Rights activists in harshly repressive Belarus say police recently subjected at least 20 LGBTQ+ people to questioning, during which some were beaten and were charged with crimes ...

Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris won't say if she supports the decriminalization of prostitution, per Axios. I don't think there's much ...

A scientific panel is calling for a public health approach to marijuana that’s a big departure from “Just Say No.” The report ...

A federal advisory panel is recommending the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) take a larger role in policymaking around cannabis, as its use among Americans continues to grow. A ...

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — The Colorado Springs Police Department arrested a man Tuesday after two minors overdosed on mushrooms at Fox Meadow Middle School.

“We need to train general duty health staff, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, to recognize early warning signs.” According to him, although suicide had been decriminalized in Ghana, some courts had ...

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Those details were hammered out by the council, approving language in June that effectively decriminalized cannabis on Eastern Band land called the Qualla Boundary. The move was not without its ...

Earlier this year, state lawmakers rolled back key provisions of Ballot Measure 110, the voter-passed initiative that decriminalized drugs nearly four years ago. As the new law goes into effect ...