Politics + Legalization
Hochul Signs Long-Awaited Bill Removing MOUD Barriers for New Yorkers on Medicaid
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation that removed prior authorization for people on ...
NY Bill Would Extend Marijuana Equity to Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual People
A New York senator filed a bill to make it so that gay, lesbian ...
SF Mayor London Breed Plans More Drug Arrests to “Take Back Our Tenderloin”
Declaring that “We need to take back our Tenderloin,” a hip, mixed-income neighborhood in ...
Ex-WHO Director Slams Its Tobacco Harm Reduction Denial
The World Health Organization’s reputation took another big hit at a conference in London ...
Canada Allows Three Mental Health Patients to Access Psilocybin Therapy
Canada’s top health agency has agreed to allow an additional three people to use ...
Which Towns and Cities in New York Will Ban Cannabis Sales?
Local governments in New York State are debating whether or not to ban recreational ...
What Exactly Should Social Equity in a Legal Marijuana Market Entail?
What will it take to effectively put equity first in a legal marijuana market? ...
Desperate to Win the Smokefree Race, New Zealand Resorts to Prohibition
Bhutan was the first country to ban the import and sale of tobacco, in ...
World Health Organization Decides Not to Call for Global Kratom Ban
Kratom advocates are cheering a new decision from the United Nations World Health Organization ...
Toronto Will Make Drug Decriminalization Request, But Fears Remain
In a publicly broadcast meeting on December 6, Toronto’s Board of Health voted unanimously ...
