Industry update Red flags raised over big tobacco and alcohol influencing pot policy Advocacy groups urge caution as tobacco and alcohol mega-corporations enter the lobbying effort for the US federal legalization of cannabis Natalia Buendia CalvilloMarch 26, 2021
Industry update Oregon fast tracking $20M in harm-reduction funds In the midst of an overdose crisis, state treatment and recovery organizations are lauding the move to get funding where it's of immediate need Nick LabaMarch 24, 2021
Industry update Biden switching stance on weed use sets ‘dangerous precedent’ After news broke of White House firings, the Drug Policy Alliance urges the President to stop reverting back to harmful drug war policies Natalia Buendia CalvilloMarch 23, 2021
Industry update US activists hope new attorney general will end drug prohibition We will very likely see some marijuana reform under his Department of Justice, the Drug Policy Alliance says Natalia Buendia CalvilloMarch 12, 2021
Enforcement Decriminalizing drugs in Oregon ends thousands of arrests, expands treatment Following a successful ballot measure this week, Oregon became the first state to downgrade simple possession to a civil offence Suzannah WeissNovember 6, 2020
Analysis US House resolution points to war on drugs as contributing to police brutality Best way to reduce police violence is to scale back funding and amount of responsibility police have, says criminology prof Michelle GamageJune 2, 2020
COVID-19 Weed advocacy groups call for prison depopulation to slow COVID-19 spread Cannabis Amnesty and the Drug Policy Alliance are asking their respective governments to allow non-violent offenders to be sent home Michelle GamageApril 20, 2020
Enforcement Have fun without a hospital trip, says Safer Partying campaign Drug Policy Alliance calls for harm reduction over the holidays Michelle GamageDecember 27, 2019