Politics + Legalization

Coronavirus Drug Policies Echo Plague Scapegoating of the Past

Infectious waves of illness that flash flood through cities, regions and—rarely but occasionally—all continents, date back throughout recorded history. The…

May 7, 2020

Cambridge, MA Scores Key Court Win for Equity in the Cannabis Industry

Cannabis entrepreneurs who were targeted by the War on Drugs will soon be getting a boost from the city of…

April 29, 2020

Until Next Time: California’s Mushroom Decriminalization Effort Ends

California's effort to decriminalize or legalize psilocybin mushrooms statewide by popular vote has ended—for now. An important deadline passed on…

April 22, 2020

ACLU Underlines That Racial Justice Takes More Than Just Marijuana Legalization

Black people are more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana, even after decriminalization and legalization, confirms a new…

April 22, 2020

The Damage to Vape Shops Deemed “Non-Essential”—And Their Customers

People who rely on vapes and other reduced-risk nicotine products—overwhelmingly former smokers, or those in the process of switching—face immediate…

April 16, 2020

NY’s New Vape Flavor Ban Attacks Public Health Amid Public Health Crisis

On April 3, at 3:38 am, the New York State Assembly passed a budget that includes a ban on the…

April 8, 2020

Protecting the Right to Vote During the Pandemic

In terms of democracy, the COVID-19 pandemic has struck the US at an awkward time. Millions of Americans have been…

April 8, 2020

Amid the Crisis, Marijuana Legalization in New York Will Have to Wait Again

During New York’s worst health crisis in a lifetime, a deadline came up for the state’s lawmakers to put forth…

April 3, 2020

SUD Patients’ Confidentiality a Quiet Victim of the CARES Act

It took COVID-19 to do what the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the American Society of Addiction…

April 2, 2020

Pandemic Puts the Brakes on the Psychedelic Decriminalization Movement

As 2020 began, psychedelics advocates throughout the US looked eagerly towards the election cycle and other opportunities. Major cities like…

April 1, 2020