Politics + Legalization
São Paulo’s “Cracolândia” Is in Politicians’ Crosshairs
If you’ve consumed any Brazilian news sources within the past few weeks, you’ve likely ...
Governor Newsom Owes It to Voters to End California’s Drug War
California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) has comfortably won the recall election aimed at removing ...
Major Disposable Vape Maker Disputes FDA’s Marketing Denial Order
On September 14, Bidi Vapor, one of the largest disposable vape producers in the ...
Alberta’s Battle Over Harm Reduction Is Heating Up
The consistent hostility of Alberta’s government toward the province’s regulated supervised consumption sites (SCS) ...
Nicotine Flavor Bans: Symbolic Politics With Real-World Harms
We often hear that drug prohibition is destined to fail. Specifically, that means that ...
House Democrats Seek to Hike Taxes on Vapes as Smokers Keep Dying
On September 12, influential House Democrats circulated a new tax proposal around Washington meant ...
FDA Fails to Meet Deadline to Decide on PMTA Applications for Vapes
The day of reckoning will have to come another day. On September 9, its ...
Biden Looks to Make Harsh Criminalization of Fentanyl Analogues Permanent
President Joe Biden is seeking to extend indefinitely a Trump-era rule on the scheduling ...
Legalization Has Not Increased Youth Cannabis Use, Per American Medical Association Study
Youth marijuana use does not increase after states enact legalization for medical or adult ...
Marijuana Possession Arrests Plunge in NYC Post-Legalization
Marijuana arrests in New York City have dropped to the single digits since former ...
