Federal Marijuana Legalization Bill Clears House Committee

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    Youth Vaping Rates Decline Steeply in the United States

    On September 30, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food ...

    Buying Nicotine in Australia Is About to Get Even Harder

    Australian vapers will soon have an even harder time getting nicotine. On October 1, ...

    House Votes to Equalize Sentencing for Crack and Powder Cocaine

    On September 28, the US House of Representatives approved a bill to make punishments ...

    What Not to Read Into the FBI’s Latest Murder Data

    The FBI’s annual Uniform Crime Report is severely limited. Although 85 percent of America’s ...

    Vape Advocates and Prohibitionists Temporarily Unite to Slam the FDA

    On September 28, a string of mainstream public health organizations including the American Lung ...

    National Expungement Week: Learn How to Clear Your Record (For Free)

    September 26 through October 3 is National Expungement Week of Action and Awareness (NEW), ...

    Drug Users Testify as MA Lawmakers Weigh Safe Consumption Sites

    On September 27, Massachusetts lawmakers invited members of the public to speak about safe ...

    Health Care Workers Need to Be Watching the Splintering Drug Supply

    In the summer of 2016, the synthetic cannabinoid “K2” burst into the drug landscape ...