Politics + Legalization

House Appropriations Committee Moves to Block Cannabis Rescheduling

A GOP-led House committee is directing the Biden administration to account for how it arrived at the decision to reschedule…

July 10, 2024

Lawmakers Reintroduce Federal Bill to Expunge Marijuana Misdemeanors

Two years after it failed to advance through Congress, a proposal to allow expungement of federal misdemeanors related to marijuana…

July 9, 2024

Supreme Court Will Hear Crucial Triton Vapes Case

As of July 1, the United States Supreme Court had four vape cases on its list for the last conference…

July 2, 2024

Brazil Supreme Court Decriminalizes Cannabis, an Uneasy Victory

Brazil’s Supreme Court has voted to decriminalize marijuana for personal use, nearly a decade after  the historic trial had its…

July 2, 2024

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 some sections of punitive cash bail…

July 1, 2024

How Trump and Biden Compare on Cannabis Policy

As election day approaches, drug policy has again emerged as a key campaign issue for incumbent President Joe Biden and former President…

June 27, 2024

EU Ministers, Failing on Smoking Cessation, Weigh Vape Flavor Ban

Health ministers from all 27 countries of the European Union met on June 21 to discuss a potential bloc-wide ban…

June 26, 2024

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 harm reduction and drug policies that…

June 25, 2024

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, it has much to teach us…

June 24, 2024

FDA Authorizes Menthol Vapes: First-Ever Non-Tobacco Flavor

On June 21, the United States Food and Drug Administration announced that it had authorized four menthol-flavored vaping products. This…

June 21, 2024