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Psilocybin would be rescheduled under a bill just passed by the Virginia Senate. (Creative Commons)

MN Marijuana Legalization Bill Advances Again, VA Senate Passes Psilocybin Rescheduling Bill, More... (2/7/23)

Adult-use marijuana sales got off to a hot start in Missouri, the Virginia Senate approves a bil lto allow adult-use marijuana sales, and more. Marijuana Policy Minnesota
MDMA. Australia has legalized the medicinal use of MDMA and psilocbyin, a first. (Creative Commons)

Fed Court Says Pot Smokers Can Own Guns, Australia OKs Psychedelics as Medicines, More... (2/6/23)

Legal adult marijuana sales have commenced in Missouri, the Maryland legislature is moving to pass bills to set up a system of taxed and regulated legal marijuana commerce, and more
Luke Scarmazzo. Freed after 14 years for running a California medical marijuana dispensary. (Mission Green)

Federal MedMJ Prisoner Luke Scarmazzo Freed, MN Pot Legalization Bill Advances, More... (2/3/23)

A Florida marijuana legalization initiative has passed its first hurdle on the way to the ballot, a new Texas poll shows very strong support for marijuana reforms, and more. [image:1
Colombia President Petro wants to go after cocaine, not small coca growers. (Pixabay)

Hill Lawmakers Call on Biden to Restore Drug Czar to Cabinet Status, More... (2/2/23)

Virginia Republicans are in no hurry to get a legal marijuana market going, a Missouri bill would legalize psilocbying for therapeutic purposes, and more. Marijuana Policy Virginia
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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
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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Medical Marijuana Update

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

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