Tag: decriminalization
“Blaming Down”: A Decade of Overdose Crisis in British Columbia
Scotty Archondous, a resident of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES), is frustrated by the way ...
Portland Jail-Deflection Participants Who “Fail” Will Soon Face Prosecution
It’s been 18 months since the rollback of Measure 110, Oregon’s landmark bill decriminalizing ...
Virginia Governor to Decide on Raft of Marijuana Bills, Including Legal Sales
Virginia lawmakers passed several marijuana-related bills in the legislative session that ended March 14, ...
In Vancouver’s DTES, Harm Reduction Moves Forward Without Decrim
In a small but sunny kitchen in the Downtown Eastside (DTES), a vat of ...
Texas Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge to State Rejection of Local Marijuana Decrim
The Texas Supreme Court has declined to take up an appeal of a case ...
Drug-User Groups Fight BC Recriminalization in Court
Groups representing people who use drugs had their days in court from July 21-23, ...
How Can Drug Decriminalization Be Built to Last?
In public drug policy conversations, decriminalization has too often been framed as a catch-all ...
How New MP Aaron Gunn Helped Turn Canada Against Harm Reduction
As Canada’s parliament gets into motion following the spring federal election, it has one ...
Maine Psilocybin Decrim Uncertain as Legislature Passes Bill, Then Tables It
On June 3, state senators in Maine narrowly approved a psilocybin decriminalization bill, which ...
One Year On, German Cannabis Legalization Has Uncertain Future
Berlin’s “premier smoking lounge” shares a street with high-end wine bars and designer clothing ...
