Politics + Legalization

Governor Newsom Owes It to Voters to End California’s Drug War

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) has comfortably won the recall election aimed at removing him from office, with a 30-point…

September 16, 2021

Major Disposable Vape Maker Disputes FDA’s Marketing Denial Order

On September 14, Bidi Vapor, one of the largest disposable vape producers in the United States, announced that the Food…

September 16, 2021

Alberta’s Battle Over Harm Reduction Is Heating Up

The consistent hostility of Alberta’s government toward the province’s regulated supervised consumption sites (SCS) has become a fixture in the…

September 16, 2021

Nicotine Flavor Bans: Symbolic Politics With Real-World Harms

We often hear that drug prohibition is destined to fail. Specifically, that means that allowing no legal access to a…

September 15, 2021

House Democrats Seek to Hike Taxes on Vapes as Smokers Keep Dying

On September 12, influential House Democrats circulated a new tax proposal around Washington meant to target the country’s wealthiest individuals…

September 14, 2021

FDA Fails to Meet Deadline to Decide on PMTA Applications for Vapes

The day of reckoning will have to come another day. On September 9, its longstanding deadline, the Food and Drug…

September 9, 2021

Biden Looks to Make Harsh Criminalization of Fentanyl Analogs Permanent

President Joe Biden is seeking to extend indefinitely a Trump-era rule on the scheduling of fentanyl analogs that facilitates harsh…

September 8, 2021

Legalization Has Not Increased Youth Cannabis Use, Per American Medical Association Study

Youth marijuana use does not increase after states enact legalization for medical or adult use, researchers concluded in a study…

September 8, 2021

Marijuana Possession Arrests Plunge in NYC Post-Legalization

Marijuana arrests in New York City have dropped to the single digits since former Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the state's…

September 7, 2021

Canada’s Conservative Party Campaigns to Make Abstinence “Overarching Goal”

In the run-up to Canada's election on September 20, the Conservative Party of Canada has announced a slew of policies…

September 3, 2021