As Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares to leave office, Canadians are giving him an exit review—and he’s evidently earned the highest marks for his role in legalizing marijuana nationwide. A survey of Canadian adults from the non-profit Angus Reid Institute found that, among the prime minister’s policy achievements,... Read more

Florida Republican lawmakers are working to impose significant restrictions on the ability to put initiatives on the ballot—a plan that could impair efforts to let voters decide on marijuana legalization next year. Gov. Ron DeSantis (R)—who strongly advocated against a 2024 legalization proposal that ultimately failed to achieve a... Read more

A House committee in New Hampshire has advanced a bill that would decriminalize use and possession of psilocybin. Members of the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety voted unanimously, 16–0, to pass the bill, HB 528, from Rep. Kevin Verville (R). Prior to moving the bill forward, the committee... Read more

Oprah Winfrey is highlighting the cultural “shift” around psychedelics, expressing enthusiasm about the therapeutic potential of substances like psilocybin. In an episode of The Oprah Podcast that was released on Tuesday, Winfrey spoke with author Michael Pollan, who’s helped bring plant-based medicine into the mainstream, about the state of... Read more

A federal agency has published a short report on the medical use of psychedelics, finding that their ability to “change a person’s perceptions and sense of self” can make for “promising medical applications.” The paper, from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), says there’s a need for further research, but... Read more