Politics + Legalization
In Vancouver’s DTES, Harm Reduction Moves Forward Without Decrim
In a small but sunny kitchen in the Downtown Eastside (DTES), a vat of ...
Cut New Marijuana Penalties From Sales Bill, Coalition Urges VA Senate
A coalition of 37 cannabis and civil rights organizations is urging Virginia senators to ...
FDA Faces Cannabinoid-Lists Deadline Ahead of Hemp Clampdown
In about nine months, federal hemp laws are scheduled to significantly change in a ...
Ten Years After UNGASS, a Resurgent Global Drug War
A decade ago, the United Nations General Assembly held a Special Session on drugs ...
2-FDCK: DEA Move to Emergency-Schedule Ketamine Analog Draws Fire
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration has announced its intent to place 2-fluorodeschloroketamine (2-FDCK)—a ...
Trump Launches Recovery Initiative Taking Aim at “Disease of Addiction”
On January 29 President Donald Trump issued an executive order launching “The Great American ...
The Role of NRT Fatally Undermines the Anti-Vape Case
Public health authorities insist they are guided by science. But when it comes to ...
Utah Could End Jail Threat for First-Time Marijuana Possession
A Utah lawmaker has filed a bill for the 2026 session that would decriminalize ...
Fentanyl Child Endangerment Bills Ramp Up Across the US
Multiple states have introduced legislation this January aimed at addressing accidental drug exposure in ...
The Merseyside Experiment: Will UK Recall Its Heroin-Prescribing History?
“The war on drugs has failed,” Zack Polanski told reporters in October 2025. The ...
