Politics + Legalization
GOP Senator Behind Marijuana Banking Bill Aims to Restrict Welfare Recipients’ Dispensary Spending
A GOP senator who is the top cosponsor of marijuana banking legislation is now, on the ...
How Mexico Has Legalized But Still Not Regulated Cannabis
Mexico has never seemed so close and yet so far from fully regulating the ...
Senate Marijuana Legalization Bill Falls Short in Key Areas, Advocates Say
On July 14, Senators Cory Booker, Chuck Schumer and Ron Wyden announced a draft ...
Atlantic City Council Votes to End Syringe Program at Chaotic Meeting
Thank you, have a good evening. Atlantic City Council President George Tibbitt repeated the ...
Congress Plans Historic Federal Funding for Syringe Programs
A Congressional budget committee released a draft spending bill on July 11 that would ...
Brookline, Mass. Bans Tobacco, Vape Sales to Anyone Born in 21st Century
On July 19, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey approved a law in the town ...
“An Unprecedented Achievement Anywhere”—Thailand’s Decriminalization of Kratom
Native to Southeast Asia, kratom is a plant and herbal medicine with mild opioid ...
West Virginia Syringe Access in Peril as Court Denies Injunction
A bill that could destroy syringe service programs in West Virginia is set to ...
Hundreds of Vape Companies Plead With FedEx to Reverse Delivery Ban
On July 12, more than four hundred vape companies urged FedEx to reverse a ...
Chuck Schumer Reveals the First-Ever Senate Marijuana Legalization Bill
The first draft of a long-anticipated Senate bill to federally legalize marijuana has been ...
