drug decriminalization

The American College of Physicians (ACP), representing over 160,000 medical doctors, issued a new policy paper advocating for the decriminalization of cannabis possession for personal use. The group wants cannabis to be included in all medical education programs. As cannabis rescheduling is being...

In a landmark decision, the American Medical Association (AMA) voted this week to support the elimination of criminal penalties for drug possession for personal use, marking a notable shift in the organization’s approach to addressing the substance use crisis in the U.S. “The war on...

Oregon lawmakers passed a bill seeking to reform the state’s approach to drug possession and addiction treatment. House Bill 4002, designed to counteract the fentanyl crisis and amend aspects of the voter-approved Measure 110, is now awaiting Governor Tina Kotek’s signature. Legislative...

Virgin Group founder Richard Branson has joined the Fair Treatment Campaign’s call for the New South Wales government to urgently enact comprehensive drug reform and announce a timeframe for its “long-promised” drug summit. Launched in 2018 in Sidney and led by the Uniting...

Two petitions are circulating in Oregon to overturn the 2020 voter-approved Measure 110 that decriminalized the simple possession of drugs. The group behind the move, the “Coalition to Fix and Improve Ballot Measure 110, includes Oregonians such as Nike (NYSE: NKE) co...

Let’s take a look at some of the recent events occuring in the two states where psychedelics regulations have advanced the most so far. Oregon Greenlights First US Psilocybin Manufacturers License Following the 2020-approved Measure 109 or Psilocybin Services Act, the Oregon Health...

A recent poll, led by University of Maine professors R. Glover and K. Sporer during July and August 2021 and shared this week, found that of the 400+ Mainers, a majority believe the priority is to treat people who have opioid and general drug use disorders rather than punish them under...

Morocco’s Agency To Regulate Medicinal Cannabis Holds First Meeting The upper house of Morocco's parliament approved a bill to legalize the cultivation and commercialization of cannabis for medicinal and industrial uses last year. Now, the country’s regulatory body which will...

British Columbia is undertaking an experiment. The Canadian province will decriminalize the possession of small amounts of all drugs. Carolyn Bennett, Canada's Minister of Mental Health and Addictions said Tuesday that a three-year exemption under the Controlled Drugs and...

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott Strikes Down Drug Decriminalization Efforts, Vetoes Bill To Set Personal Use Amounts A measure that was considered a first step toward decriminalizing drug possession in Vermont was vetoed by Gov. Phil Scott (R) on Thursday. The bill, H.505, would have created a Drug Use...

Since Richard Nixon declared the War on Drugs nearly 51 years ago, arrests, convictions and mass incarceration have been the centerpiece of the US's drug policy approach. The first significant breakthrough in the field of drug decriminalization came in the form of...

It seems that Vermont is on its way to decriminalizing all drugs, as the state's Democratic and Progressive lawmakers filed a new bill this week to decriminalize their possession. Reps. Logan Nicoll (D) and Selene Colburn (P) introduced the legislation, which is seen as a harm reduction...

Two-thirds of Americans now support all-drug decriminalization, according to a new survey from the Drug Policy Alliance and the ACLU. The new data was released on Wednesday ahead of the 50th anniversary of Pres. Nixon's June 17, 1971 declaration of the “war on drugs.” The...