Politics + Legalization

KY Advances Medical Marijuana Bill to Disqualify Patients With Drug Felonies

On March 12, legislation that would impose multiple barriers on medical marijuana access in Kentucky passed through the House and…

March 15, 2024

Savage Sisters Calls for SSP Funding, as Kensington Funds More Policing

In 2017, Sarah Laurel was trying to find housing at the same time she was entering recovery. Kensington, Philadelphia, seemed…

March 15, 2024

NE Syringe Program Bill Abandoned, by Senators Who’d Just Voted for It

Syringe service programs (SSP) will not become legal in Nebraska in 2024, after lawmakers who'd previously supported a bill authorizing…

March 14, 2024

Denver Prepares to “Lead the Way” With Legal Psilocybin Businesses

Officials in Denver are actively considering how the city will host and oversee psilocybin businesses, after Colorado voted in 2022…

March 12, 2024

Indigenous Tribe’s Plan to Sell Cannabis Sparks Sovereignty Battle

An Indigenous American tribe is fighting for its right to sell cannabis, after voting in favor of legalization last fall.…

March 7, 2024

Virginia Cannabis Bills on Sales, Parenting, Resentencing Now With Gov. Youngkin

Virginia’s Democrat-led legislature passed a number of marijuana-related bills in recent weeks, sending them to Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin. He…

March 7, 2024

Can Court Cases Turn the Tide for Canadian Harm Reduction?

Amid a wave of hostile public and political discourse, several cases before the courts in British Columbia and Canada could…

March 6, 2024

Oregon Lawmakers Recriminalize Drugs, Under the Guise of Treatment

On March 1, Oregon legislators approved a bill to recriminalize drug possession, undoing the historic Measure 110 enacted by voters…

March 4, 2024

For Misdemeanor Poverty, Georgia Would Assign Mandatory Cash Bail

February 29 is Crossover Day in the Georgia General Assembly, with lawmakers clambering over each other to advance their bills…

February 29, 2024

Many Drug Users Aren’t Protected by “Good Samaritan” Laws

Kansas, one of the last two states without a "Good Samaritan" law for drug overdose, is poised to enact one.…

February 27, 2024