Drug War Chronicle #1189 - June 20, 2023

Issue #1189, Phillip S. Smith, Editor - David Borden, Executive Director

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1. Washington State to Pay Out Millions to People Busted for Drug Possession [FEATURE]

The state of Washington is breaking new ground in righting old wrongs.

2. The Punitive Prohibitionist Approach to Drug Use During Pregnancy is Killing Women [FEATURE]

There seems to be a growing consensus that our approach to drug use during pregnancy is worse than wrongheaded.

3. Chronicle Book Review: Can Legal Weed Win?

If you're in the marijuana business or thinking about investing in the industry, you need to read this book.

4. This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

It's all guards gone bad this week.

5. NY Crackdown on Unlicensed Weed Sales, Video Captures Mexican Soldiers Killing Drug Suspects, More... (6/9/23)

American truckers are fed up with marijuana prohibition and testing policies, Rhode Island expunges 23,000 pot possession records, and more.

6. Call for Clemency for Crack Cocaine Prisoners, US Citizen Arrested on Drug Charges in Moscow, More... (6/12/23)

Florida's attorney general has a couple more weeks to try to take down a marijuana legalization initiative, Jammu & Kashmir cracks down on opium cultivation, and more.

7. NV Lawmakers Approve Legal Pot Reform Bill, Peru Blows Up Cocaine Air Strips, More... (6/13/23)

Missouri NORML is threatening recalcitrant rural counties with court orders over their failure to get expungements done, a pair of senators file a bill to fight Mexican cartels by increasing southbound inspections near the border, and more.

8. MA Natural Psychedelic Bills Get Hearing, Big Rise in Psychedelic Use in Young Adults, More... (5/14/23)

Alabama issues its first medical marijuana licenses, the British Home Office is messing with festival drug checking, and more.

9. Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill Advances in House, RI House Passes Psilocybin Decriminalization, More... (6/15/23)

Oklahoma's governor vetoes a medical marijuana regulation bill, Texas's governor signs into law a bill allowing murder prosecutions for fentanyl overdose deaths, and more.

10. AR Judge Voids Laws Altering MedMJ Law, EU Releases Annual Drug Report, More... (6/16/23)

There are signals that a federal marijuana rescheduling decision will be reached this year, a Senate bill to crack down on drug cartel use of social media wins a committee vote, and more.

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