legalization

Alaska Campaign to Legalize Psychedelics Is Gathering Signatures

Alaska activists have officially launched a signature drive to place an initiative on the 2026 ballot to legalize certain psychedelics…

September 25, 2025

Overdoses Should Be Termed “Prohibition-Related Deaths”

Another International Overdose Awareness Day arrives on August 31. It’s a time for us to reflect once more on a…

August 29, 2025

NZ “Meth Crisis” Highlights Failure of Prohibition. Can We Change?

Methamphetamine use in Aotearoa New Zealand “hits record high,” according to a recent report on wastewater testing. Despite the fact…

April 7, 2025

Study: Despite Fears, Legal Marijuana Hasn’t Normalized Impaired Driving

Contrary to concerns among some critics that legalizing marijuana would normalize cannabis-impaired driving, a new study found “no support that…

December 24, 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

A New Bid to Legalize All Drugs in New Zealand

We don’t have a global drug problem; we have a global drug policy problem. It’s called prohibition, and it seems…

May 9, 2024

Federal Court Grants DOJ Request to Dismiss Safehouse SCS Challenge

A federal court has granted the Justice Department’s motion to dismiss a challenge from a Pennsylvania-based harm reduction center that’s…

April 4, 2024

Only One in 10 People in the US Still Supports Marijuana Prohibition

Nine in 10 people surveyed in the United States say marijuana should be legal for adult use or medical purposes,…

March 28, 2024

KY Advances Medical Marijuana Bill to Disqualify Patients With Drug Felonies

On March 12, legislation that would impose multiple barriers on medical marijuana access in Kentucky passed through the House and…

March 15, 2024

With Aptly Named HB 420, KY Would Legalize Cannabis, Expunge Records

Kentucky legislators have introduced a bill to legalize and regulate cannabis for adults over 21, as well allow people to…

February 6, 2024