An Ohio marijuana legalization campaign is just 679 valid signatures short of putting its initiative on the November ballot, sate officials say, but organizers now have 10 additional days to make up the difference to qualify. The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (CTRMLA) turned in more than 220,000 signatures... Read more

As the Biden administration has promoted its intent to take a harm reduction approach to the overdose crisis, advocates have been eagerly waiting to see if that might extend to authorizing safe consumption sites where people can consume illegal substances under medical supervision. But in a blow to activists,... Read more

A California campaign has officially filed a proposed initiative for the state’s 2024 ballot that would create a $5 billion state agency tasked with funding and promoting psychedelics research that it hopes will accelerate federal legalization of substances like psilocybin and ibogaine. As a separate campaign collects signatures for... Read more

Ahead of a key House committee meeting, bipartisan congressional lawmakers are promoting their amendment to a spending bill that would encourage research into the therapeutic potential of certain psychedelics. The amendment from Reps. Lou Correa (D-CA) and Jack Bergman (R-MI) is being proposed as part of appropriations legislation covering... Read more