Politics + Legalization
“Denver’s Just the First Domino”—City Dramatically Decriminalizes “Magic” Mushrooms
On May 7, the city of Denver, Colorado voted on a ballot initiative to ...
Sri Lanka President Uses Easter Attacks to Fuel Duterte-Inspired Drug War
For Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena, the War on Drugs and the War on ...
Why Worldwide Drug Policy Progress Is Driven From the Ground Up
In many places across the world, progress toward harm reduction, decriminalization and legalization is ...
Joe Biden: Another Drug War Champion Enters the 2020 Ring
On April 25, Joe Biden announced his long-anticipated bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination. ...
Trump Doubles Down on “Drug-Free” America and the Death Penalty
President Donald Trump’s contradictory messages about his response to the opioid-involved overdose crisis were ...
My Life in Two Parts of Texas Illustrates Our One War on Drugs
I grew up from the late ‘90s until the end of 2016 in a ...
The Study of “Synthetic Cannabinoids” Condemns Punitive Marijuana Laws
On April 2, at the invitation of Alex J. Krotulski, a research scientist with ...
United Nations’ Stubborn “Drug-Free World” Policies Are Getting Seriously Old
The International Drug Policy Consortium, a global network of over 170 NGOs that promotes ...
Medical Marijuana Is Legal In Arizona–But This County Attorney Still Prosecutes Patients
Living in Yavapai County, Arizona, a jurisdiction smack-dab in the middle of the Southwestern ...
“The Devil Is in the Details”—Cuomo Stalls New York Cannabis Legalization
On March 31, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo reached an agreement with the state ...
