Politics + Legalization
GOP Eyes Death Penalty for Fentanyl Sale, as DOJ Calls for More Executions
Under a proposed amendment to the Controlled Substances Act, defendants in federal overdose cases ...
What’s Next for South Africa’s Drug-User Rights Movement?
Shaun Shelly is a prominent figure in South Africa’s drug policy landscape. He is ...
Louisiana Advances Bill to Jail People Who Use Marijuana Near Campuses
A Louisiana Senate committee has approved a House-passed bill that threatens to send people to jail ...
FDA Finally Authorizes Fruit-Flavored Vapes. Here’s What It Took.
On May 5, the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) did something it has ...
Virginia Governor Urged to Sign Adult-Use Marijuana Sales Bill
A coalition of marijuana reform advocacy organizations and businesses is calling on Virginia’s governor ...
Oklahoma Senate Advances Research-Focused Ibogaine Bill
The Oklahoma State Senate voted on April 29 to pass the Oklahoma Breakthrough Therapy ...
Banning Cigarettes, Threatening Vapes: A New UK Landscape
The United Kingdom’s government aims to create a “first smoke-free generation,” after its long-running ...
Senate Committee Weighs “Critical” VA-focused Psychedelics Bill
On April 29, the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee held a hearing to consider the ...
DEA Begins Next Steps Following Medical Marijuana Rescheduling Order
Days after the Department of Justice rescheduled state-licensed medical marijuana under the Controlled Substances ...
DOJ Reclassifies Medical Marijuana as Schedule III, Sets New Hearing Date
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has signed an order moving state-licensed medical marijuana products ...
