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DHS Considers Classifying Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction [FEATURE]
Is this a serious effort to protect the country, or is it a cynical exercise in bureaucratic budget-bolstering instead?
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The black market in cocaine is fueling violence in Mexico and Colombia. (USCBP)Chronicle AM: CO Drug Defelonization Bill Advances, Mexico Murders, Colombia Massacres, More... (4/23/19)
Drug prohibition is engendering new levels of violence in Mexico and Colombia, the Denver city council deals a blow to would-be social consumption business operators, the FDA approves generic naloxone, and more. -
People who share drugs that result in a fatal overdose could be charged with murder under a North Carolina proposal. (CC)Chronicle AM: NC Overdose=Murder Bill Hearing Set, Malay MedMJ Provider Escapes Death Penalty, More... (4/22/19)
It's a step back for harm reduction in one Michigan county, a potential step back in North Carolina, a Malay medical marijuana provider escapes the death penalty but still faces hard time, and more. -
Marijuana is all over the news today. (Creative Commons)Chronicle AM: New CBS Pot Poll, CO Drug Defelonization Passes House, More... (4/19/19)
A new CBS poll has record support for marijuana legalization, Vermont's governor throws up an obstacle to the tax and regulate bill, the US immigration agency says using marijuana or even working in the state-legal industry makes immigrants "morally unfit" to become citizens, and more. -
A new Louisiana poll suggests the Bayou State is ready to legalize marijuana. (Creative Commons)Chronicle AM: Louisiana Cannabis Poll, Feds Raid Appalachian Opioid Prescribers, More... (4/18/19)
A new poll finds Louisianans are ready to free the weed, Georgia medical marijuana patients will soon be able to access CBD cannabis oils, a Peruvian clash that left two coca-growers dead raises international concern, and more. -
pile-of-cash_180_170.jpgThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A pervy, predatory probation officer goes to prison, a half-dozen Maryland prison guards go down in a racketeering case, and more. -
an Amsterdam coffee shop (Creative Commons)Holland's Half-Baked Attempt to Return to the Marijuana Vanguard [FEATURE]
After more than 30 years, the Dutch are finally going to do something about "the back door problem." -
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A federal bill to protect the 2nd Amendment rights of medical marijuana patients is filed, North Dakota backs away from messing with those rights, no medical marijuana for Tennessee this year, Texas bills get a public hearing, and more. -
Hydrocodone. New FDA rules will allow docs to taper patients off opioids, instead of going cold turkey. (Creative Commons)Chronicle AM: FDA Eases Opioid Rules to Allow Tapering, Ciudad Juarez Violence Spikes, More... (4/17/19)
Decriminalization bills are alive in Alabama and North Carolina, the Iowa Senate approves hemp, the FDA eases opioid prescribing rules, Ciudad Juarez sees a bloody weekend, and more. -
The Denver city council is trying to find room for more social consumption spaces. (Creative Commons)Chronicle AM: Andrew Yang Calls for Opioid Decrim, Denver Moves to Expand Pot Social Clubs, More... (4/16/19)
The Denver city council is trying to make it easier for marijuana social consumption businesses to open, a Colorado drug defelonization bill advances, a Democratic presidential contender calls for opioid decriminalization, and more.