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Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997
- Bipartisan Bill Would Eliminate Cannabis Screening for Federal Hiring, Security Clearances [FEATURE]
- Federal Drug Prisoner Population Declines, CA Psychedelic Legalization Bill Advances, More... (7/13/23)
- DC Law Protecting Pot-Smoking Workers Now in Effect, Ghana Okay Hemp & MedMJ Production, More... (7/14/23)
- Minneapolis Enacts Psychedelic Reform, Albania Legalizes Medical Marijuana, More... (7/24/23)
- CA Psychedelic Research Initiative, Colombia Coca Price Crash Causing Misery, More... (7/24/23)
- FL Supreme Court Marijuana Initiative Fight, Peru Coca Expansion, More... (7/26/23)
- Bipartisan Bill to Let Pot Smokers Get Security Clearances Filed, GA Asset Forfeiture Outrage, More... (7/27/23)
- FDA Approves Second OTC Nasal Naloxone Spray, Singapore Hangs Another Drug Offender, More... (7/28/23)
- CA Initiative Would Have State Fund Psychedelic Research, Fentanyl Bills Pass Senate, More... (7/31/23)
- Bill Filed to Prepare Feds for Pot Legalization, Seattle Mayor Unveils New Plan on Open-Air Drug Use, More... (8/1/23)
- SAMSHA Seeks Comment on Harm Reduction Draft, MN Era of Legal Weed Begins, More... (8/2/23)
- OH Legal Weed Initiative Hands in Final Signatures, Brazil Drug Raids Leave 45 Dead, More... (8/3/23)
- Biden Administration Rolls Out Plan to Confront Xylazine-Fentanyl Phenomenon [FEATURE]
- Medical Marijuana Update
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Luxembourg Passes Limited Legal Weed Bill, FL Decriminalizes Fentanyl Test Strips, More... (6/29/23)
- WHO Calls Out Global Morphine Pain Relief Disparities, Vance Wants US Military Force Against Cartels, More... (7/3/23)
- Ohio Legalization Initiative Hands in Signatures, Mexico Violence Flares in Morelos, More... (7/5/23)
- Delaware Fentanyl/Xylazine Test Strip Pilot, SAFE Banking Act Could Get Committee Vote, More... (7/6/23)
- Scotland Calls for Drug Decrim, Germany Unveils Draft Legalization Bill, More... (7/7/23)
- New Qualifying Conditions for MN MedMJ, PA Pot Poll Shows Declining Support, More... (7/10/23)
- MA Therapeutic Psychedelic Init, CA Pot Companies Used Fake Unions, More... (7/11/23)
- Cannabis Will Be Legal in Maryland This Saturday -- Here Is What It Will Look Like [FEATURE]
- NCAA Panel Recommends Ending Weed Testing, UK Policing Minister Okay with Heroin for Addicts, More... (6/20/23)
- Psychedelic Science Conference Is On in Denver, Colombia Senate Rejects Weed Legalization, More... (6/21/23)
- Aaron Rodgers Calls for Psychedelic Legalization, PA MedMJ Bill Package Advances, More... (6/22/23)
- FDA Issues First Guidance on Psychedelics, Fed Ban on DC Pot Sales Advances Again, More... (6/26/23)
- DeSantis Calls for Executing Drug Smugglers, Psychedelic Poll, More... (6/27/23)
- CA Psychedelic Legalization Bill Advances, First Federal MJ Super PAC Formed, More... (6/28/23)
- Washington State to Pay Out Millions to People Busted for Drug Possession [FEATURE]
- The Punitive Prohibitionist Approach to Drug Use During Pregnancy is Killing Women [FEATURE]
- Chronicle Book Review: Can Legal Weed Win?
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- NY Crackdown on Unlicensed Weed Sales, Video Captures Mexican Soldiers Killing Drug Suspects, More... (6/9/23)
- Call for Clemency for Crack Cocaine Prisoners, US Citizen Arrested on Drug Charges in Moscow, More... (6/12/23)
- NV Lawmakers Approve Legal Pot Reform Bill, Peru Blows Up Cocaine Air Strips, More... (6/13/23)
- MA Natural Psychedelic Bills Get Hearing, Big Rise in Psychedelic Use in Young Adults, More... (5/14/23)
- Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill Advances in House, RI House Passes Psilocybin Decriminalization, More... (6/15/23)
- AR Judge Voids Laws Altering MedMJ Law, EU Releases Annual Drug Report, More... (6/16/23)
- Minnesota Set to Become 23rd State to Legalize Marijuana [FEATURE]
- Washington State Makes Drug Possession a Gross Misdemeanor [FEATURE]
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- NH Senate Kills Legal Pot Bill, Philippines Drug War Critic Acquitted on Drug Charge, More... (5/12/23)
- Amsterdam Bans Outdoor Pot Smoking in Red Light District, AK Drug Sentencing Bill Advances, More... (5/15/23)
- MN Final Legal Pot Votes Coming Soon, WA Lawmakers Compromise on Drug Possession Law, More... (5/16/23)
- Fatal Drug Overdoses Rose Only Slightly Last Year, White House Prods Naloxone Makers, More... (5/17/23)
- MN Legal Pot Bill Ready for Final Votes, Singapore Hangs Another Man for Marijuana, More... (5/18/23)
- MN House Votes to Legalize Marijuana, Act to Restore SNAP Benefits to Drug Felons Re-Filed, More... (5/19/23)
- MN Set to Become 23rd Legal Marijuana State, Iran Hangs Three More Drug Offenders, More... (5/22/23)
- More Than 150 Groups Urge "No" Vote on HALT Act, NH Legal Pot Effort Revives, More... (5/23/23)
- NH Residents Ready for Legal Weed, NY Safe Injection Site Bill Advances, More... (5/24/23)
- House Passes HALT Fentanyl Act, CA Senate Passes Psychedelic Decriminalization Bill. More... (5/25/23)
- House Passage of HALT Fentanyl Act Slammed, DEA Jerks Opioid Distributor's License, More... (5/26/23)
- Chronicle Book Review: Bizarro
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- NIDA Issues $5 Million Grant to Study Safe Injection Sites, Massive Honduras Coca Plantation, More... (5/8/23)
- OH Legalization Init Gathering Signatures, CA Drug War Reparations, More... (5/9/23) Blacks
- DEA Extends Telehealth for Buprenorphine, Colombia Legal Pot Bill Advances to Senate, More... (5/10/23)
- SAFE Banking Act Gets Senate Hearing, Iran Hangs Three Cocaine Traffickers, More... (5/11/23)
- Delaware Legalizes Marijuana [FEATURE]
- SAFE Banking Act Reintroduced in Both House and Senate [FEATURE]
- Medical Marijuana Update
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- WA Drug Sentencing Fix Fails, SC 4/20 Pot Pardon Bill Filed, More... (4/24/23)
- MN House Votes to Legalize Cannabis, with Singapore Set to Hang Man for Two Pounds of It, More... (4/25/23)
- Singapore Hangs Man for Two Pounds of Weed, CO Senate Passes Psychedelic Regulation Bill, More... (4/26/23)
- PA Bill to Criminalize Safe Injection Sites Advances, Federal Smart Sentencing Bills Filed, More... (4/27/23)
- Minnesota is on the Verge on Marijuana Legalization: Here's What It Will Look Like [FEATURE]
- Medical Marijuana Update
- Germany to Legalize Pot But Not Pot Shops, NM Governor Vetoes Sentencing Reforms, More... (4/13/23)
- Joint US-Mexico Statement on Fentanyl, AZ Psilocybin Research Bill Stalled, More... (4/14/23)
- Trump Tries to Blame Pot for Mass Shootings, AR Governor Signs Dealer Murder Bill, More... (4/17/23)
- MN Marijuana Legalization Bill Heading for Floor Votes, China Condemns US Fentanyl Sanctions, More... (4/18/23)
- DEA Head Under Investigation Over No-Bid Contracts, CA Fentanyl Sentencing Ballot Measure, More... (4/19/23)
- RI Safe Injection Site to Open Early Next Year, NC Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed, More... (4/20/23)
- MN Legalization Pot Bill Set for House Floor Vote, Federal Criminal Justice Reform Bills Filed, More... (4/21/23)
- Kentucky Becomes 38th Medical Marijuana State [FEATURE]
- After the Pandemic, Cocaine Has Come Roaring Back Worldwide [FEATURE]
- Two New Jersey Moms Sue Over Failed Drug Tests Caused by Poppy Seed Bagels [FEATURE]
- Oklahoma Marijuana Legalization Initiative Defeated [FEATURE]
- Chronicle Book Review: Marijuana Boom
- Medical Marijuana Update
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- NH House Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill, Federal Smart Sentencing Act Filed, More... (4/6/23)
- China Rebukes US on Fentanyl Crisis, Cleveland Mayor Will Seal Thousands of Cannabis Conviction Records, More... (4/7/23)
- Another Fed Court Rules Marijuana Gun Bans Unconstitutional, WA Drug Sentencing Bill Advances, More... (4/10/23)
- Congressional Progressives Urge Biden to Expedite Pot Scheduling Review, NV Fentanyl Bills, More... (4/11/23)
- Fentanyl-Xylazine Mix Declared "Emerging Theat," AZ Governor Vetoes Fentanyl Mandatory Minimums, More... (4/12/23)
- Virginia Adult Retail Marijuana Sales Quashed By House GOP [FEATURE]
- Oklahoma Votes on Marijuana Legalization Next Month [FEATURE]
- Chronicle Book Review: "Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable"
- Chronicle Book Review: "The Riders Come Out at Night"
- Medical Marijuana Update
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- SD Governor Signs Fentanyl Test Strip Bill, Vancouver Magic Mushroom Shops Thrive, More... (2/27/23)
- Federal Marijuana Hiring Standards Could Get More Lenient, KS MedMJ Hearings This Week, More... (2/28/23)
- MN Legal Pot Bill One Step Closer, Feds to Start Limiting Telehealth Prescriptions, More... (3/1/23)
- Attorney General Garland Talks Pot on Capitol Hill, TN MedMJ Bill Killed, More... (3/2/23)
- BC Company Awarded License to Make and Sell Cocaine, Voting Underway for OK Pot Initiative, More... (3/3/23)