Politics + Legalization

NYC Poised for Key Decision on Banning Sales of Flavored Vapes

  New York City is about to make a decision that will resonate far beyond the five boroughs. In January,…

February 21, 2019

Trump Should Know How US Drug Policy Drives Migration From Honduras

Flor Del Campo (“Flower of the Field”) is one of the most dangerous areas in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa. Many…

February 12, 2019

Feds Take First Formal Swing at Stopping Supervised Consumption Space

The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania launched a preemptive strike February 6 against what the harm…

February 7, 2019

State of the Union: Trump’s Real “Special Guest” Was Bad Drug Policy

President Donald Trump's special guests to the State of the Union address on February 5 included two people directly impacted…

February 6, 2019

Struggling to Compete with Fentanyl, Mexico’s Poppy Farmers Ask for Legalization

Gonzalo Hernandez* first heard the word “fentanyl” about two years ago. Hernandez, who lives in the sierra in the state…

February 4, 2019

Stop Chasing Amy Klobuchar for President Without Looking at Her Record

Kamala Harris recently made headlines for throwing her hat into the ring of 2020 Democratic presidential candidates, despite a tainted…

January 30, 2019

The Frankfurt Resolution of 1990 Still Inspires City-Level Drug Policy Reforms

Nearly 30 years ago, a group of European cities signed a groundbreaking drug policy agreement that heralded many important harm…

January 28, 2019

Cuomo Wants to Treat Vaping like Tobacco

On January 12, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a plan to raise the minimum age for tobacco and e-cigarette…

January 18, 2019

Virginia Is at a Drug Policy Crossroads

Virginia harm reduction advocates should organize and refocus their efforts in the legislature, if they want to prevent the state’s…

January 10, 2019

Pleas and Anger in Public Comments on Youth E-Cig Use

Throughout 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried to stymie rising rates of youth vaping. As part…

December 20, 2018