Politics + Legalization
Hemp and Weed Are Often Mixed Up. The Hemp Reference Guide Can Help.
In 2018 when the Agriculture Improvement Act legalized hemp, it set the THC threshold ...
House Appropriations Committee Moves to Block Cannabis Rescheduling
A GOP-led House committee is directing the Biden administration to account for how it ...
Lawmakers Reintroduce Federal Bill to Expunge Marijuana Misdemeanors
Two years after it failed to advance through Congress, a proposal to allow expungement ...
Supreme Court Will Hear Crucial Triton Vapes Case
As of July 1, the United States Supreme Court had four vape cases on ...
Brazil Supreme Court Decriminalizes Cannabis, an Uneasy Victory
Brazil’s Supreme Court has voted to decriminalize marijuana for personal use, nearly a decade ...
Georgia Enacts New Fentanyl Penalties, Naloxone Access (Sort of) in Schools
More than 100 new laws took effect in Georgia on July 1. Though only ...
How Trump and Biden Compare on Cannabis Policy
As election day approaches, drug policy has again emerged as a key campaign issue ...
EU Ministers, Failing on Smoking Cessation, Weigh Vape Flavor Ban
Health ministers from all 27 countries of the European Union met on June 21 ...
Support, Don’t Punish—But Why Do People Who Use Drugs Need Support?
June 26 is the annual “Support. Don’t Punish.” day—an impressive global initiative to promote ...
Australia and New Zealand: A Natural Experiment in Vaping Policy
A vast natural experiment has been unfolding Down Under. Resembling a large-scale controlled trial, ...
