Politics + Legalization
Indigenous Tribe’s Plan to Sell Cannabis Sparks Sovereignty Battle
An Indigenous American tribe is fighting for its right to sell cannabis, after voting ...
Virginia Cannabis Bills on Sales, Parenting, Resentencing Now With Gov. Youngkin
Virginia’s Democrat-led legislature passed a number of marijuana-related bills in recent weeks, sending them ...
Can Court Cases Turn the Tide for Canadian Harm Reduction?
Amid a wave of hostile public and political discourse, several cases before the courts ...
Oregon Lawmakers Recriminalize Drugs, Under the Guise of Treatment
On March 1, Oregon legislators approved a bill to recriminalize drug possession, undoing the ...
For Misdemeanor Poverty, Georgia Would Assign Mandatory Cash Bail
February 29 is Crossover Day in the Georgia General Assembly, with lawmakers clambering over ...
Many Drug Users Aren’t Protected by “Good Samaritan” Laws
Kansas, one of the last two states without a “Good Samaritan” law for drug ...
CT Lawmakers Revive Psilocybin Decrim Bill, Despite Governor’s “Concerns”
Connecticut lawmakers have revived an effort to decriminalize low-level possession of psilocybin, despite the ...
End of Wisconsin Gerrymander Offers Hope for Drug Policy Reform
Wisconsin politics could be transformed after Governor Tony Evers (D) signed new legislative maps ...
The WHO Prioritizes Youth Who Don’t Smoke Over Adults Who Do
The World Health Organization recently held its 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) to ...
Fears for Drug Users and Many Others After Indonesia’s Presidential Election
Indonesia appears to have chosen an authoritarian-minded former general with a harrowing human rights ...
