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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
An Oregon cop ODs on dope he stole from the evidence locker and causes a multiple car crash, and more.
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MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_151_272.jpgMedical Marijuana Update
Prospects for medical marijuana this year remain alive in Mississippi and North Carolina, and more. -
Fentanyl and its analogs are the subject of a battle over draconian emergency scheduling. (Creative Commons)Thai Parliament Approves Drug Reform Bill, US Reform Groups Urge DOJ to End Fentanyl Analog Scheduling
Drug reform, civil rights, and other groups urge the Justice Department to end the punitive emergency scheduling of fentanyl and its analogs, a North Carolina medical marijuana bill advances, and more. -
Mexican President Lopez Obrador is considering releasing Felix Gallardo, jailed in the killing of a DEA agent in 1985. (CC)NJ Regulators Approve Rules for Recreational Pot Market, Mexico President Could Free Aged Killer Drug Lord, More....(8/24/21)
A Mississippi legislative special session to pass a medical marijuana bill is still possible, New Jersey moves one step closer to legal recreational marijuana sales, and more. -
Wyoming marijuana initiatives face real hurdles in getting to the ballot, but activists are trying. (Creative Commons)OH Marijuana Legalization Measure Takes Small Step Forward, Portland Psychedelic Push, More... (8/23/21)
An Ohio effort to legalize marijuana cleared an initiial hurdle last Friday, Wyoming marijuana legalization and medical marijuana advocates will begin signature gathering next month, and more. -
Will Afghan poppy fields become a thing of the past? The Taliban say yes. (UNODC)Taliban Say No More Opium Production Under Their Rule, CA Psychedelic Decrim Bill Advances, More... (8/19/21)
The harm reduction group DanceSafe releases new test kits for cocaine and ketamine, a North Carolina medical marijuana bil is moving, and more. -
This is Your Mind.jpgChronicle Book Review: "This Is Your Mind on Plants" by Michael Pollan
Renowned foodie and plant author Michael Pollan is back with another book about some psychoactive plants. -
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It's the dog days of summer, but there is still a little bit of medical marijuana news to report. -
Harvesting opium poppies in Afghanistan. Nearly $9 billion in US anti-drug aid couldn't stop it. (UNODC)September Will Be Psychedelic Awareness Month in Ann Arbor, US Afghan Opium Fiasco, More... (8/18/21)
Pennsylvania's medical marijuana advisory board rejects five potential qualifying conditions, it will be Psychedelic Awareness Month next month in Ann Arbor, and more. -
The number of Americans who admit to having tried marijuana is at an all-time high, says Gallup. (Creative Commons)Gallup Says Nearly Half of US Adults Have Smoked Pot, Sri Lanka Drug War Abuses Called Out, More... (8/17/21)
Washington state's governor is moving to commute hundreds of drug possession sentences, a new Gallup poll has the number of Americans who admit ever using marijuana at an all-time high, and more.