Politics + Legalization

“Disguised” Vape Flavor Ban Threatens Harm Reduction in Germany

Germany has set its sights on banning menthol vapes and other flavors that contain cooling agents, claiming these make vaping…

February 23, 2026

Documents Show BC Knew Safe-Supply Diversion Was Negligible

Even as British Columbia’s Ministry of Health was caving to right-wing panic over “diversion” of safe supply drugs, its public…

February 18, 2026

New OPC Bill in Connecticut, Where Gov. Lamont Wanted to “Wait and See”

Connecticut senators have introduced a bill to authorize an overdose prevention center (OPC) pilot project. SB 195 was proposed February…

February 17, 2026

In Vancouver’s DTES, Harm Reduction Moves Forward Without Decrim

In a small but sunny kitchen in the Downtown Eastside (DTES), a vat of cooked pasta and some surplus vegetables…

February 12, 2026

Cut New Marijuana Penalties From Sales Bill, Coalition Urges VA Senate

A coalition of 37 cannabis and civil rights organizations is urging Virginia senators to reverse course on amendments made to…

February 11, 2026

FDA Faces Cannabinoid-Lists Deadline Ahead of Hemp Clampdown

In about nine months, federal hemp laws are scheduled to significantly change in a way that industry stakeholders say would…

February 6, 2026

Ten Years After UNGASS, a Resurgent Global Drug War

A decade ago, the United Nations General Assembly held a Special Session on drugs (UNGASS) that was hailed in some…

February 5, 2026

2-FDCK: DEA Move to Emergency-Schedule Ketamine Analog Draws Fire

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration has announced its intent to place 2-fluorodeschloroketamine (2-FDCK)—a structural analog of the anesthetic and…

February 3, 2026

Trump Launches Recovery Initiative Taking Aim at “Disease of Addiction”

On January 29 President Donald Trump issued an executive order launching “The Great American Recovery Initiative,” a White House campaign…

February 2, 2026

The Role of NRT Fatally Undermines the Anti-Vape Case

Public health authorities insist they are guided by science. But when it comes to nicotine, policy is driven less by…

January 30, 2026