Politics + Legalization

New Jersey Lawmakers, Regulators Clash Over Delayed Cannabis Sales

The New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission (CRC) voted on March 24 to approve "conditional" licenses for 68 different businesses—but chose…

April 1, 2022

Michele Mital to Become Acting Director of FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products

Michele Mital, the current deputy director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), will become its…

March 31, 2022

Positive Drug Tests for US Workers Reportedly Hit 20-Year High

Last year, the percentage of employees who tested positive for drugs reached its highest rate since 2001, according to Quest…

March 30, 2022

Stage Set for US House to Vote on Cannabis Legalization This Week

With a vote on a bill to federally legalize marijuana set for House floor consideration this week, lawmakers released a report…

March 28, 2022

Could Canada’s New Political Alliance Speed Drug Decriminalization?

Two of Canada’s left-of-center parties have entered an agreement that will prop up the government in exchange for an expansion…

March 24, 2022

Connecticut Could Open East Coast’s First Psychedelic Medicine Centers

Connecticut lawmakers have proposed a bill that would create the first psychedelic medicine centers on the East Coast. The bill…

March 24, 2022

Brittney Griner: US Steps Up Pressure Over Cannabis Detention in Russia

Weeks after it was disclosed that American professional basketball player Brittney Griner was arrested in Russia over alleged possession of…

March 21, 2022

Iceland the Latest Country to Plan Counterproductive Nicotine Law

Earlier this month, Iceland’s Office of Health Promotion and Science launched a consultation on a draft law on nicotine products.…

March 18, 2022

Students Launch Bid to Decriminalize All Drugs in Ann Arbor, Michigan

A student group has launched a campaign to decriminalize drug possession and low-level distribution in Ann Arbor, Michigan, after months…

March 18, 2022

The FDA Has 120 Days to Regulate Synthetic Nicotine. That’s Impossible.

On March 15, tobacco controllers gathered at a hotel in Baltimore for an annual conference hosted by the Society for…

March 16, 2022