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- APPEAL: Help Us Respond to the Opportunities and the Challenges of This Time
- Online This Week: Victims Move Forward from the Philippine Drug War
- In Bold Step Backward, OR Lawmakers Vote to Recriminalize Drug Possession [FEATURE]
- Florida Supreme Court Clears Marijuana Legalization Initiative for November Ballot [FEATURE]
- Medical Marijuana Update
- FL Governor Warns Against Weed Initiative, Iran's Execution Binge, More... (4/5/24)
- CO House Passes Safe Injection Site Bill, Christiania Rips Up Pusher Street, More... (4/8/24)
- More Truck Drivers Refuse Drug Tests, KS Asset Forfeiture Reform Heads to Governor, More... (4/9/24)
- Senate Democrats to Roll Out Marijuana Legalization Bill This Month, More... (4/10/24)
- Poll Finds Americans Want to Grow Their Own Weed, ME Psychedelic Study Bill Goes to Governor, More... (4/11/24)
- NH House Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill, CA Methadone Access Bill Filed, More... (4/12/24)
- Trump and Duterte: Allies in Violence (video)
- Medical Marijuana Update
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- CA Governor Vetoes Naloxone Insurance Bill, Idaho Governor Signs Fentanyl Mandatory Minimums, Bill... (2/26/24)
- AZ Bill Targets "Predatory" Moves on Social Equity Pot Licenses, NV First Weed Lounge Opens, More... (2/27/24)
- DEA Warns E-Sellers on Pill Presses, Indiana Sees Another Year With No Pot Law Reforms, More... (2/28/24)
- VA Lawmakers Approve Pot Sales Bills, OR Drug Recrim Bill Advances, More... (2/29/24)
- Reform Groups Call for Descheduling Cannabis, Honduras Busts Another Coca Plantation, More... (3/1/24)
- Germany's Parliament Votes for Marijuana Legalization Today [FEATURE]
- Tom Cotton Files Bill to "Eliminate the Jalisco Cartel Leadership" [FEATURE]
- Medical Marijuana Update
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Germany Pot Legalization One Vote Away, SD Bill to Hike Sentences in Fatal ODs Advances, More...(2/5/24)
- Magic Mushroom Busts Jump, "Gas Station Heroin" Brand Recalled, More... (2/6/24)
- ID Lawmakers Move to Ban Weed Advertising, CA Therapeutic Psychedelic Bill Filed, More... (2/7/24)
- OR Drug Recriminalization Debate, AR MedMJ Advocates Resubmit Ballot Initiative, More... (2/8/24)
- SF Mayor's Bid to Drug Screen Welfare Seekers Draws Opposition, PA Drug Courts to Allow Opioid Meds, More... (2/9/24)
- MA Therapeutic Psilocbyin Bill Advances, WA Home Grow Bill Dies Without a Vote, More... (2/12/24)
- NM Therapeutic Psilocybin Resolution Advances, Philippines MedMJ Bill Advances, More... (2/13/24)
- HI Legal Marijuana Bill Advances, San Francisco Voters Ready for Crime Crackdown, More... (2/14/24)
- NH Marijuana Legalization Bill Advances, Zelensky Signs Ukraine MedMJ Bill, More... (2/15/24)
- IL Therapeutic Psilocybin Bills Filed, Boise Police Raid Harm Reduction Offices, More... (2/16/24)
- New York Approves Draft Home Grow Rules, Idaho Resorts to Fentanyl Mandatory Minimums, More... (2/20/24)
- VA Lawmakers Seek MJ Sales Compromise, AR MedMJ Expansion Init Approved for Signature-Gathering, More... (2/21/24)
- Job Corps Eases Rules for Marijuana, OR Dems Agree to Drug Possession Recrim, More... (2/22/24)
- Vets' Groups Urge Quick Marijuana Rescheduling, German Parliment Votes to Legalize Weed, More... (2/23/24)
- East Coast Sees First Certified Regenerative Organic Marijuana Operation [FEATURE]
- Chronicle Book Review: The Silver Bullet Solution
- VA Legal Marijuana Sales Bill Advances, UK's First Drug Checking Service Opens, More... (1/26/24)
- High Level US-China Meeting on Fentanyl Precursors Tomorrow, WV Drug Test Strip Bill Advances, More... (1/29/24)
- A Dozen Senators Call for Descheduling Marijuana, Bolivia Coca Grower Blockades, More... (1/30/24)
- Portland Drug Emergency Declared, WA Home Grow Bill Advances, More... (1/31/24)
- HHS Issues Rule to Ease Methadone Access, Texas AG Sues Pot Reform Cities, More... (2/1/24)
- Sri Lanka Drug War Sees Tens of Thousands Arrested in Weeks [FEATURE]
- Medical Marijuana Update
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- NJ Magic Mushroom Bill Filed, WI GOP At Odds Over MedMJ, More... (1/17/24)
- WV Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed, CO Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill Filed, More... (1/18/24)
- OK Anti-Drug Bill Labels Hispanic Residents "Terrorists," ME Bill Would Legalize All Drugs, More... (1/19/24)
- WV Bill Refelonizes Drug Possession, OR Measure 110 Audit Released, More... (1/22/24)
- US Sending Lethal Aid to Ecuador to Fight Drug Gangs, House Members Target "Gas Station Heroin," More... (1/22/24)
- OR Dems Unveil Proposal to Recriminalize Drug Possession, NY Home Grow Rules, More... (1/24/24)
- Federal "Gas Station Heroin" Bill Filed, AZ Psilocybin Study Bill Advances, More... (1/25/24)
- South Korea Drug Crackdown Claims Life of Renowned "Parasite" Actor [FEATURE]
- Hawaii Attorney General Grudgingly Offers Draft Marijuana Legalization Bill [FEATURE]
- Biden Grants Pardons to Thousands for Federal MJ Convictions, Clemency for Eleven with Drug Convictions, More... (12/22/23)
- BC High Court Blocks Recriminalization of Public Drug Use, UFC Ends Weed Ban, More... (1/2/24)
- AMA Releases 2023 Overdose Report, Ukraine Lawmakers Approve MedMJ, More... (1/3/24)
- CA Cannabis Cafe Bill Revived, NH Drug Checking Bill Passes House, More... (1/4/24)
- HI AG Releases Draft Legal Weed Bill Without Supporting, WI GOP Leader Files MedMJ Bill, More... (1/8/24)
- KY Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed, Australia Poll Shows Support for Home Grows, More... (1/9/24)
- Faulty Roadside Drug Tests Snare Thousands, NJ Governor Signs Paraphernalia Bill, More... (1/10/24)
- NJ & WA See Home Grow Bills Filed, Ecuador State of Emergency Over Cartels, More... (1/11/24)
- DC Council Approves Measure to Penalize Marijuana "Gifting" Shops, More... (1/12/24)
- VT House Approves Safe Injection Sites, NH Lawmakers Ponder Mandatory Minimums, More... (1/16/24)
- What Are We Up to After 30 YEARS?
- The Top Ten International Drug Policy Stories of 2023 [FEATURE]
- Medical Marijuana Update
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- PA MedMJ Permit Expansion Bill Goes to Governor, KY Ponders Ibogaine for Opioid Treatment, More... (12/14/23)
- OK Supreme Court Asked to Block Prosecutions of MedMJ-Using Pregnant Women, More... (12/15/23)
- CO Gun Rights for Pot Users Initiative Filed, DE MedMJ Bill Filed, More... (12/18/23)
- UN General Assembly Synthetic Drugs Resolution, Jordan Strikes Drug Smugglers in Syria, More... (12/19/23)
- San Francisco Drug Crackdown, Swiss Capital City Considers Legal Cocaine Sales, More... (12/20/23)
- CA AG Kills Dream of Interstate Pot Sales, Ukraine Approves MedMJ, More... (12/21/23)
- The Top Ten Domestic Drug Policy Stories of 2023 [FEATURE]
- New Report Finds Global Drug War Failing By Its Own Standards [FEATURE]
- Chronicle Book Review: Among the Bros -- A Fraternity Crime Story
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Military Psychedelic Studies in Defense Bill, Another Federal Marijuana Reform Bill Filed, More... (12/8/23)
- Colombia Reinstates Drug Decrim, PA Pot Decrim Bill Seeks Cosponsors, More... (12/11/23)
- Senate Committee Okays Bill to Ease Methadone Restrictions, Dutch Legal Weed Experiment, More... (12/12/23)
- OH GOP Moves to Kill Home Grows, 4th Circuit Restricts Equitable Sharing, More... (12/5/23)
- FDA Asked to Review MDMA as Treatment for PTSD, Myanmar Now Leading Opium Producer, More... (12/13/23)
- Boston Leads the Way on Bringing Social Equity to the Legal Marijuana Industry [FEATURE]
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- IN Supreme Court Rules for Jury Trials in Asset Forfeiture Cases, Sinaloa Cartel Hands Out Food, More... (11/9/23)
- OR Leaders Visit Portugal for Look at Decriminalization, VA Could See Legal Marijuana Sales, More... (11/10/23)
- WI Psilocybin Research Bill Filed, German Pot Legalization Vote Postponed, More... (11/13/23)
- LA Poll Has Majority for Weed Legalization, White House Pushes for Opioid Funding, More... (11/14/23)
- OH GOP Eyes Changes to New Legal Weed Law, National Drug Survey Data Released, More... (11/15/23)
- US and China Reach Accord on Fentanyl, MD Now Accepting Cannabusiness Applications, More... (11/16/23)
- Ohio Voters Legalize Marijuana [FEATURE]
- Buckeye Voters Could Make Ohio the 24th Legal Marijuana State on Tuesday [FEATURE]
- San Francisco Task Force to Charge Fentanyl ODs as Homicides, Peru Healer Stabbed, More... (10/30/23)
- OH Polls Say Pot Initiative Will Pass Next Week, White House Urges Naloxone in Schools, More... (11/1/23)
- CT Doubles Amount of Weed You Can Buy Legally, Bolivia Coca Cultivation Drops, More... (11/2/23)
- House Legal Weed Bill Reintroduced, Peru Eradicates Coca Crops, More... (11/3/23)
- UN Says Afghan Opium Production Plummets, Raided Vancouver Magic Mushroom Shop Reopens, More... (11/6/23)
- House Committee Blocks DC Legal Weed Sales, Colombia Hack Exposes DEA Agents, More... (11/7/23)
- Gallup Poll Has Support for Legalizing Pot at All-Time High, House Move to Block Weed Rescheduling, More... (11/8/23)