Politics + Legalization
Biden-Bernie “Unity Task Force” Makes Dispiriting Criminal Justice Reform Picks
In an attempt to unite the centrist and progressive wings of the Democratic Party, ...
Most Baltimore Primary Candidates Back Safe Consumption Sites
A survey released by Baltimore-based safe consumption site (SCS) advocacy group the BRIDGES (Baltimore ...
How South Africa’s Coronavirus Tobacco Prohibition Backfired
For weeks, you couldn’t walk your dog in South Africa. You couldn’t go to ...
Cannabis Industry Demands That the DEA Keep Out of Marijuana Research
A national cannabis trade group is publicly calling for the federal Drug Enforcement Administration ...
Joe Biden’s Unwelcome Plan to Expand Coerced Treatment and Drug Courts
Presumed Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden released his “Plan for Black America” on May ...
Coronavirus Drug Policies Echo Plague Scapegoating of the Past
Infectious waves of illness that flash flood through cities, regions and—rarely but occasionally—all continents, ...
Cambridge, MA Scores Key Court Win for Equity in the Cannabis Industry
Cannabis entrepreneurs who were targeted by the War on Drugs will soon be getting ...
Until Next Time: California’s Mushroom Decriminalization Effort Ends
California’s effort to decriminalize or legalize psilocybin mushrooms statewide by popular vote has ended—for ...
ACLU Underlines That Racial Justice Takes More Than Just Marijuana Legalization
Black people are more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana, even after ...
The Damage to Vape Shops Deemed “Non-Essential”—And Their Customers
People who rely on vapes and other reduced-risk nicotine products—overwhelmingly former smokers, or those ...
