Politics + Legalization

“Stop With the Excuses”—PA Governor Demands Marijuana Legalization

Pennsylvania’s governor is increasing pressure on lawmakers to send him a bill to legalize marijuana in the state, saying that…

April 8, 2026

New Jersey Harm Reduction Under a New Governor—and Trump

New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill (D), who took office in January, has a huge responsibility to continue advances made in…

April 6, 2026

Canadian Drug Policy Must Actively Uphold the Right to Life: UN Report

Canada has obligations to implement measures that actively protect the right to life, regardless of what the government thinks, asserts…

April 2, 2026

New Threats of Prison and Caning: Singapore’s “Totalitarian” Vape Ban

New legislation in Singapore will strengthen the country’s vape prohibition with threats of long prison sentences and caning—establishing perhaps the…

March 31, 2026

Congress Poised to Schedule Xylazine, Because Otherwise the DEA Will Do It

Three years in the making, the legislative push to place xylazine under Schedule III of the federal Controlled Substances Act…

March 30, 2026

Illinois Overdose Prevention Center Bill Is Moving Forward Again

In Illinois, a bill to authorize an overdose prevention center (OPC) pilot is working its way through the House. HB…

March 27, 2026

Bill Could Deport Group Marijuana Users as “Gang Members,” Warns Rep.

A top congressional Democrat is warning that a committee-passed bill meant to expedite the deportation of immigrants with certain criminal…

March 25, 2026

Virginia Governor to Decide on Raft of Marijuana Bills, Including Legal Sales

Virginia lawmakers passed several marijuana-related bills in the legislative session that ended March 14, and now Governor Abigail Spanberger (D)…

March 20, 2026

DEA Emergency Order Puts Novel Benzo Bromazolam in Schedule I

The Drug Enforcement Administration has temporarily placed bromazolam, an unregulated benzodiazepine, under Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. The…

March 18, 2026

New Mexico Will Fund Psychedelic Treatment for Patients on Low Incomes

On March 11, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed the budget for the upcoming fiscal year into law,…

March 17, 2026