Politics + Legalization

California’s Mushroom Decrim Campaign Cleared to Begin Voter Signature Drive

The effort to decriminalize and legalize psilocybin mushrooms throughout California has received official approval to move forward. Decriminalize California, the…

January 10, 2020

Protests as Cuomo Blocks Addiction Meds Access for Poor New Yorkers

Late on January 1, Governor Andrew Cuomo issued a last-minute veto on a bill that would have ended barriers for…

January 6, 2020

Flavored Vapes: The Partial US Ban Brings Very Mixed Feelings

It was a cold, rainy morning when I walked into “Happy Habits,” our local vape store in the Hudson Valley.…

January 6, 2020

World’s First Psilocybin Mushroom Policy Panel Starts Work in Denver

The first ever Psilocybin Mushroom Policy Review Panel in the US is about to start work in Denver, Colorado. In…

January 2, 2020

Trump Administration Must Balance Protecting Teens With Saving Adult Smokers

Second only to impeachment, vaping has dominated the news cycle in Washington and across the country since this summer. After…

December 19, 2019

Congressional Fix Denies DC Voters Their Wish for Legal Cannabis Sales

This might not be the biggest news to come out of Washington, DC this week, but it has major significance…

December 19, 2019

Why the Style of Mimi Rocah’s District Attorney Run Raises Concerns

I have the unique experience of having worked for 11 different district attorney campaigns. One of the things I’ve learned…

December 18, 2019

Public Health Workers Scramble to Meet Needs of NY’s 2020 Bail Reforms

On the first day of 2020, around 800 New Yorkers will be released from Rikers Island as historic state bail…

December 11, 2019

A Patented Psilocybin Nasal Spray Is Coming. Will Legalization Be Fair?

On December 4, Oregon-based startup company Silo Wellness announced that it has developed a “patent-pending nasal spray for microdosing psilocybin.” The…

December 11, 2019

The Rise and Fall of Drug-User Activism in Thailand

The atmosphere at the Rattanakosin Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, was electric. It was the kind of energy that forms when…

December 9, 2019