Politics + Legalization

Congress Poised to Schedule Xylazine, Because Otherwise the DEA Will Do It

Three years in the making, the legislative push to place xylazine under Schedule III of the federal Controlled Substances Act…

March 30, 2026

Illinois Overdose Prevention Center Bill Is Moving Forward Again

In Illinois, a bill to authorize an overdose prevention center (OPC) pilot is working its way through the House. HB…

March 27, 2026

Bill Could Deport Group Marijuana Users as “Gang Members,” Warns Rep.

A top congressional Democrat is warning that a committee-passed bill meant to expedite the deportation of immigrants with certain criminal…

March 25, 2026

Virginia Governor to Decide on Raft of Marijuana Bills, Including Legal Sales

Virginia lawmakers passed several marijuana-related bills in the legislative session that ended March 14, and now Governor Abigail Spanberger (D)…

March 20, 2026

DEA Emergency Order Puts Novel Benzo Bromazolam in Schedule I

The Drug Enforcement Administration has temporarily placed bromazolam, an unregulated benzodiazepine, under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. The…

March 18, 2026

New Mexico Will Fund Psychedelic Treatment for Patients on Low Incomes

On March 11, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed the budget for the upcoming fiscal year into law,…

March 17, 2026

How Tennessee’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills Are Already Playing Out in Prison

Through my three decades of incarceration in Tennessee, I’ve seen attitudes toward LGBTQ+ prisoners like myself change a lot. But…

March 16, 2026

Bill Would Require the VA to Study and Provide Psychedelic Treatments

A new bipartisan bill would mandate the Department of Veterans Affairs to establish "innovative therapies centers of excellence" that would…

March 12, 2026

Irish Government Grows Ever More Hostile to Vaping

The Irish government has ramped up its hostility towards safer nicotine products by approving new legislation to further tighten restrictions…

March 10, 2026

New Hampshire Senate Kills Latest Marijuana Legalization Bill

The New Hampshire Senate has defeated a House-passed bill to legalize marijuana—the latest blow for advocates in a years-long fight…

March 6, 2026