Politics + Legalization

Ball in FDA’s Court as Official Review Cites Its Chaos, Opacity Over Vapes

On December 19, the Reagan-Udall Foundation, an independent nonprofit tasked by Congress to help modernize the Food and Drug Administration…

December 20, 2022

DC Decriminalization, Harm Reduction Bill Gathers Momentum for 2023

On December 19, a group of 125 researchers, harm reduction workers, doctors and other experts sent a letter to the…

December 20, 2022

Minnesota Will Legalize Cannabis “By May,” Predicts Governor

The governor of Minnesota says he expects the state to legalize marijuana “by May.” But the House speaker is tempering…

December 19, 2022

Memos Show FDA Overruled Science-Office Call to OK Menthol Vapes

New evidence provides the clearest signal yet that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is opposed categorically to authorizing non-tobacco…

December 14, 2022

Supreme Court Refuses to Block California’s Nicotine Flavor Ban

On December 12, the United States Supreme Court said that it would not block California’s flavored nicotine ban, legislation that’s…

December 14, 2022

Legalization to Worker Protections: Cannabis Reform’s Progress in 2022

Marijuana reform in 2022 ran the gamut, with three new states legalizing cannabis for adult use and an ideologically diverse…

December 13, 2022

New Court-Ordered Cigarette Warnings Will Omit Harm Reduction

On December 6, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that tobacco companies would be required to post signs in retail…

December 9, 2022

Will Senate End Crack-Powder Sentence Disparity, as Time Runs Out?

Senators are scrambling to negotiate a last-minute deal on crack cocaine sentencing reform. Current federal law punishes convictions for crack…

December 7, 2022

CT to Clear Tens of Thousands of Marijuana Records on January 1

The governor of Connecticut announced on December 6 that the state will be automatically clearing records of low-level marijuana convictions…

December 7, 2022

DOJ Delays Safehouse Response to 2023, an Unexpected Blow

The Department of Justice was expected to filed its long-awaited response to the ongoing Safehouse Philly lawsuit on December 5—widely…

December 5, 2022