Poisoned Drug Supply

A leading neuropsychopharmacologist speaks his minds about drugs.

There will be no House voe on marijuana legalization until after the election, Vermont lawmakers reach agreement on regulated legal marijuana sales, British Columbia moves to expand access to a "safe supply" of drugs to replace street drugs, and more.

Iowa's capital and largest city moves toward marijuana law reform, Vancouver activists march to demand a safe drug supply, progressive Democratic congresswomen roll out a public health-minded bill to reduce incarceration, and more.

In which we review two recent journalist efforts to understand the world of drug prohibition and drug culture.

Is it time to legalize MDMA? The Beckley Foundation thinks so.

While the culprit appears to be black market THC vapes, states are responding by banning flavored pot and nicotine vapes.

A bill to open up financial services for the marijuana industry will get a House floor vote this month, the maker of OxyContin files for bankruptcy, the marijuana industry places the blame for vaping deaths on marijuana prohibition, and more.

Canada has become the second country to legalize marijuana after final votes in parliament Tuesday, the Supreme Court agrees to hear an Indiana asset forfeiture case, Eleanor Holmes Norton files a bill to allow marijuana in public housing in states where it's legal, and more.

The drug has the potential to be tremendously disruptive of the traditional illicit drug market and smuggling structures.

A legalization bill fails in Arizona, another one sputters in Connecticut, a bad batch of synthetic cannabinoids is wreaking havoc in Illinois, and more.