This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A former Border Patrol agent heads for federal prison and a Kentucky corrections officer gets busted in Oklahoma. Let's get to it.
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A marijuana legalization bill from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and allies was filed today. (Creative Commons)Senate Democrats File Federal Legalization Bill, Push to Expand Organic Grow Program, More... (5/1/24)
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and allies have refiled the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act and a leading certifier of organic, regenerative pot farms seeks to expand. -
DEA to Reschedule Marijuana -- Weed World Reacts [FEATURE]
The DEA is moving to reschedule marijuana, but the industry and reformers say that is not enough. -
Market Street in San Francisco's Tenderloin district. Police are making lots of drug arrests, but are they making any difference? (Creative Commons)DEA Recommends Rescheduling Marijuana, San Francisco Drug Crackdown Continues, More... (4/30/24)
A push to pass the SAFER Banking Act via the FAA reauthorization bill has faltered, fentanyl is wiping out opium farmers in Guatemala, and more. -
Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota. The state could vote on marijuana legalization this year. (Creative Commons)DEA Warns on Xylazine in Illicit Fentanyl, BC Recriminalizes Public Drug Possession, More... (4/29/24)
A North Dakota marijuana legalization initiative campaign can begin signature-gathering, a last gasp at medical marijuana fails in Kansas, and more. -
Seized fentanyl. The president has just signed a bill aimed at the trade. (cbp.gov)Congressional Dems Call for DEA to Move Fast on Pot Rescheduling, Biden Signs Fentanyl Bill, More... (4/25/24)
A bill toughening penalties for hard drug selling is moving in Ohio, Thailand clears the way for the medical use of opium and magic mushrooms, and more. -
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A meth-slinging Pennsylvania police chief gets ready to head to prison and so does a former NYPD officer who used her desk duties to cook up dope deals. -
Six States Where the Voters Could Decide on Marijuana Policy in 2024 [FEATURE]
A half-dozen states could see marijuana legalization or medical marijuana initiatives on the ballot this year. -
Medical Marijuana Update
Lawmakers in the Granite State are dealing with a bevy of medical marijuana bills, a North Carolina Native American tribe opens the state's first dispensary, and more. -
Pres. Biden has issued 11 new pardons and clemencies. But those still in prison will mostly still be waiting a long time to go free. (whitehouse.gov)Biden Pardons a Handful of Former Drug Prisoners, CA Therapeutic Psychedelics Bill Advances, More... (4/24/24)
The Kansas governor signs a civil asset forfeiture reform bill into law, a South Carolina medical marijuana bill that has languished for months finally gets some attention, and more.