A Clean Sweep for Drug Reform Initiatives [FEATURE]
What an election for drug reform!
Oregon Becomes First State to Decriminalize All Drugs, Allow for Psilocybin Therapy
Oregon voters deliver a pair of drug reform firsts.
New Jersey Legalizes Marijuana
New Jersey becomes the 12th state to legalize marijuana.
Arizona Legalizes Marijuana
Arizona becomes the second state to legalize weed tonight.
Deep Red States Montana and South Dakota Both Legalize Marijuana
It wasn't just blue states that legalized marijuana on Election Day.
California Effort to Roll Back Sentencing Reforms Defeated on Election Day
California just said no to rolling back earlier sentencing reforms.
Mississippi, South Dakota Approve Medical Marijuana
Add two more medical marijuana states.
Washington, DC, Approves Natural Entheogen Initiative
Voters in the nation's capital have overwhelmingly approved a lowest priority initiative for natural psychedelics.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Our law enforcement rogues' gallery this week yields an embarrassment of riches.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says "the time is ripe" for marijuana legalization in the Empire State. (Creative Commons)
PA Bill Says MedWorkers Comp Not Required, Cuomo Says Legalize Now, More... (11/5/20)
New Jersey's vote to legalize marijuana is turning up the heat on nearby governors, Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers move to let employers and insurers off the hook for paying for medical marijuana under workers' compensation claims, and more.
An opioid manufacturer and three distributors are nearly a major settlement on thousands of opioid lawsuits. (Pixabay)
Opioid Settlement Looms, NJ Legislature Moves on Voter-Authorized MJ Legalization, More... (11/6/20)
State elected officials react in different ways to marijuana legalization votes, a major settlement looms over prescription opioids, and more.
Gallup Poll Has Support for Marijuana Legalization at All-Time High of 68%, More... (11/9/20)
Support for marijuana legalization hits an all-time high in the latest Gallup poll, New Jersey lawmakers take up an interim marijuana decriminalization bill, and more.
The Garden State is moving full speed ahead on implementing marijuana legalization. (Creative Commons)
House to Vote on Legalization Bill Next Month, SF Psychedelic Reform Push, More... (11/20/20)
No more pot prosecutions in Phoenix, a new marijuana legalization bill in Texas, a push for psychedelic reform in San Francisco, and more.
Peyote and other psychedelics could be decriminalized under a bill soon to be filed in California. (Creative Commons)
CA Psychedelic Decrim Bill Coming, British Heroin-Assisted Treatment Pilot Gets Results, More... (11/11/20)
The odor of pot will no longer be the sole grounds for police searches in Virginia after March 1, a bid to legalize marijuana in Colombia has failed, but another remains alive, and more.
Longest-Serving MJ Prisoner to Be Freed, Boston Must Pay Cops Fired Over Bad Drug Tests, More... (11/12/20)
New Jersey politicians are squabbling -- again -- over how to tax legal marijuana, Tucson joins Phoenix in walking away from marijuana prosecutions, the Mexican Senate moves toward a vote on marijuana legalization, and more.
Poll Finds Little Support for Asset Forfeiture, Argentina Okays MedMJ Home Growing, More... (11/13/20)
State legal marijuana regulators form an association, a New Jersey marijuana decrim bill is amended to include magic mushrooms and wins a committee vote, and more.
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