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Mexican lime producers are being targeted by drug cartels that want to expand their extortionate operations. (Creative Commons)

Kamala Harris Says She Will Federally Legalize Marijuana, NJ Hemp Conundrum, More... (10/14/24)

The Mexican federal government has sent hundreds of troops into the country's lime-producing heartland to help growers fend off drug cartels, and more.
TD Bank got caught doing money laundering for drug traffickers, among others. They paid a huge fine, but nobody went to jail. (Pixabay)

Major US Bank Fined for Drug Money Laundering, MD Waives Drug Test Fees for Parolees, More... (10/11/24)

Hawaii wants to see what a legal marijuana market in the state would look like, the death toll continues to rise from Sinaloa Cartel faction fights, and more.
Psilocybin mushrooms are getting a lot of attention in state legislatures these days. (Greenoid/Flickr)

AZ MJ-Using Drivers Must Be Impaired to Face DUI, NJ Therapeutic Psilocybin Bill Advances, More... (10/10/24)

A Minnesota task force recommends decriminalizing psilocybin mushrooms, New Hampshire lawmakers reject therapeutic psychedelics bill, and more.
The Stabbin' Wagon's schedule.

Medford Police Sued for Spying on Harm Reductionists, Other Activists [FEATURE]

Are the police in this southern Oregon city protecting public safety, or chilling political expression?
Poppy seed bagels play a role in a New Jersey lawsuit against a healthcare provider that drug tested pregnant women without their consent. (Pixabay)

CA Hemp Product Ban Challenged, NJ AG Sues Healthcare Provider over Drug Testing Pregnant Women, More... (9/26/24)

Another bill aimed at combatting the fentanyl trade advances in the House, the Florida marijuana legalization initiative campaign is getting very spendy, and more.
Medical Marijuana Update

A Georgia pharmacy challenges the DEA, and more.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

A Virginia prosecutor turns pot peddler, an Illinois cop gets caught with weed, cash, and testosterone, and more.
At least 200,000 people were busted for pot last year. That's down from around 900,000 a year two decades ago. (Creative Commons)

Two Hundred Thousand Pot Arrests Last Year, CA Emergency Hemp THC Ban Now in Effect, More... (9/25/24)

A pair of Democratic senators file a bill to keep fentanyl out of federal prisons, President Biden addresses the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats, and more.
Pittsburgh. The city council has just approved an ordinance barring job discrimination against medical marijuana patients.

Pittsburgh Bars Job Discrimination Against MedMJ Patients, Czech Marijuana Legalization Draft Released, More... (9/24/24)

The death toll keeps rising in Sinaloa Cartel factional fighting, Germany's move to legal marijuana commerce is increasingly in doubt, and more.
Harvesting coca crops in Colombia. The Segunda Marquetalia guerrilla faction has imposed peace in Narino. (DEAMuseam.net)

DEA Increases Quotas for Psychedelic Research, Sinaloa Cartel Infighting Death Toll Rises, More... (9/23/24)

New Hampshire lawmakers are already rolling out marijuana reform proposals for next year, peace has come -- at least for now -- to a troubled Colombian coca-producing province, and more.

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