She needs to overcome the legal barrier of a judgment from 1970, in a very different era.

In jurisdictions where syringe-prescription status presented a legal barrier, physician-based prescription programs showed promise.

In jurisdictions where syringe prescription status presented a legal barrier to access, physician prescription programs had shown promise in addressing risky injection behaviors.

There are also legal barriers preventing youth's access.

The band's situation made normal functioning complicated, with band members living in different countries and legal barriers restricting where they could tour.