Politics + Legalization
Ohio Plans to Ban Kratom—And the DEA May Be Close Behind
The Ohio Board of Pharmacy (BOP) has proposed that the active compounds in kratom—a recreational ...
These Two Landmark Reports Should Light a Fire Under Drug Policy Reformers
Two landmark reports about drugs and harm reduction have been released in the past ...
Trump’s Attack on Universal Health Care Grabs Headlines—But Here’s the Real “$660 Million Hurdle”
President Trump has just penned an op-ed for USA Today, in which he rants against ...
Sound Familiar? Punjab Leader Campaigns Against “Drug Menace,” Blames Pakistan for Trafficking
On October 6 the chief minister of the northern Indian state of Punjab, Amarinder ...
A Cannabis Law Expert Explains Three Major Hurdles for the Industry
“That can’t be right, marijuana is legal here.” It’s a common refrain from would-be ...
Infographic: The “Iron Law of Prohibition”
On September 24 the Global Commission on Drug Policy—a heavyweight group co-founded by Richard ...
As the WHO Gathers, Our Global Tobacco Control Framework Needs Radical Overhaul
Twenty-five years ago, when I started working on tobacco control at a government policy ...
Existence of Secret Anti-Marijuana Committee Confirmed by ONDCP
On October 1, Buzzfeed News published a leaked letter from Office of National Drug ...
“People Will Die Because of his Veto”—California Governor Jerry Brown Rejects San Francisco Supervised Consumption Spaces
On September 30, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed Assembly Bill 186, a bill that ...
Is This the Last Drug Czar? As Someone Who Worked in the ONDCP, I Hope So
When I began working as a research assistant at the White House Office of ...
