Politics + Legalization
Drug Decriminalization in Oregon: How’s It Going So Far?
Tanesia DeMacon is no stranger to jail. She estimates she was arrested no fewer ...
A 4/20 Call for Feds to Pursue Equitable Cannabis Legalization
On 4/20, the Federal Cannabis Regulations Working Group—consisting of cannabis regulators, public health experts ...
Legalizing Opioids: Three Proposed Models for Non-Medical Use
A rarity among academic papers, a new piece of research proposes models for legalizing opioids ...
Advocates Call on Feds to End Fentanyl Analogs’ Schedule I Classification
On April 8, the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) spearheaded a coalition—including the Leadership Conference ...
New Mexico Just Legalized Marijuana: Here Are the Details
The governor of New Mexico signed a bill on April 12 to legalize marijuana ...
Maine Unveils Legislation to Decriminalize Possession of All Drugs
Maine lawmakers have formally introduced a bill to broadly decriminalize possession of all currently ...
What It’s Like to Be a Tobacco Harm Reduction Advocate in Taiwan
Vaping captures headlines in the United States, where outcry over a perceived youth “epidemic” ...
New York Legislators Vote to Legalize Marijuana for Adult Use
A bill to legalize marijuana in New York is heading to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) ...
Why Are Congress Members Demanding That the FDA Halt Its Evaluation of Flavored Vapes?
Last week, dozens of United States Congress members demanded that the Food and Drug ...
The Student Movement to End the Drug War Has a New Leader
Young people throughout the world drive the movement to end the War on Drugs. ...
