Politics + Legalization

Our Pathways to the Legal Regulation of All Drugs

Amid a century-long drug war in the United States, things are getting worse. Currently, over 100,000 annual deaths are attributed…

July 14, 2022

New York’s Gray-Market Cannabis Businesses Face Hard Choices

One cold Thursday evening in late January, my roommates and I decided to stop by an unlicensed dispensary in the…

July 13, 2022

The EU’s Bizarre Plan to Beat Cancer by Protecting Cigarette Sales

It was widely reported at the end of June that the European Commission, the European Union’s executive branch, is proposing…

July 13, 2022

North Dakota Likely to Vote on Marijuana Legalization After Activists Submit Signatures

On July 11, North Dakota activists turned in what they believe to be more than enough signatures to place a…

July 12, 2022

The FDA’s Unconscionable Campaign to Destroy Juul

Shock and disbelief. That’s what ripped through the tobacco harm reduction community when the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

July 11, 2022

Oklahoma Voters Could Legalize Marijuana This Year

In Oklahoma, two competing efforts to legalize cannabis for adult use are expected to go on the ballot in November.…

July 8, 2022

FDA Backs Away From Its Own Juul Decision With “Additional Review”

On July 5, just two weeks after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered Juul to pull its products off…

July 6, 2022

DEA to Hold Rare Public Hearing on Plan to Ban Five Psychedelics

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is taking the rare step of holding a hearing on its hotly contested proposal to…

July 6, 2022

Vermonters Overwhelmingly Back Drug Decriminalization. Will Lawmakers Listen?

A large majority of people in Vermont—84 percent—support removing criminal penalties for low-level drug possession, according to a poll released…

July 1, 2022

Protests Urge NY Gov. to Roll Out Safe Consumption by Executive Action

On June 29, simultaneous protests in Manhattan and Albany urged New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) to use her executive…

June 30, 2022