Politics + Legalization

Could Canada’s New Political Alliance Speed Drug Decriminalization?

Two of Canada’s left-of-center parties have entered an agreement that will prop up the government in exchange for an expansion…

March 24, 2022

Connecticut Could Open East Coast’s First Psychedelic Medicine Centers

Connecticut lawmakers have proposed a bill that would create the first psychedelic medicine centers on the East Coast. The bill…

March 24, 2022

Brittney Griner: US Steps Up Pressure Over Cannabis Detention in Russia

Weeks after it was disclosed that American professional basketball player Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia over alleged possession of…

March 21, 2022

Iceland the Latest Country to Plan Counterproductive Nicotine Law

Earlier this month, Iceland’s Office of Health Promotion and Science launched a consultation on a draft law on nicotine products.…

March 18, 2022

Students Launch Bid to Decriminalize All Drugs in Ann Arbor, Michigan

A student group has launched a campaign to decriminalize drug possession and low-level distribution in Ann Arbor, Michigan, after months…

March 18, 2022

The FDA Has 120 Days to Regulate Synthetic Nicotine. That’s Impossible.

On March 15, tobacco controllers gathered at a hotel in Baltimore for an annual conference hosted by the Society for…

March 16, 2022

New Mexico Marijuana Legalization: Key Innovations, Big Equity Questions

New Mexico will open its first adult-use cannabis dispensaries to the public on April 1. It legalized through its legislature…

March 14, 2022

New York Protest Tells Politicians to Stop Targeting Harm Reduction

Harm reduction advocates and workers, including members of VOCAL-New York, converged at the Staten Island Ferry Terminal in Manhattan on…

March 10, 2022

Congress Slashes Proposed Funding for Overdose and HIV Prevention

On March 9, Congress released its proposed final appropriations package for fiscal year 2022. If approved, it will drastically reduce…

March 10, 2022

FDA Poised to Gain Regulatory Power Over Synthetic Nicotine

Lawmakers have inserted language into a federal spending bill that would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory authority…

March 8, 2022