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Chronicle Book Review: "The Riders Come Out at Night"
The Riders Come Out at Night: Brutality, Corruption, and Cover-Up in Oaklandby Ali Winston & Darwin Bondgraham (2023, Atria Books, 467 pp., $30 HB) The killing of Tyre
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No medical marijuana edibles for you, North Dakota! (Creative Commons)BC Drug Decriminalization Now in Effect, MN Legal Pot Bill Continues to Advance, More... (2/1/23)
The North Dakota House kills an effort to allow medical marijuana patients to use edibles, a Republican congressman files a marijuana rescheduling bill, and more. Marijuana Policy -
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Mississippi becomes the latest state to see legal medical marijuana sales, the North Dakota House kills bills aimed at allowing patients to use edibles, and more. Mississippi Medical Marijuana -
The psilocybin molecule. A Virginia bill would reschedule it, making possession a misdemeanor instead of a felony. (CC)MN Marijuana Legalization Bill Advances, VA Psilocybin Rescheduling Bill Advances, More... (1/31/23)
The White House punts on marijuana banking reform, Virginia bills to provide tax breaks to the marijuana industry and gear up for legal sales advance, and more. -
Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is back under the scrutiny of the International Criminal Court. (CC)ICC Reopens Inquirty into Philippine Drug War Crimes, WA Home Grown Bill, More... (1/30/23)
An Arizona magic mushroom research bill is filed, Germany's plans to legalize marijuana face delays, and more. Marijuana Policy Washington State Home Cultivation Bill Gets Hearing This -
Opium production is Myanmar has jumped dramatically since the military coup nearly a year ago. (UNODC)MS MedMJ Sales Begin, Myanmar Opium Production Increases, More... (1/27/23)
A Minnesota marijuana legalization bill is cruising right along, Hong Kong bans CBD as a "dangerous drug," and more. Marijuana Policy Minnesota Marijuana Legalization Bill Keeps Advancing. A -
A Colombian coca farmer. The Petro government is moving away from forced eradication efforts. (dea.gov)Drug Decrim Bills Filed in MA, NY; Colombia to Reduce Forced Coca Eradication, More... (1/26/23)
Delaware bills to legalize marijuana are moving, a North Carolina medical marijuana bill is filed, and more. Marijuana Policy Delaware Marijuana Legalization Bill Wins Committee Vote. The -
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Civil asset forfeiture -- the police seizing cash or property from people without first obtaining a criminal conviction -- rankles Americans' sense of fundamental fairness, and legislators around the country -
Marijuana legalization is on the agend in Delaware and the Czech Republic. (Creative Commons)CO Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill Filed, Czech Legal Pot Bill Coming in March, More... (1/25/23)
A pair of Delaware marijuana legalization bills are moving, Ukraine patients and veterans beseech the parliament to act on a pending medical marijuana bill, and more. Marijuana -
Massachusetts is the latest state to see a bill filed to decriminalize "natural entheogens." (Creative Commons)WA Bill Would Recriminalize Drug Possession, MA Natural Psychedelics Decrim Bill Filed, More... (1/24/23)
Hawaii is getting on the fentanyl test strip decriminalization bandwagon, an Arizona bill would set aside taxpayer funds to study the therapeutic potential of psilocybin, and more.