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Medical Marijuana Update
CBD cannabis oil bills become law in Georgia, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, a similar bill is moving in Texas, Hawaii moves closer to allowing dispensaries, and more.
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The pro-legalization billboard that went up in Providence this week.Chronicle AM: AZ AG Lets Officials Flout Election Laws, MT Gov Signs Forfeiture Reform Bill, More (5/6/15)
Lots of marijuana policy at the statehouse today, a Texas CBD cannabis oil bill moves, Montana's governor signs asset forfeiture reform into law, Vermont heads in the opposite direction on asset forfeiture, and more. -
ohio card.jpgThe Surprising State That Could Be the Next to Legalize Weed [FEATURE]
No, it's neither California nor Nevada, and not one of the New England states. This is a Middle American battleground state, and it may be ready to go green. -
Coca production is up in Colombia. It could end up as cocaine, like this haul seized by Spanish police.Chronicle AM: Mexico Drug War Flares Up, Colombia Coca Crops Up, Global Call to UN, More (5/5/15)
Mexico drug war flares, Colombia coca production jumps, a Texas decrim bill is moving, so is a Hawaii dispensary bill and a Louisiana medical marijuana bill. And more. -
The high court is considering that lawsuit against Colorado. (wikimedia.org)Chronicle AM: Puerto Rico Okays MedMJ, TX Pot Bills Killed, NV Harm Reduction Bill Moves (5/4/15)
The Supreme Court wants to know what the Obama administration thinks about that lawsuit over Colorado's marijuana law, a Hawaii dispensary bill is back from the dead and being considered today, a Nevada harm reduction bill advances, a federal drug defelonization bill is introduced, and more. -
La Fortaleza -- the Puerto Rican governor's mansion in San Juan (wikipedia.org)Puerto Rico Governor Signs Executive Order Legalizing Medical Marijuana
The US island territory now joins Guam, 23 states, and Washington, DC, as US entities where medical marijuana is legal. -
The US has spent $8.4 billion to wipe out Afghan poppies, but the crop is bigger than ever. (unodc.org)Chronicle AM: Reps Call for Better DEA Head, US Afghan Opium Boondoggle, Mexico Violence, More (5/1/15)
The House rejects medical marijuana for vets, Georgia's governor signs a CBD cannabis oil bill, Congressmembers call for a progressive DEA head, the US spent $8.4 billion to wipe out Afghan poppy crops and got squat, there's a new report on prohibition-related violence in Mexico, and more. -
Facing an HIV outbreak in one county, Indiana has approved statewide needle exchange programs. (wikipedia.org)Chronicle AM: Federal Pot Banking Bill, OK Okays CBD Oil, IN Needle Exchange Approved, More (4/30/15)
Seventeen congressmembers introduced a federal marijuana banking bill, CBD cannabis oil gets approved in Oklahoma, medical marijuana advances in Louisiana, Indiana approves needle exchange programs, and more. -
launch of the Civil Society Task Force, UN Headquarters, NY, December 2014 (idpc.net)Organizational Participation Sought for the UNGASS 2016 Global Civil Society Survey
Organizations concerned with drugs and drug policy are requested to fill out the Global Civil Society Task Force, looking toward the April 2016 UN General Assembly Session on Drugs -
carlhart-dpa-flyer.jpgTelephone TownHall Meeting on Drug Education, with Dr. Carl Hart and the Drug Policy Alliance
Phone in next month to a "Telephone TownHall Meeting" on drug education with Dr. Carl Hart and the Drug Policy Alliance.