Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly said Tuesday that Vice President Kamala Harris only had a short amount of time to think before stating that she supported decriminalizing illegal border crossings in 2019. "You ...

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A Minnesota task force created to advise state lawmakers on policy issues surrounding psychedelic medicine released a report this week recommending the decriminalization of psilocybin-containing ...

After speaking with 6,000 addicts and their families, I'm convinced our justice system’s negative stigma towards drug users is the greatest barrier to addicts getting help. Now that two-thirds of ...

California on Tuesday moved another step closer to decriminalizing psychedelics — amid a debate over whether their prohibition is an outdated remnant of the War on Drugs — after the author removed a ...

The governor of California, Gavin Newsom, has vetoed a bill that would have removed criminal penalties for the possession and use of psychedelic mushrooms. Newsom cited that in order for him to enact ...

The Northampton City Council voted in support of decriminalizing entheogenic plants Thursday night, putting the city near the forefront of a budding national movement against enforcing bans on ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing several Texas cities over their marijuana policies. Austin, Denton, Elgin, Killeen and San Marcos have all decriminalized possession of small ...

California will soon decriminalize jaywalking, which will do away with enforcement of a policy that critics say allows police to punish pedestrians with needlessly expensive fines, often in ...

Regarding Steve Chapman’s column “Decriminalizing prostitution: An idea whose time has come?” (March 7): The movement to fully decriminalize prostitution is fraught with peril for prostituted persons, ...

One hundred thirty-four. That’s the number of countries that currently criminalize or prosecute people based on general criminal laws of HIV transmission, non-disclosure, or exposure. Countries that ...

Eliza Orlins gained a measure of fame years ago as a contestant on the reality shows “Survivor” and “The Amazing Race.” But if things go well for her, she could be remembered for something slightly ...