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A BC company has been awarded a license to make and distribute cocaine. (Pixabay)

BC Company Awarded License to Make and Sell Cocaine, Voting Underway for OK Pot Initiative, More... (3/3/23)

A Florida marijuana legalization initiative is about halfway home on signature gathering, Arizona politics is roiled by an unsubstantiated charge that the Sinaloa Cartel is bribing state and county officials
Attorney General Merrick Garland says DOJ is "still working" on marijuana policy. (DOJ)

Attorney General Garland Talks Pot on Capitol Hill, TN MedMJ Bill Killed, More... (3/2/23)

California legal marijuana sales revenues decrease for the first time ever, a fourth Michigan city endorses natural psychedelic decriminalization, and more. Marijuana Policy Attorney General Says DOJ
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Chronicle Book Review: "Shielded: How the Police Became Untouchable"

Shielded: How the Police Became Unaccountable by Joanna Schwartz (2023: Viking Press, 308 pp., $30 HB) As Donald Trump laid out his fascistoid law and order platform last month
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Medical Marijuana Update

A North Carolina medical marijuana bill is moving, an Idaho initiative campaign is not, and more. Idaho Idaho Medical Marijuana Initiative Campaign Comes Up Short on Signatures
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

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