decriminalization

As First Psilocybin Center Comes to Colorado, How Is the Rollout Going?

Denver, Colorado, will open the state’s first legal psilocybin healing center within the next month—a historic moment. It’s the culmination…

April 29, 2025

In Brazil, Marijuana Decrim Plan May Re-Emerge as Mandatory Treatment

In 2024, Brazil’s federal Supreme Court decriminalized personal possession of cannabis up to 40 grams, a ruling that was unanimously…

April 7, 2025

OPC and “Paraphernalia” Decrim Bills Miss Key Deadline in Maryland

Harm reduction advocates in Maryland have fought for years to get lawmakers to pass legislation to prevent overdose deaths. After…

March 18, 2025

Police “Support” for Harm Reduction in Canada Soon Evaporated

Amid a policy shift away from harm reduction, senior police officials in Canada have been signalling their approval, though some…

February 18, 2025

Minnesota Task Force Backs Psilocybin Decrim, Legal Therapeutic Use

Minnesota’s Psychedelic Medicine Task Force has released a long-awaited legislative report. It recommends that the state move toward decriminalizing psilocybin…

January 7, 2025

BC Drug-Decrim Study Explores Problems With 2.5-Gram Threshold

Since the inception of British Columbia’s drug decriminalization policy, which took effect in January 2023, harm reduction advocates have debated…

November 25, 2024

Massachusetts Voters Reject Psychedelic Legalization Measure

In a result with major implications for the United States psychedelic movement, Massachusetts voters resoundingly rejected a ballot initiative to…

November 6, 2024

Puerto Rico Governor’s Drug-Decrim Remarks Prompt Skepticism

Does Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Pierluisi Urrutia support decriminalizing drugs? He just gave a lukewarm indication that he could. But…

October 23, 2024

Oregon Drug Decrim Did Not Increase Overdose Deaths, Analysis Shows

A new study found that drug decriminalization in Oregon did not cause an increase in overdose mortality in the state—refuting…

September 17, 2024

Olympia, WA, Decriminalizes Psychedelic Plants and Fungi

Leaders in Washington State’s capital city of Olympia voted unanimously on August 13 to pass a resolution locally decriminalizing psilocybin…

August 15, 2024