Politics + Legalization

As OPC Opens in Rhode Island, the US Still Lags Far Behind

Rhode Island has made history by opening the United States' first overdose prevention center (OPC) that's sanctioned by a state…

December 12, 2024

Wisconsin Marijuana Legalization (at Least Medical) Finally Looks Closer

Wisconsin is a regional outlier: Bordering three legal-cannabis states in Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota, it has yet to legalize even…

December 11, 2024

Ontario’s Unconscionable Supervised Consumption Sites Shutdown

On December 2, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, Canada, passed a law that will shut down 10 supervised drug consumption…

December 9, 2024

“There’s Nothing in It That Works”—Global Commission Slams Drug War

The United States and Canada should fully decriminalize the use and possession of drugs rather than double down on a…

December 5, 2024

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the “Choice” of Court-Ordered Drug Treatment

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the famed anti-vaxxer poised to take over the United States Department of Health and Human Services,…

December 4, 2024

Supreme Court Justices Grill FDA, Vape Companies in Triton Case

The Food and Drug Administration’s regulation of nicotine vapes came under close scrutiny by the United States Supreme Court on…

December 2, 2024

Rescheduling Hearings Begin: Not About If Marijuana “Good or Bad,” Says Judge

The first Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hearing on the Biden administration’s cannabis rescheduling proposal took place on December 2, with proponents…

December 2, 2024

“May Launch a Substitution War”—Trump’s China Tariffs and Fentanyl

In what feels like a rerun of an old episode, President-elect Donald Trump has promised to impose new trade tariffs…

November 27, 2024

Why Would the Temporary Class-Wide Fentanyl Bans Ever Expire?

Six years after the Drug Enforcement Administration issued a two-year temporary order placing fentanyl-related substances (FRS) under Schedule I of…

November 26, 2024

Will Indonesia, a Key Tobacco Control Outlier, Keep Vaping Legal?

If Indonesia was already frowned upon by the World Health Organization (WHO) and tobacco control groups for its high and…

November 22, 2024