Politics + Legalization
Portugal’s Decriminalization of Drug Use, Explained
In 2001, Portugal was experiencing an opioid-involved overdose crisis, similar to the one gripping ...
Bernie Is Back—With a Commitment to Progressive Drug Policies
Bernie Sanders, a leading leftist in the crowded cohort of Democratic presidential hopefuls for ...
NYC Poised for Key Decision on Banning Sales of Flavored Vapes
New York City is about to make a decision that will resonate far ...
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 ...
Feds Take First Formal Swing at Stopping Supervised Consumption Space
The United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania launched a preemptive strike ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Cuomo Wants to Treat Vaping like Tobacco
On January 12, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a plan to raise the ...
