Politics + Legalization
Desperate to Win the Smokefree Race, New Zealand Resorts to Prohibition
Bhutan was the first country to ban the import and sale of tobacco, in ...
World Health Organization Decides Not to Call for Global Kratom Ban
Kratom advocates are cheering a new decision from the United Nations World Health Organization ...
Toronto Will Make Drug Decriminalization Request, But Fears Remain
In a publicly broadcast meeting on December 6, Toronto’s Board of Health voted unanimously ...
Denver Passes Ban on Sales of Flavored Vaping Products
[Update, December 12: A few days after the publication of this report, Denver Mayor ...
How Certain DAs in Red States Could Avoid Prosecuting Abortion Post-Roe
The year is 2022. The Supreme Court just issued its ruling in Dobbs v. ...
China’s Decision to Regulate Vaping Products Has Global Implications
China revealed on November 26 that it would officially regulate vaping products under its ...
Safe Consumption Sites Are Opening in New York City
On November 30, New York City authorized two safe consumption sites to begin operations ...
Tensions Mount in Fight to Open Ontario Safe Consumption Site
Harm reduction advocates are fighting to open the second safe consumption site (SCS) in ...
Florida Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Decriminalize All Drugs
A Florida lawmaker has introduced a bill to decriminalize all currently illicit drugs, provide ...
New Zealand Permanently Legalizes Drug Checking, a Global First
New Zealand permanently legalized drug checking on November 23, by passing a bill to ...
