Tag: decriminalization

    California’s Evolving Bill to Decriminalize Psychedelics

    A California lawmaker continues working on an effort to decriminalize and legalize psychedelics in ...

    Berkeley Vote Spreads Psychedelic Decriminalization in the Bay Area

    City lawmakers in Berkeley, California have voted to decriminalize naturally occurring psychedelic drugs. It ...

    Learn From Portugal Decriminalization, Says One-Time US “Drug Czar”

    A former acting White House “drug czar” says the United States has a lot ...

    NC Medical Marijuana Bill in Flux as Senator Bulldozes Path Through GOP

    A Republican North Carolina senator is making it clear that he intends to see ...

    As Blake Decision Expires, New WA Drug Law Ushers in Two-Tier System

    On July 1, as Washington State’s embattled “Blake decision” expires, a new drug possession ...

    Harm Reduction Among the Casualties of GOP Senate Walkout in Oregon

    Republican Senators in Oregon are staging a “walkout” from the Democrat-controlled state legislature. The ...

    Brazil’s Supreme Court Shamefully Ducks Key Drug-Decrim Ruling

    On May 24, after eight full years of negligence, the Brazilian Supreme Court was ...

    How Drug “Decriminalization” Fueled Brazil’s Mass Incarceration Crisis

    At first glance, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s cabinet looks very different ...

    Vermont Has Multiple New Drug Decriminalization Bills

    Vermont lawmakers have introduced four major drug policy reform proposals in March. Two of ...

    City-Level Psychedelic Decrim Still Spreading Fast, But Questions Remain

    The city of Ferndale just approved a bill to decriminalize psychedelic plants and fungi. ...