Politics + Legalization
Pleas and Anger in Public Comments on Youth E-Cig Use
Throughout 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tried to stymie rising ...
We Need to Reduce the Harms of Draconian Tobacco Policies
Harm reduction shouldn’t just seek to reduce the harm caused by drugs, but also the ...
Trump’s Latest Rabid Tweet: “Death Penalty for Distributors and Pushers, the Results Will Be Incredible!”
A little before 9 am on December 5, President Trump tweeted the following about ...
The Rage of Overdose Grief Makes It All Too Easy to Misdirect Blame
It was 4:45 am on March 13, 2016. My phone was ringing over and ...
How a Kratom Ban Will Create Health Risks and Suffering—and Fuel Terrorism
In recent weeks Washington has been stepping up its efforts to delegitimize kratom—and a ...
New Jersey’s Exciting Marijuana Legalization Package Misses Some Social Justice Opportunities
New Jersey could soon become the first state to legalize cannabis through a legislative ...
Russia Leads Anti-Drug Bloc’s Condemnation of Canadian Cannabis Legalization
Canada’s legalization of cannabis, which took effect in October, was never going to please ...
Meet America’s New Most Reform-Minded DA: A Q&A With Rachael Rollins
In the mid-1990s, Joseph P. Overton—a senior vice president at the Mackinac Center for ...
What Will Be the Implications of Jeff Sessions’ Exit?
The day after the midterm elections saw Republicans cede control of the House of ...
The Marijuana Prohibition Movement Fails to Condemn Anti-Semitism in Its Ranks
I am still reeling after the mass shooting targeting the Jewish community in Pittsburgh ...
