Politics + Legalization

“A Dream Location”: RI Safe Injection, Inhalation Site Slated for Early 2024

Rhode Island’s first safe consumption site (SCS) is expected to open in Providence in early 2024. If approved by the…

April 20, 2023

On 4/20, Advocates Demand Federal Cannabis Legalization and Justice

April 20, "4/20," has long been established as an unofficial holiday to celebrate the cannabis plant. Its roots are reportedly…

April 20, 2023

Lula Reinstates “Civil Society” to Brazil’s Drug Policy Council

In 2019, then-President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree that barred civil society representatives from participating in Brazil's National Council on…

April 19, 2023

Washington Set to Be the Next State to Legalize Psilocybin Therapy

Washington State lawmakers have approved a bill to legalize psilocybin therapy. It would be limited to a pilot program for…

April 18, 2023

Opponents of Harm Reduction Strike as Safehouse Case in Mediation

Four Pennsylvania senators are throwing their political weight against overdose prevention, urging a federal court to block nonprofit Safehouse from…

April 18, 2023

Situation Looks “Dire,” Say Opponents of Oregon Vape Flavor Ban

Oregon lawmakers are attempting to ban sales of flavored vaping and tobacco products in the name of reducing youth nicotine…

April 17, 2023

Fentanyl Cut With Xylazine Designated “Emerging Threat” by Feds

On April 12, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) formally designated xylazine, in combination with fentanyl,…

April 13, 2023

Gov. Hochul Is Once Again Targeting New York’s Bail Reforms

New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) is holding up the state budget in an effort to force through a rollback…

April 13, 2023

German Government Unveils Its New Cannabis Legalization Plan

Top German health officials have unveiled a revised plan to legalize marijuana nationwide. German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach and Federal Minister…

April 12, 2023

Oregon Licences Its First Psilocybin Manufacturers

The first two psilocybin manufacturers have been licensed to operate in Oregon, where they will grow and sell mushrooms. State…

April 11, 2023