The sun rises on a new chapter for hemp in America (votehemp.org)
Here Comes Hemp: Congress Votes to Unchain a Billion-Dollar Industry [FEATURE]
Marijuana's lanky, straight-laced country cousin is about to get legal.
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still waiting for Garden State marijuana legalization (Creative Commons)Chronicle AM: NJ Legalization Delayed, NM Court Rejects Albuquerque Car Seizures, More.. (12/14/18)
A national coalition of civil rights, labor, and civic groups calls for descheduling marijuana; New Jersey isn't quite there yet, France takes a step toward allowing medical marijuana, and more.
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Fentanyl is now the leading drug implicated in overdose deaths, according to the CDC. (Creative Commons)Chronicle AM: Congress Passes Hemp Bill, CDC Report on Overdose Deaths, More... (12/13/18)
Congress has passed a bill to legalize hemp, the CDC issues a new report on overdose deaths, St. Vincent and the Grenadines legalizes medical marijuana, and more. -
Errata: No, You Don't Just Get a Ticket for Driving High in Michigan, You Go to Jail
Getting caught driving high in Michigan is NOT a ticketable offense. You will go to jail and face either misdemeanor or felony charges. -
Trump urges the Chinese to kill more drug offenders. (Flickr/Gage Skidmore)Trump's Ghoulish Call for Even More Chinese Drug Executions [FEATURE]
It may or may not be good politics for the president, but it's definitely not good policy. -
MMJ leaf and stethoscope KY ODCP_151_196.jpgMedical Marijuana Update
The battle over medical marijuana in Utah continues, the battle over medical marijuana in Florida may be ending, and more. -
The sun is rising on a new American hemp industry. (votehemp.org)Chronicle AM: Senate Approves Legal Hemp, NJ ACLU Asset Forfeiture Abuse Report, More... (12/12/18)
Industrial hemp takes a big step toward legalization, New York's governor is planning on legalizing weed next year, the ACLU of New Jersey has a disturbing new report out on civil asset forfeiture, and more. -
Mitch McConnell pushes hemp bill, okays sentencing reform (Flickr)Chronicle AM: Fed Criminal Justice Bill Will Get Senate Vote, Hemp is in Farm Bill, More... (12/11/18)
Mitch McConnell changes course and okays a Senate vote on the First Step Act, McConnell ensures the hemp provision remains in the farm bill, a Moscow court ruling could run the city's only harm reduction NGO out of business, and more. -
Iran interdicts more opium and heroin than any other country. (UNODC)Chronicle AM: Bill Barr's Drug Warrior Past, Iran Warns Sanction Could Bring "Deluge of Drugs," More... (12/10/18)
Trump's sanctions could come back to bite us, Iran warns; Trump's new attorney general pick has some solid drug warrior credentials, the WHO postpones a recommendation on marijuana scheduling, and more. -
Magic mushrooms could be decriminalized under the Oregon Psilocybin Service Initiative (Wikipedia)Oregon Initiative Would Decriminalize Psilocybin [FEATURE]
Signature-gathering for 2020 is about to get underway.