decriminalization

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 the possession of small amounts of…

March 26, 2026

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, and now Governor Abigail Spanberger (D)…

March 20, 2026

In Vancouver’s DTES, Harm Reduction Moves Forward Without Decrim

In a small but sunny kitchen in the Downtown Eastside (DTES), a vat of cooked pasta and some surplus vegetables…

February 12, 2026

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 concerning the state’s overturning of a…

September 16, 2025

Drug-User Groups Fight BC Recriminalization in Court

Groups representing people who use drugs had their days in court from July 21-23, seeking to overturn a federal government…

July 29, 2025

How Can Drug Decriminalization Be Built to Last?

In public drug policy conversations, decriminalization has too often been framed as a catch-all solution to drug-related issues, from overdose…

June 24, 2025

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 new member who has played a…

June 11, 2025

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 House representatives had also narrowly approved…

June 5, 2025

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 stores. The faceless entrance of Tribe…

June 4, 2025

Texas City Pauses Marijuana Arrests for Two Years, Saves Over $400,000

As the Republican attorney general of Texas ramps up legal challenges to local marijuana decriminalization laws, a new report from a…

May 30, 2025