Tag: decriminalization
Vermonters Overwhelmingly Back Drug Decriminalization. Will Lawmakers Listen?
A large majority of people in Vermont—84 percent—support removing criminal penalties for low-level drug ...
Oregon’s Decrim Funding Has Been a Trial to Implement. Better Is to Come.
On February 1, 2021, Oregon became the first state in the nation to decriminalize ...
British Columbia Will Decriminalize Drug Possession
British Columbia has become the first jurisdiction in Canada to receive the federal green ...
Austin’s Decision to Decriminalize Cannabis, Ban “No-Knock” Raids
Voters in Austin, Texas, approved Proposition A on May 7, which decriminalizes cannabis and ...
WA Ballot Measure to Decriminalize Drugs Has Early Poll Lead
As a signature drive kicks off in Washington State to qualify a drug decriminalization ...
Drug Decriminalization Inches Closer in Saskatoon, Canada
The Saskatoon Board of Police Commissioners (SBPC) met on April 21 to discuss the ...
Michigan Has Real Shot at First-in-the Nation Psychedelic Decrim Victory
Activists in Michigan are hitting the streets to make their state the first to ...
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 ...
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 ...
Refelonizing Fentanyl After Tragedy Will Worsen Colorado’s Overdose Crisis
The political response to a tragedy in Colorado threatens incremental drug policy progress in ...
