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  • Massachusetts’ proposed cigar tax increase would not improve health outcomes
    Massachusetts’ proposed cigar tax increase would not improve health outcomes

    S.1848 should raise concern that the state will enlarge the already substantial illicit tobacco trade, push sales and tax revenue to other jurisdictions, and punish premium cigar stores and lounges that have almost no appeal to youth.

    By Guy Bentley
    September 12, 2023

  • California Senate Bill 58 could go further to protect access to psychedelic substances
    California Senate Bill 58 could go further to protect access to psychedelic substances

    Senate Bill 58 would legalize the cultivation, preparation, possession and use of dimethyltryptamine, ibogaine, mescaline, and psilocybin or psilocyn in amounts reflecting personal use.

    By Geoffrey Lawrence
    July 11, 2023

  • New Jersey’s S299 would bring the consequences of tobacco prohibition
    New Jersey’s S299 would bring the consequences of tobacco prohibition

    Instead of prohibition, New Jersey can further reduce its already low smoking rate by implementing a strategy of tobacco harm reduction.

    By Guy Bentley
    June 15, 2023

  • Massachusetts psychedelics bills are a constructive start
    Massachusetts psychedelics bills are a constructive start

    Senate No. 1009 and House No. 3589 are a constructive beginning, but Massachusetts psychedelics reforms need to go further.

    By Geoffrey Lawrence
    June 13, 2023

  • Nevada bill would kick off psilocybin regulation process
    Nevada bill would kick off psilocybin regulation process

    Senate Bill 242 is a constructive proposal that lays the groundwork for the future adoption of a regulated marketplace for psilocybin through a deliberative and public process.

    By Geoffrey Lawrence
    June 1, 2023

  • Testimony: Congress shouldn’t hamper freight rail’s ability to utilize new technologies
    Testimony: Congress shouldn’t hamper freight rail’s ability to utilize new technologies

    Policymakers should ensure the development and deployment of transportation and logistics automation technologies are not encumbered by obsolete or counterproductive regulations.

    By Marc Scribner
    May 11, 2023

  • Maine would benefit from automatic expungement of cannabis possession records
    Maine would benefit from automatic expungement of cannabis possession records

    Legislative Document 1646 would help mitigate past harms of prohibition by expunging criminal records related to cannabis possession.

    By Geoffrey Lawrence and Vittorio Nastasi
    May 10, 2023

  • Oregon’s proposed labor peace mandate violates federal law
    Oregon’s proposed labor peace mandate violates federal law

    Oregon House Bill 3183 could unconstitutionally usurp the exclusive jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board to govern private-sector labor relations.

    By Geoffrey Lawrence
    May 9, 2023

  • Louisiana H.B. 17 would enact a cannabis market and impose high barriers to entry
    Louisiana H.B. 17 would enact a cannabis market and impose high barriers to entry

    Certain provisions of House Bill 17 would establish substantial barriers to entry that will result in a less dynamic marketplace.

    By Geoffrey Lawrence
    May 3, 2023

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