Lula Quietly Legitimizes Brazil’s Forced Drug Treatment Institutions
On January 20, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva established the Therapeutic Community Support ...
Cannabis Reforms Face Uphill Struggle in “Very Conservative” Indiana
Indiana state lawmakers have filed several bills that would reform the deep-red state’s harsh ...
As Decriminalization Begins in British Columbia, Activists Watch Warily
British Columbia has officially become the first first province in Canada to decriminalize possession ...
Beyond “Zero Tolerance”? Syringe Access in Canadian Prisons
In the outside world, if you’re lucky enough to live somewhere that has harm ...
FDA Authorizes More Heated Tobacco Products, Rejects More Vapes
On January 26, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized three heated tobacco products ...
The End of the X-Waiver Is a Chance to Advance Health Equity
On January 12, the federal government announced an important change to drug policy that ...
Why Does BC’s Decriminalization Exclude Benzodiazepines?
The overdose crisis in British Columbia has killed more than 10,000 people since 2016, ...
New York’s Bill to Decriminalize Low-Level Drug Possession
A New York senator has launched a bid to decriminalize all low-level drug possession ...
Oregon Bill Would Mandate State Collection of Psilocybin Users’ Data
An Oregon lawmaker is pushing a bill that would require the state’s newly legal ...
DC Bill Would Pay Out Cannabis Reparations—If Feds Lift Ban
Washington, DC lawmakers have filed a revised bill to create a regulated adult-use cannabis ...
