Politics + Legalization
MD Cannabis Mass Pardon Is First to Include “Paraphernalia” Convictions
On June 17, Maryland Governor Wes Moore (D) signed an executive order pardoning 175,000 ...
CA Pushes for Psilocybin Centers—Again—for Veterans, First Responders
After years of unsuccessful efforts to authorize psychedelic treatment programs in California, a current ...
VT Legalizes Safe Consumption Sites, Reversing Course on Veto Override
[Update, June 17: This story has been edited to reflect the final outcome ...
Vapes “Designed to Kill,” Claims Org Designed to Protect World Health
“What looks cute, smells good, but is designed to kill?” asked the World Health ...
Bill to Allow Food, Live Music at CA Cannabis Lounges Advances in Senate
A California Senate panel has approved a bill to legalize cannabis cafes in the state, ...
How Will Mexico’s President-Elect Impact the Drug War?
On June 2, Mexico decisively elected Claudia Sheinbaum as its next president. Once she ...
FDA Scraps Its Juul Marketing Denials; Authorization Now Possible
The United States Food and Drug Administration has rescinded its marketing denial orders (MDOs) ...
Ohio Bans More Nitazenes, Claiming They Cause Deaths on Their Own
Ohio has temporarily banned nine nitazene analogs as Schedule I controlled substances, making sale ...
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 ...
