The long-operating InSite safe injection site in Vancouver (Creative Commons)
Supervised Injection Sites Could Be Coming Soon to California [FEATURE]
The controversial harm reduction intervention may win its first foothold in the US.
The California Psilocybin Legalization Initiative has been filed with state officials. (Greenoid/Flickr)
California Could Be the First State to Legalize Magic Mushrooms
A voter initiative to do just that has been filed with state officials.
fentanyl... not marijuana (Creative Commons)
Don't Believe the Hype: "Fentanyl-Laced Marijuana" is a Dangerous Myth [FEATURE]
Cops and politicians have been raising the alarm about a problem that doesn't exist.
DPA conference vigil, Albuquerque, 2009
The 2017 International Drug Policy Reform Conference, October 11-14, Atlanta
The 2017 International Drug Policy Reform Conference is the major biannual gathering of drug policy reformers from around the world.
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Medical Marijuana Update
A group of federal representatives tell Attorney General Sessions to quit blocking marijuana research, the White House wants data on Massachusetts medical marijuana patients, and more.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Yee-haw! A Philly drug task force officer gets nailed for exchanging drugs for sex, a Pennsylvania cop gets busted after being found ODing on stolen drugs on the evidence room floor, and more.
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Chronicle AM: CA Has Pot Regulator Job Openings, MI Seeks MedMJ Stakeholders, More... (8/24/17)
California is hiring pot regulators, Michigan is looking for medical marijuana stakeholders to craft new dispensary regulations, Oregon's governor and top cop stick up for legal weed in a letter to Attorney General Sessions, and more.
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Chronicle AM: Fed Reps Poke Sessions on MJ Research, CO Gov Says MJ Law Working, More (8/25/17)
A bipartisan group of congressmen call on the attorney general to quit being an obstacle to medical marijuana research, the Colorado governor defends the state's pot law from Sessions, the Minnesota governor just says no to legalization, and more.
Cocaine supplies and seizures are at record levels, the DEA says. (US CBP)
Chronicle AM: White House Seeks MA MedMJ Data, Ecstasy for PTSD Advances, More... (8/28/17)
The White House is sniffing around Massachusetts medical marijuana patient data, the FDA has granted breakthrough drug status for MDMA as a treatment of PTSD, the DEA warns of a looming tide of cocaine, the State Department's top anti-drug official calls it quits, and more.
Maryland is lining up growers to fill dispensary shelves. (Sandra Yruel/DPA)
Chronicle AM: SF Gets Cannabis Czar, CBP Reminds Mainers It's Still Illegal, More... (8/29/17)
San Francisco gets a cannabis czar, the Border Patrol reminds Mainers it's still federally illegal, Maryland's medical marijuana grower picture is getting clarifiied, and more.
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