Articles tagged: drug policy

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Higher learning: A look inside Georgetown’s psychedelic scene

Which one of your professors is most likely to offer you LSD? For Harvard undergraduates in the 1960s, it was psychologist and psychedelic evangelist Timothy Leary. Now, his famous call... Read more

By and March 31, 2025

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D.C.’s opioid deaths are down for the first time in six years. What’s behind the decline?

D.C. has one of the highest opioid overdose death rates in the country. But in recent months, opioid deaths have decreased in the District for the first time since 2018,... Read more

By December 8, 2024

Georgetown Explained

Georgetown Explained: Marijuana policies

Washington, D.C. has relaxed its marijuana laws significantly in recent years, but Georgetown’s official drug policies have not followed suit.

By March 5, 2022