Tag: decriminalization
Louisiana Marijuana Decriminalization Takes Effect
Marijuana decriminalization took effect in Louisiana on August 1—and advocates and lawmakers are working ...
“An Unprecedented Achievement Anywhere”—Thailand’s Decriminalization of Kratom
Native to Southeast Asia, kratom is a plant and herbal medicine with mild opioid ...
Congresswoman Cori Bush Voices Groundbreaking Support for Safe Supply
Congresswoman Cori Bush, representing St. Louis, Missouri in the House of Representatives, has broken ...
First All-Drug Decriminalization Bill to Be Introduced in Congress
On June 15, ahead of the 50th anniversary of Nixon’s declaration of the “War ...
Poll Shows Huge Public Opposition to “War on Drugs,” After 50 Years
At a press conference on June 17, 1971, President Richard Nixon declared “drug abuse” ...
Drug Decriminalization Bill Advances in Maine—With Splits Over Details
A joint Maine House and Senate committee on Tuesday advanced a bill to broadly ...
Indigenous Groups Object to Proposed Peyote Decriminalization
As the psychedelics reform movement continues to spread across the US, a conflict has ...
Vancouver’s Advancing Drug Decriminalization Plan Sparks Controversies
People who use drugs weren’t given a voice in Vancouver’s most recent step towards ...
Drug Decriminalization in Oregon: How’s It Going So Far?
Tanesia DeMacon is no stranger to jail. She estimates she was arrested no fewer ...
Maine Unveils Legislation to Decriminalize Possession of All Drugs
Maine lawmakers have formally introduced a bill to broadly decriminalize possession of all currently ...
