Politics + Legalization
South African Cannabis Legalization Comes as the ANC Loses Majority
On May 28, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law a bill that ...
Federal Watchdog to DEA: Improve Religious Psychedelic Exemptions Plan
A federal government watchdog agency says in a new report that the Drug Enforcement ...
Fightback Begins After Pueblo, CO, Banned Syringe Distribution
Some residents of Pueblo, Colorado, are fighting back after city lawmakers voted to ban ...
Drug Czar Overstates Cannabis Rescheduling Impact on Criminalization and Race
The White House drug czar says the Biden administration’s move to reschedule marijuana will ...
New York Psilocybin Legalization Bill Would Create Adult-Use Permits
A New York lawmaker has put forward a proposal to legalize psilocybin mushrooms and ...
Sudden UK Election Shelves Contentious Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill has gone up in smoke after ...
Cannabis Advocacy Groups Set Out Their Goals for Rescheduling Process
The Biden administration’s proposed rule to federally reschedule marijuana has officially been posted, kicking ...
The Menthols Ban: Delayed, Divisive and Far From Dead
The planned national ban on menthol cigarettes in the United States was postponed indefinitely ...
FEND Act Against Fentanyl Trafficking Could Worsen Overdose Crisis
As harm reduction efforts around the United States face intense backlash, politicians are doubling ...
Panama President-Elect Vows to Close Darién Gap, Begin “Repatriation”
José Raúl Mulino, a lawyer and former security minister of Panama who stumbled into ...
