCA

[Katharine Harris @KatNeillHarris]

My article in the @houstonchron today -- several bills will be heard tomorrow that can improve the state's failed #drugpolicy
https://t.co/uDnkKiuRBg

[Katharine Harris @KatNeillHarris]

Texas people: Please sign this petition against this terrible awful bail bill.

[Grassroots Law Texas @GrassrootsLawTX]

SB 21 is getting a hearing Thursday.

SB 21 makes it harder to make bail. We need you to call members of the Texas Senate Jurisprudence Committee at 512-883-8959 to tell them to oppose SB 21!

Visit https://t.co/yKtkP78Sn9 for more info, and to sign our petition.

[Baker Institute @BakerInstitute]

STARTING SOON: Watch congressional testimony fm fellow @KatNeillHarris on the failed #drug war & solutions based on racial justice, harm reduction. 9am CST, today: https://t.co/HnH3pZnVmN

Read her brief w/ @BIPPMartin on steps toward pragmatic drug policy https://t.co/jxcbwqQ9QB

[Katharine Harris @KatNeillHarris]

Texas is looking like a failed state with these blackouts #texaspoweroutage @GovAbbott @ERCOT_ISO @CNPalerts

[Katharine Harris @KatNeillHarris]

Wondering what Austin can do with the funds allocated from APD? Our friends over at
@TexasHRA and @nranjana have some thoughts!. In their new report they explore the failures of the #WarOnDrugs in Texas and outline how we can turn things around. https://t.co/hfRhT9XOJz

[Katharine Harris @KatNeillHarris]

Great article summarizing the harms of the #WaronDrugs and the steps needed to undo it--beyond legalizing cannabis or decriminalizing possession
https://t.co/6YLBtKGOQz

[Katharine Harris @KatNeillHarris]

4. Authors are correct that child neglect is tragic & that OD epidemic has burdened foster care systems. But that's it. They are treating this problem as if it exists in a vacuum, as if drug supply is the only factor affecting drug use, and the only one we should address.

[Katharine Harris @KatNeillHarris]

Ah yes, for all the progress on drug policy, the fear-mongering and "Save the Children" tropes are alive and well.

@NaomiSRiley and @john_walters_ https://t.co/OdfbZe4VyD via @WSJ

[Katharine Harris @KatNeillHarris]

3. The claim that fatal ODs soared as MAT an Narcan became available ignores the fact that these things only started becoming available post-2010, AFTER the OD crisis was well-established.

[Katharine Harris @KatNeillHarris]

I'm very excited that our @BakerInstitute #drugpolicy program got to submit this amicus brief in support of @suesisleymd's suit against @DEAHQ to allow #cannabis research to move forward. Huge thank you to Lisa Pittman @CoatsRose for making it happen!
https://t.co/CZsuoU32cy

[Katharine Harris @KatNeillHarris]

@GovAbbott another study showing the economic benefits of #cannabis legalization for #Texas

[Jared Polis @jaredpolis]

Yes BUT it would reduce tourism to Colorado, so make sure to consider Colorado first in any Texas decisions

[Katharine Harris @KatNeillHarris]

@phil_w888 Thanks for your response! My main concern is that even if there were an indisputable connection betw. vaping and COVID, which there is not, bans and further restrictions are bad policy.

I appreciate the links you provided--they are a very helpful resource.

[Katharine Harris @KatNeillHarris]

Even if we could be 100% certain that #vaping increases #COVID19 risk, which we're not, we still shouldn't ban vape products. #Prohibition does not work.
Read our latest:
https://t.co/wEENK5NJT0