Politics + Legalization

    One Year on, Oregon Drug Decriminalization Is Boosting Harm Reduction and Housing

    February 1 marks the one-year anniversary since Measure 110 took effect in Oregon, decriminalizing ...

    US Vaping’s Future Could Hinge, in Part, on the Triton Case

    The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals listened to oral arguments on January 31 about ...

    Top NJ Lawmaker’s Spurious Reasons to Keep Cannabis Home Grow Illegal

    In New Jersey, where adult-use cannabis is legal, home grow remains criminalized, with penalties ...

    Are We Seeing Early Signs of Common Ground in US Tobacco Control?

    On January 27, a group of tobacco control experts published a letter in the ...

    Insurers Illegally Denying Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder Benefits

    The US Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury released a ...

    NY Doctors Can Now Recommend Medical Marijuana for Any Condition

    As New York prepares the launch of its adult-use marijuana market, the state Office ...

    Signs of Anxiety in the Anti-Vaping Camp as Big Decisions Brew

    Amid a months-long wait for clarity on the future of vaping in the United ...

    After a Year in Office, Biden Has Failed to Fulfill His Marijuana Promises

    January 20 marks the end of President Joe Biden’s first year in office—and by ...

    How Port Townsend, Washington, Decriminalized Psychedelics

    On December 20, the City Council of Port Townsend, a small city in Jefferson ...

    New Jersey Governor Signs Bills to Expand Harm Reduction

    On January 18, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed harm reduction legislation that will ...