Politics + Legalization

FDA Inches Closer to OTC Narcan—at the Expense of Generic Naloxone

Advisors to the Food and Drug Administration have voted unanimously in support of making a naloxone product available without requiring…

February 15, 2023

Smoking Deaths Sidelined in Biden’s State of the Union Address

President Joe Biden was set to announce in his February 7 State of the Union (SOTU) address how he’d lead…

February 8, 2023

SOTU: Biden Promises Fentanyl Crackdowns, OUD Meds in Prisons

On February 7, President Joe Biden delivered the State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. It…

February 8, 2023

Australia’s Legalization of MDMA, Psilocybin for Limited Medical Use

Australia has made waves by rescheduling MDMA and psilocybin, essentially legalizing the drugs for narrow medical uses. It’s a big…

February 8, 2023

How Can Implementation of Oregon’s Drug-Decrim Law Improve?

In November 2020, Oregon voters made history by passing Measure 110, to decriminalize personal possession of all drugs and shift…

February 2, 2023

Colorado’s Legal-Psilocybin Plan “Wide Open” as Gov. Appoints Board

Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) has appointed a committee that's responsible for studying psychedelic therapy and helping to make it…

February 1, 2023

Lula Quietly Legitimizes Brazil’s Forced Drug Treatment Institutions

On January 20, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva established the Therapeutic Community Support Department, a government office that further…

February 1, 2023

Cannabis Reforms Face Uphill Struggle in “Very Conservative” Indiana

Indiana state lawmakers have filed several bills that would reform the deep-red state's harsh cannabis laws. But despite majority voter…

January 31, 2023

As Decriminalization Begins in British Columbia, Activists Watch Warily

British Columbia has officially become the first first province in Canada to decriminalize possession of small quantities of opioids, cocaine,…

January 31, 2023

Why Does BC’s Decriminalization Exclude Benzodiazepines?

The overdose crisis in British Columbia has killed more than 10,000 people since 2016, when it was first declared a…

January 26, 2023