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GOP Leadership Will Bring Marijuana Legalization Bill to Vote, Sponsor Says

The Republican speaker of the United States House of Representatives has agreed to hold a committee debate and vote on…

April 28, 2023

Bill to Drastically Rewrite Colorado’s Psychedelics Law Gains Ground

On April 27, legislation that would regulate Colorado's legal psychedelics framework will get its first hearing in the House. If…

April 27, 2023

Delaware Legalizes Cannabis Sales, Clearing Path for Regulated Market

At midnight on April 27, Delaware legislation to regulate and tax cannabis sales took effect by default, as the 10-day…

April 27, 2023

Minnesota Poised to Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis; Senate Hurdle Remains

The Minnesota House of Representatives passed a bill to legalize marijuana on April 25 after weeks of extensive committee consideration…

April 26, 2023

Oregon Licenses First Psilocybin Lab, But Treatment Access Remains Stalled

On April 21, Portland-based Rose City Laboratories, LLC (RCL) announced that it had been licensed by the Oregon Health Authority…

April 26, 2023

CO Safe Consumption Site Battle Wages in Senate, as Deadline Nears

In 2018, the Denver City Council approved a pilot program that would authorize a safe consumption site (SCS)—if the Colorado…

April 25, 2023

Belladonna and Bad Actors: The Telling History of Addiction Treatment

The roots of today’s stigmatization of people who use drugs—and of paternalistic, exploitative, often cruel approaches to what we now…

April 25, 2023

WA Drug Penalties Uncertain as Legislature Adjourns in Stalemate

On April 23, Washington state lawmakers ended the current legislative session still in limbo over whether to increase penalties for…

April 24, 2023

Will Thailand Soon Overturn One of the World’s Harshest Vape Bans?

Thailand’s general elections on May 14 might just bring about the end of the country’s draconian vape policies. Merely possessing…

April 24, 2023

Endometriosis Is One Reason I Use Fentanyl. Medical Stigma Is Another.

I’ve lived with chronic pain since I was 13. Endometriosis, wherein the sort of tissue that normally grows inside your…

April 21, 2023