Politics + Legalization
First Vape Company Full Stay Is Issued—and Suggests the FDA Miscalculated
On October 26, a United States federal court of appeals granted a full stay ...
Fighting the Last War: An Excoriation of the WHO and Tobacco Control
The image on the cover of the new report, Fighting The Last War: The ...
Will Minneapolis Voters Replace Police With a Public Health Department?
On November 2, Minneapolis voters will decide whether to reshape the city’s police department ...
NIDA to Congress: Schedule I Is Obstructing “Critical Research” on Marijuana, Opioids
The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) told Congress in a report obtained by ...
FDA Puts A Second Vape Company Back Under Review
On October 22, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) put Fumizer’s flavored vaping products ...
“Why Is Our Costly Global Drug War Failing?” Senators Ask State Department
Top Democratic senators filed a new spending bill report that calls out the federal ...
Backlash Against the FDA Grows as Vape Company Ramps Up Legal Fight
On October 20, My Vape Order (MVO) petitioned a federal court of appeals for ...
Campaign Launches to Decriminalize Drugs in Washington, DC
A coalition of activists, including civil rights and faith groups, gathered at the Washington, ...
One Hundred Tobacco Control Experts Urge WHO to Adopt Harm Reduction
On October 18, 100 tobacco control experts called on the World Health Organization (WHO) ...
Heated Denver Council Hearing Debates Vape Flavors Ban
On October 6, Denver City Council (specifically the Safety, Housing, Education and Homelessness Committee) ...
