Tag: drug policy reform
Oregon to Weigh Recriminalizing Drug Possession, Adding New Penalties
A group in Oregon wants to criminalize drug possession again, having unveiled two versions ...
Trump Vows Death Penalty for Drug Sellers, Then Realizes Implications
Former President Donald Trump seemed confused during a recent interview when he was confronted ...
Lula Reinstates “Civil Society” to Brazil’s Drug Policy Council
In 2019, then-President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree that barred civil society representatives from ...
New Zealand Permanently Legalizes Drug Checking, a Global First
New Zealand permanently legalized drug checking on November 23, by passing a bill to ...
St. Louis to Decriminalize Adult-Use Marijuana Possession and Cultivation
St. Louis lawmakers on November 23 unanimously approved a bill to decriminalize marijuana possession ...
Here Are the Marijuana and Psychedelics Measures on November Ballots
Marijuana and psychedelics are on the ballot at the local and state level across ...
Cities Across Ohio Prepare to Vote on Marijuana Decriminalization
Voters in more than a dozen Ohio municipalities will decide on ballot measures to ...
Sha’Carri Richardson Ban Prompts World Anti-Doping Agency Review
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) will conduct a scientific review of marijuana next year ...
Hundreds of WA Drug-War Prisoners Can Be Freed. We’re Still Waiting.
On February 25, a Washington Supreme Court ruling—commonly known as the Blake decision—effectively decriminalized ...
Hundreds of Drug War Prisoners in WA Can Now Apply for Commutation
The governor of Washington State on Monday unveiled a new process through which hundreds ...
