Politics + Legalization
San Francisco Launches Bid to Decriminalize Psychedelics
City lawmakers in San Francisco have introduced a resolution to decriminalize naturally occurring psychedelics, or ...
Biden’s “Safer America Plan” Involves Hiring 100,000 More Cops
On July 21, the Biden administration released its “Safer America Plan,” part of its ...
DEA Cancels Plan to Ban Five New Psychedelics After Heavy Pushback
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has withdrawn a controversial proposal to ban five psychedelic ...
The Senate Marijuana Legalization Bill: Positive Provisions, Tough Odds
On July 21, Senate Democrats formally introduced a bill to federally legalize cannabis. Building ...
FDA Head Orders a Review of Its Nicotine Division, to Mixed Response
On July 20, Robert Califf, the head of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), ...
Vape Company Triton Loses Its Appeal Against FDA Denial
On July 18, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals denied Triton’s petition to review ...
Biden: “We’re Working on” Fulfilling Pledge to Free Marijuana Prisoners
President Joe Biden says his administration is “working on” plans to fulfill his campaign ...
Momentum Builds to Broaden Access to Methadone and Buprenorphine
Momentum is building for legislation to broaden access to buprenorphine and methadone, the lifesaving ...
FDA Begins Enforcement Over Synthetic Nicotine Vapes
On July 13, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it had sent ...
Our Pathways to the Legal Regulation of All Drugs
Amid a century-long drug war in the United States, things are getting worse. Currently, ...
