Politics + Legalization
Legalization to Worker Protections: Cannabis Reform’s Progress in 2022
Marijuana reform in 2022 ran the gamut, with three new states legalizing cannabis for ...
New Court-Ordered Cigarette Warnings Will Omit Harm Reduction
On December 6, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that tobacco companies would be ...
Will Senate End Crack-Powder Sentence Disparity, as Time Runs Out?
Senators are scrambling to negotiate a last-minute deal on crack cocaine sentencing reform. Current ...
CT to Clear Tens of Thousands of Marijuana Records on January 1
The governor of Connecticut announced on December 6 that the state will be automatically ...
DOJ Delays Safehouse Response to 2023, an Unexpected Blow
The Department of Justice was expected to filed its long-awaited response to the ongoing ...
Tobacco and Vape Companies Ask Supreme Court to Stop CA Flavor Ban
On November 29, R.J. Reynolds and other tobacco and vapor companies filed an emergency ...
Public Outcry Forces Brazil to Pause Drastic Medical Cannabis Restrictions
In a month of political whiplash for Brazil’s battle over medical marijuana access, public ...
Ohio Senate Passes Bill to Expunge Cannabis, “Paraphernalia” Records
The Ohio Senate approved a large-scale criminal justice reform bill on November 30 that ...
Safe Consumption Sites: Congressional Report Outlines Ways to Authorize or Ban, as Key Filing Looms
A new report from the Congressional Research Service explains how Congress and President Biden ...
Alberta’s New Premier Could Be Even More Anti-Harm Reduction
The new premier of Alberta, Canada, is offering a similar drug policy approach to ...
