Collaborate Disseminate
On the 12th of April 1955, the results of the largest clinical experiment in history were revealed. Called the Francis Field Trial, nearly two million children played a role in testing a novel polio vaccine that was found to be incredibly effective in … Continue reading Pandemic profits threaten global COVID-19 vaccination efforts
It’s an unfortunate fact that cybersecurity is rarely the foremost of concerns among small- to medium-sized businesses. However, investing in cybersecurity is becoming even more important as these organizations undergo digital transformation. It may se… Continue reading Are Your IT Infrastructures Up to Date with the Cybersecurity Compliance Laws in 2021?
A broad drug reform bill has been introduced to the California state legislature proposing to decriminalize the possession and personal use of a number of psychedelic drugs, including LSD, psilocybin and MDMA. The bill proposes to expunge all criminal … Continue reading California bill proposes lawful use and sharing of psychedelic drugs
Over the past decade, the firms that make up the so-called Big Tech have captured enough of the global economy to resemble industrial cartels from a bygone era. Amazon, Apple, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft form behemoths within their respective marke… Continue reading Big Tech will try to pre-empt harsh privacy laws by writing their own
The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) and Exterro survey shows the ever-increasing role of Chief Legal Officers (CLOs) as key business partners. In addition, respondents are increasingly assuming responsibility for their company’ privacy function,… Continue reading The state of corporate legal departments and the role of the Chief Legal Officer
Since 1997 (Reno vs. American Civil Liberties Union), the Supreme Court has used the metaphor of the free market of ideas to define the internet, thus addressing the regulation of the net as a matter of freedom of speech. In law, metaphors have a const… Continue reading Internet regulation: Not a matter of freedom of speech, but freedom to conduct business
Consumer data privacy is no longer a necessary evil but a competitive differentiator for any company participating in the global economy. The EU’s GDPR represents the world’s most comprehensive regulation for privacy best practices, holding companies t… Continue reading It’s time for a national privacy law in the US
While the 2020 US election has turned into a nail-biter with a deeply partisan divide splitting the country with razor-thin margins, a broad array of ballot measures relating to drug reform have turned out to be some of the only things Americans seem t… Continue reading US voters embrace landmark drug reform measures in 2020 election
With space exploration becoming more accessible to more countries, cooperation will be key to making sure everything goes to plan. NASA has outlined the principles for that peaceful future in the Artemis Accords, and now a group of founding member nati… Continue reading Nations sign on to NASA’s Artemis Accords for peaceful space exploration
The state of Oregon will officially vote on legalizing psilocybin psychotherapy in the upcoming November election, after well over 150,000 signatures were collected to secure the landmark ballot measure. The initiative focuses on licensed and regulated… Continue reading Oregon to officially vote on legalizing psychedelic psilocybin therapy