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Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky signed a medical marijuana bill into law this week.

NH Marijuana Legalization Bill Advances, Zelensky Signs Ukraine MedMJ Bill, More... (2/15/24)

It's all marijuana policy today, from Madison and Phoenix to Bonn and Kyiv.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

A Michigan narc developed a taste for the stuff he was supposed to be repressing, a San Diego detention deputy got caught with cocaine in his car in the jail parking lot, and more.
Voters in San Francisco appear set to approve anti-crime and anti-drug measures next month. (Creative Commons)

HI Legal Marijuana Bill Advances, San Francisco Voters Ready for Crime Crackdown, More... (2/14/24)

Marijuana-related legislation is popping up at statehouses around the country, North Carolina lawmakers ponder banning "gas station heroin," and more.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is just the latest Republican to beat the war drums against the cartels. (Creative Commons)

Tom Cotton Files Bill to "Eliminate the Jalisco Cartel Leadership" [FEATURE]

Yet more bellicose posturing on drugs from the Grand Old Party.
The psilocbyin molecule. New Mexico lawmakers are considering a resolution to promote psilocybin therapeutics. (Creative Commons)

NM Therapeutic Psilocybin Resolution Advances, Philippines MedMJ Bill Advances, More... (2/13/24)

Battles over what to do with Oregon's drug decriminalization continue, an Arizona bill ostensibly aimed at homelessness would heighten penalties for some drug crimes and create a new offense, and more.
You still can't legally grow a plant at home in Washington state after a bill to allow it died. (Creative Commons)

MA Therapeutic Psilocbyin Bill Advances, WA Home Grow Bill Dies Without a Vote, More... (2/12/24)

Virginia lawmakers keep moving toward approving a legal marijuana marketplace, Hawaii lawmakers now have a pair of complementary marijuana legalization bills to ponder, and more.
Some Pennsylvania drug courts are being forced to allow the use of opioid addiction medications. (Creative Commons)

SF Mayor's Bid to Drug Screen Welfare Seekers Draws Opposition, PA Drug Courts to Allow Opioid Meds, More... (2/9/24)

A pair of Tennessee bills would allow voters to weigh in on marijuana policy questions, the European Union gives the go-ahead for a multi-national initiative campaign on medical marijuana and research, and more.
Lawmakers in Oregon are debating whether to recriminalize drug possession. (Creative Commons)

OR Drug Recriminalization Debate, AR MedMJ Advocates Resubmit Ballot Initiative, More... (2/8/24)

A South Carolina medical marijuana bill is back, an eighth Massachusetts municipality endorses psychedelic reform, and more.
Billboards like this would be illegal under a proposed Idaho law. (Creative Commons)

ID Lawmakers Move to Ban Weed Advertising, CA Therapeutic Psychedelic Bill Filed, More... (2/7/24)

The DEA settles with another opioid distributor, Oklahoma's Republican governor calls for civil asset forfeiture reform, and more.
"Neptune's Fix." Not on shelves anymore after a voluntary recall for tiantepine. (FDA)

Magic Mushroom Busts Jump, "Gas Station Heroin" Brand Recalled, More... (2/6/24)

Fifty members of Congress are worried that the Chinese Communist Party is profiting from illegal weed grows, Pennsylvania's governor calls (again) for marijuana legalization, and more.

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