Politics + Legalization
Illinois Maps “Disproportionately Impacted Areas” for Its Cannabis Social Equity Program
Illinois, where cannabis legalization will take effect on January 1, has begun the process ...
San Diego Proposals Illustrate Tricky Issues Around Cannabis Advertising
San Diego City Council is currently considering far-reaching restrictions on cannabis billboard ads. A ...
Victory for the Historic SAFE Banking Act Will Do Little for Social Equity
On September 25, the US House of Representatives voted 321-103 in favor of the ...
Vape Bans and Lung Disease: Picking Through the Feds’ Framing
The feds have been publicly finessing their approach to vaping, amid national outcries over ...
New York Vapers Say Flavor Ban Will Drive Them Back to Cigarettes
New York has joined a wave of bans on sales of flavored vape products ...
Ecuador’s Drug Decriminalization Bid Has Lessons for the World
When Rodrigo Velez received a call in 2008 asking him to become Ecuador’s new ...
The DEA Joins the FDA in THC Vapes Crackdown
Federal agencies that drive the United States’ domestic and global drug war have been ...
SAMHSA Stifles Public Comment on Expanding Cops’ Powers Over MAT Patients
Technical problems. That’s the reason the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) ...
Banning Menthol Cigarettes Criminalizes Black Communities, Say Advocates
Smoking might be out of vogue, but flavored cigarette bans—like those of flavored vapes—are ...
Will the FDA Repeat Its “Abuse-Deterrent” Oxy Mistake With Stimulants?
OxyContin got a makeover in 2010. That year, the Food and Drug Administration approved ...
