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widely seen photo of funeral for victim of Duterte's drug war
Online This Week: Victims Move Forward from the Philippine Drug War
Victims/survivors of Duterte's extrajudicial drug war killings face continuing hardship and indignity. This event will explore challenges they face, efforts being made to help them, and how it affects the ICC Philippines case.
The streets in Portland are going to get a little meaner once police can go back to arresting drug users. (Creative Commons)
In Bold Step Backward, OR Lawmakers Vote to Recriminalize Drug Possession [FEATURE]
Oregon's experiment with drug decriminalization has been killed in its crib. All that is left is for the governor to perform the last rites.
Miami Beach. Will weed be legal here soon? (Pixabay)
Florida Supreme Court Clears Marijuana Legalization Initiative for November Ballot [FEATURE]
Marijuana legalization and abortion rights are going to be on the Florida ballot in November. That could make the presidential race there more interesting, as well.
Medical Marijuana Update
A quiet week on the medical marijuana front, but there was action in a couple of state capitals.
Iran executed nearly 500 drug offenders last year, Amnesty International reports. (Handsoffcain.org)
FL Governor Warns Against Weed Initiative, Iran's Execution Binge, More... (4/5/24)
A New York judge threw a scare into the state's marijuana industry but all is better now, Vancouver activist Dana Larsen opens another drug-checking operation, and more.
A New York bill to require informed consent before drug testing pregnant women gets some opposition. (Creative Commons)
CO House Passes Safe Injection Site Bill, Christiania Rips Up Pusher Street, More... (4/8/24)
A New York bill to require informed consent before drug testing pregnant women hits a roadblock, Australia's New South Wales gets its first drug checking pilot program, and more.
More truck drivers are just saying no to drug testing. (Creative Commons)
More Truck Drivers Refuse Drug Tests, KS Asset Forfeiture Reform Heads to Governor, More... (4/9/24)
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signs a bill protecting medical marijuana-using state and local government employees, GOP senator demands Border Patrol step back from easing restrictions on past marijuana use among new hires, and more.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is pushing to get a marijuana legalization bill filed this month. (Creative Commons)
Senate Democrats to Roll Out Marijuana Legalization Bill This Month, More... (4/10/24)
A poll of marijuana consumers offers some hints about who they will vote for in November, a group of US senators condemns Russia for holding a Pennsylvania medical marijuana user prisoner, and more.
The psilocbyin molecule. Maine lawmakers have passed a bill to study how to regulate it. (Creative Commons)
Poll Finds Americans Want to Grow Their Own Weed, ME Psychedelic Study Bill Goes to Governor, More... (4/11/24)
Maine lawmakers reject a xenophobic effort to crack down on illicit pot grows, District of Columbia lawmakers reject an effort to tighten location restrictions on dispensaries, and more.
The Rio Grande River marks the US-Mexico border in Texas. And fentanyl flows like water across that border. (Creative Commons)
NH House Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill, CA Methadone Access Bill Filed, More... (4/12/24)
Customs and Border Patrol announces a new fentanyl crackdown, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and others file the SEEK HELP to protect people administering naloxone, and more.
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