Politics + Legalization
Oregon Board Rejects Plan to Boost Psilocybin Access, But Fight Goes On
After a closed-doors discussion on May 25, the Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board voted to ...
Los Angeles Becomes Largest US City to Ban Flavored Vapes
On June 1, the Los Angeles City Council voted to ban flavored vapes and ...
British Columbia Will Decriminalize Drug Possession
British Columbia has become the first jurisdiction in Canada to receive the federal green ...
Will New York’s Adult-Use Cannabis Licensing Repair Drug-War Harms?
New York State legalized adult-use cannabis through the legislature in early 2021, and is ...
Documents Shed New Light on the FDA’s Vape Authorization Plans
Documents obtained by Filter provide insight into the Food and Drug Administration’s early planning ...
Rhode Island Becomes the 19th State to Legalize Marijuana
The governor of Rhode Island signed a bill on May 25 to legalize marijuana, ...
Colorado’s Two Psychedelic Ballot Efforts Present Competing Visions
Colorado activists representing two different and competing campaigns are now going all-out in the ...
Massachusetts Moves Toward a Fairer Marijuana Legalization Model
On May 18, the Massachusetts House finally answered the calls of cannabis advocates, passing ...
The Methadone Clinic System Needs Abolition, Not a Tepid Reform Bill
Peter Vanderkloot’s groundbreaking article—Methadone: Medicine, Harm Reduction or Social Control—hit me hard. As a ...
Criticism as Brian King Named Director of FDA Center for Tobacco Products
Brian King, currently a higher-up at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ...
