Medical Marijuana Update
An Arkansas medical marijuana expansion initiative is cleared for signature-gathering, Wisconsin GOP lawmakers declare medical marijuana is dead for the session, and more.
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Fentanyl test strips could soon be legal in Idaho. (Creative Commons)VA Lawmakers Seek MJ Sales Compromise, AR MedMJ Expansion Init Approved for Signature-Gathering, More... (2/21/24)
Arizona could be the next state to okay interstate commerce in marijuana, the Idaho House approves a fentanyl test strip bill, and more. -
Destroying a coca field and shack in Honduras. (Honduran Public Ministry)New York Approves Draft Home Grow Rules, Idaho Resorts to Fentanyl Mandatory Minimums, More... (2/20/24)
Bills addressing therapeutic psilocybin advance in Alaska and Hawaii, Honduran forces destroy more coca plots, and more. -
psilocbyin mushrooms (Pixabay)IL Therapeutic Psilocybin Bills Filed, Boise Police Raid Harm Reduction Offices, More... (2/16/24)
South Dakota lawmakers remove job protections for medical marijuana patients, Virginia lawmakers add them for state workers, and more. -
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.