A long-standing gap in American drug law was finally closed in November 2025, in a move campaigners have hailed as one of the most significant public health developments in years. As part of a federal funding package passed that month, ending a government shutdown, lawmakers inserted language that shut down the so-called hemp loophole once...
Opioid use disorder is a serious medical condition, and buprenorphine is one of the most effective treatments available for it. Yet a new study out of Philadelphia reveals that even where this medication exists and clinicians want to prescribe it, layers of policy and payment red tape often stand in the way. Understanding why matters...
A well-funded push to put cannabis on Idaho's November ballot has collapsed, and the reason is worth sitting with. Voters did not defeat it at the polls. It never reached them. A campaign that spent roughly $2.7 million could not clear the legal bar to qualify. A citizen effort on a different issue cleared that same bar the very same week.
The UK government has tightened controls on drug precursor chemicals, with new legislation taking effect on 29th June 2026. The Controlled Drugs (Drug Precursors) (Amendment and Revocation) Regulations 2026 mark one of the most significant updates to Britain’s drug precursor framework since Brexit. They change how the trade in these chemicals operates across Great Britain...
For years, Australia held itself up as a global model for anti-smoking policy. Graphic warnings, plain packaging laws, and sky-high cigarette taxes all pointed one way: make smoking too expensive, and people will stop. However, the tobacco black market that grew in response tells a very different story. The ambition was logical. The outcome was...
New Mexico’s highest court has backed a state policy that places drug-exposed newborns into protective custody at birth. The ruling deals a significant blow to civil liberties groups and legislators who sought to block the measure. On Monday, the New Mexico Supreme Court unanimously rejected an emergency petition by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)...
A Republican congressman has delivered a stark warning about the marijuana legalisation effects playing out across the United States. He says that people living in states that embraced the reform describe it as the single worst thing that has ever happened to their communities. His words bring fresh urgency to a conversation that many health...
Alcohol industry responsible drinking campaigns have become one of the most effective marketing tools of the past decade. Major drinks brands no longer simply sell products. They want to own the conversation around harm, health guidance, and consumption. With public health budgets stretched thin, they are finding it increasingly easy to do exactly that. This...
Republican Drug Policy Is Changing Fast For most of its modern history, the Republican Party stood firmly behind tough drug enforcement. Nixon launched the war on drugs. Reagan made it a defining domestic policy. Opposing drug legalisation was central to Republican identity for decades. Today, that Republican drug policy is being rewritten at speed. The...
Europe is facing a quiet but serious public health challenge. Millions of people across the continent are living with dual disorders, meaning they experience both a mental health condition and a substance use problem at the same time. A new publication from the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) brings this issue into sharp focus, urging...