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Canada Legalizes Marijuana! [FEATURE]
It's the first G7 country to do so.
Dark Web fentanyl sales rose after the DEA restricted some prescription opioids. (Creative Commons)
Making Matters Worse: DEA's Move to Restrict Opioid Prescriptions Pushed Users to the Dark Web
Meet the "iron law of prohibition."
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Book Review: The Power and Promise of Psychedelics: Michael Pollan Show Us How to Change Our Minds
The foodie author serves up a heaping platter of mind-bending science and history.
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Different Psychedelics Share a Common Trait: Enhancing âNeural Plasticity"
This helps explain why they are increasingly seen as a valuable treatment for psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, and addiction.
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Medical Marijuana Update
The congressional shield for medical marijuana states remains alive, New York announces it will add opioid use as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana, and more.
State Department Spokeswoman Heather Nauert calls out the Bangladeshis on drug war human rights violations. (state.gov)
Chronicle AM: Legal Pot Hiccups in California & Uruguay, US Calls Out Bangladesh Drug War Killings, More... (6/14/18)
Two legal marijuana markets are facing some growing pains, the State Department speaks out on Bangladeshi drug war killings, and more.
Congress is moving once again to bar the Justice Department from spending funds to go after state-legal medical marijuana.
Chronicle AM: SITSA Act Draws Opposition, Congress MedMJ Protections Advance, More... (6/15/18)
The Justice Department is once again likely to be barred from using its funds to go after state-legal medical marijuana, a broad coalition opposes the fast-moving SITSA Act, Portugal's parliament approves medical marijuana products, and more.
The House has passed a new, old school drug war bill. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: House Passes "Dangerous" SITSA Act, NY Adds MedMJ for Opioids, More... (6/18/18)
Arizona Republicans go one way, Texas Republicans go another; the House passes the SITSA Act, New York will allow medical marijuana for opioid use, and more.
NYC Mayor de Blasio announces plan to reduce marijuana arrests, but activists say it's not enough. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: Acting DEA Chief Stepping Down, NYC to Change Marijuana Arrest Policy, More... (6/19/18)
A second acting DEA administrator is set to resign, New York City Mayor de Blasio has a plan to reduce Big Apple marijuana arrests, the Canadian legalization bill heads for the goal line, and more.
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Chronicle AM: Canada Legalizes Marijuana! (6/20/18)
Canada has become the second country to legalize marijuana after final votes in parliament Tuesday, the Supreme Court agrees to hear an Indiana asset forfeiture case, Eleanor Holmes Norton files a bill to allow marijuana in public housing in states where it's legal, and more.
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