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Benzodiazepines such as Valium will be subject to tighter telehealth prescribing rules as the COVID emergency ends. (CC)

MN Legal Pot Bill One Step Closer, Feds to Start Limiting Telehealth Prescriptions, More... (3/1/23)

North Carolina's Senate gives initial approval to a medical marijuana bill, New Jersey lawmakers pass a bill giving pot businesses the ability to take state business tax deductions, and more
Kansas does not have any medical marijuana dispensaries. Patients are growing impatient. (Creative Commons)

Federal Marijuana Hiring Standards Could Get More Lenient, KS MedMJ Hearings This Week, More... (2/28/23)

A Pennsylvania GOP state senator is pushing for gun rights for medical marijuana patients, an Italian court clarifies that hemp is not a narcotic, and more. Marijuana
A fentanyl test strip. South Dakota just legalized them, and a bill to do the same is advancing in Kansas. (Creative Commons)

SD Governor Signs Fentanyl Test Strip Bill, Vancouver Magic Mushroom Shops Thrive, More... (2/27/23)

Queensland will become the first Australian state to okay pill-testing, Vancouver magic mushrooms shops are not illegal but thriving anyway, and more. Harm Reduction Kansas Bill to
Chewing coca leaf in Bolivia. Bolivia and Colombia want the UN to remove coca from prohibited drug list (Creative Commons)

NH Marijuana Legalization Bill Wins House Vote; Bolivia, Colombia Seek UN Move on Coca, More... (2/23/23)

An Idaho medical marijuana initiative didn't get past the signature gathering stage, US correctional populations declined in 2021, and more. Marijuana Policy New Hampshire Marijuana Legalization Bill
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Medical Marijuana Update

They're trying again in North Caroliina, a Florida group wants to put a home grow initiative on the ballot, and more. Colorado Colorado Legislative Committee Kills Medical Marijuana
Products containing the unscheduled anti-depressant tianeptin, AKA "gas station heroin." (WZDK screen grab)

Meth-Related Deaths Skyrocketed in 20 Years, MS Bill Would Ban "Gas Station Heroin," More... (2/22/23)

The Minnesota marijuana legalization bill continues to advance, so does a North Carolina medical marijuana bill, and more. Marijuana Policy Minnesota Marijuana Legalization Bill Wins One More
Genaro Garcia Luna. The former Mexican top cop found guilty in federal court in of taking bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel (CC)

Former Mexico Top Cop Found Guilty of Drug Trafficking, NM Safe Injection Site Bill Moves, More... (2/21/23)

The Republican-led Virginia House kills another drug reform bill, Iowa House Democrats roll out a marijuana legalization bill, and more. Marijuana Policy Iowa House Democrats File Marijuana
A proposed Florida initiative would allow medical marijuana patients to grow their own medicine. (Creative Commons)

MD Maryland Regulation Bill Poised to Advance, FL MedMJ Homegrow Initiative, More... (2/20/23)

A package of civil asset forfeiture bills is filed in Georgia, a psilocybin research bill advances in Arizona, and more. Marijuana Policy Maryland Marijuana Regulation Bill Poised
The Vancouver safe injection site. Could one be coming to Denver? (vch.ca)

CO Safe Injection Site Bill Filed, Twitter Okays Marijuana Ads, More... (2/17/23)

Marijuana legalization bills advance in Hawaii and Minnesota, a Virginia psilocybin reform bill dies, and more. Marijuana Policy Twitter Becomes First Social Media Platform to Allow Marijuana
An FDA panel has called for naloxone to be made available over-the-counter. (publicimage.org)

FDA Panel Calls for Over-the-Counter Naloxone, NH Legal Pot Bill Advances, More... (2/16/23)

Washington state legislators advance a bill allowing interstate marijuana commerce, Kansas lawmakers file a pair of asset forfeiture reform bills, and more. Marijuana Policy New Hampshire Marijuana

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