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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
An East Texas police chief breaks bad, and there's trouble on the task forces. Let's get to it: In Payne Springs, Texas, the Payne Springs police chief and
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The Rio Grande River. There be cartels on the other side, and the GOP wants to call them "terrorists." (C)House GOP Members File Bill Designating Cartels as Terrorist Groups, Germany to Move Ahead With Legal Pot Proposal, More... (3/15/23)
A Kentucky medical marijuana bill faces a looming Senate deadline, Vermont lawmakers file a number of drug reform bills, and more. Medical Marijuana Kentucky Medical Marijuana Bill -
Coca leaf chewing is a traditional practice in Bolivia. (Creative Commons)Bolivia to Seek End to UN Ban on Coca Leaf, Biden Budget Keeps Ban on DC Pot Sales, More... (3/14/23)
A trio of psychedelic research bills is filed in Texas, a Maine bill would allow for marijuana consumption at pot shops, and more. Marijuana Policy Biden Budget -
It's not just opiates. A settlement between drug distributors and states is leaving lots of patients in the lurch. (DEA)Opioid Settlement Causing Problems for Patients, MD Legal Pot Regulation Bill Passes House, More... (3/13/23)
The Justice Department is open to Sentencing Commission marijuana guideline reforms, a Texas bill to remove jail time for pot possession advances, and more. Marijuana Policy Justice -
fractures-flyer.jpgFractures: Rule of Law Challenges in the Global Drug War (EVENT)
Fractures: Rule of Law Challenges in the Global Drug War side event at the 66 th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Friday March 17, 20232:10-3:00pm CET | -
Mexican President Lopez Obrador flatly rejects calls from GOP lawmakers for US military force in Mexico. (Creative Commons)DE House Approves Marijuana Regulation Bill, Federal Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill Filed, More... (3/10/23)
Nevada lawmakers filed a bill to legalize magic mushrooms, bipartisan senators file a federal asset forfeiture reform bill, and more. Marijuana Policy Delaware House Passes Legal Marijuana -
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is ready to go to war with Mexican cartels. (senate.gov)MN Marijuana Legalization Bill Advances Again, WA Senate Approves Psychedelic Research Bill, More... (3/9/23)
Indiana marijuana reform bills appear dead in the water, Lindsay Graham will file a bill designating Mexican cartels as terrorists organizations, and more. Marijuana Policy Indiana Marijuana -
marijuana leaf_100.jpgOklahoma Marijuana Legalization Initiative Defeated [FEATURE]
Voters in Oklahoma resoundingly rejected the State Question 820 marijuana legalization initiative Tuesday in an election where it was the only thing on the ballot. With 99 percent of the -
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A fairly quiet week on the medical marijuana front, but there was action in two states. South Dakota South Dakota House Approves Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill . In -
A congressional resolution would authorize the use of military force against Mexican cartels on the Mexican side of the border.DE House Approves Marijuana Legalization, Anti-Cartel Resolution Filed in House, More... (3/8/23)
The Oklahoma marijuana legalization initiative gets crushed at the polls, a bipartisan federal bill to ease the rescheduling of therapeutic psychedelics gets filed, and more. Delaware House