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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
An Ohio narc gets nailed for peddling fentanyl, two Rikers Island jail guards go down for smuggling dope into the jail, and more. Let's get to it: In
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The House passes a bill easing research barriers for medical marijuana, a horrible bill aimed at women emerges in Alabama, and more. National House Approves Bill to Ease -
The Sentencing Project is warning of new mandatory minimums in a bill now before the Senate. (Creative Commons)DC Council Rejects Bill to Effectively Allow Legal Pot Sales, Cops Being Killed in Mexico's Zacatecas, More... (4/6/22)
A Georgia bill that would actually get cannabis oil into the hands of patients goes down, the DC city council narrowly rejects a bill that would effectively legalize adult pot -
marijuana leaf_91.jpgAL Bill Would Require Negative Pregnancy Test for MedMJ Purchases, DE Legal Pot Effort Revives, More... (4/5/22)
The House approves a bill easing barriers to medical marijuana research, meet the three Democrats who voted against marijuana legalization in the House last week, and more. Marijuana -
Will these Afghan opium fields become a thing of the past? The Taliban says it is banning opium production. (UNODC)Taliban Bans Opium Production, NH House Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill, More... (4/4/22)
Marylanders could get to vote on legalizing marijuana, the Taliban announce an opium ban, and more. Marijuana Policy Maryland Lawmakers Approve Marijuana Legalization Referendum . The House -
The MORE Act passed on a vote of 220-204, with only a handful of GOP votes. (House.gov)House Votes to End Federal Marijuana Prohibition by Passing MORE Act [FEATURE]
The House on Friday voted to legalize marijuana, the second time it has done so in two years. House Judiciary Committee Chair Jerrold Nadler's (D-NY) Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement -
A pill press machine. A new Mississippi law criminalizes their possession if not registered with the state.House to Vote on MORE Act Tomorrow; KY, SC Medical Marijuana Bills Face Obstacles, More... (3/30/22)
The House is set to approve marijuana legalization for the second time tomorrow, Mississippi lawmakers approve a bill criminalizing the possession of pill presses if not registered with the state -
The House is set to vote on the MORE Act this week. (Creative Commons)Amendments Fly as House Legal Pot Vote Looms, Singapore Hangs Man for Drug Trafficking, More... (3/30/22)
A Maryland marijuana legalization bill advances, New Mexico pot shops will open starting Friday, a Georgia therapeutic psychedelic study bill advances, and more. Marijuana Policy Lawmakers File -
The Biden White House moves to maintain the status quo on marijuana in its new proposed FY 2023 budget. (Creative Commons)MI Psychedelic Legalization Initiative Begins Signature Drive, Biden Budget Keeps Ban on DC Pot Sales, More... (3/29/22)
A new anti-drug reform super PAC emerges and targets a GOP congresswoman, Singapore is now set to hang a mentally disabled man on drug charges, and more. -
Buprenorphine. This and other Medications for Opioid Use Disorder will now be allowed in Bay State drug courts. (CC)MA Drug Courts Agree to Allow Medication-Assisted Treatment, CT Psychedelic Treatment Bill Advances, More... (3/28/22)
Illinois Senate Democrats roll out a pair of bills to fight the opioid overdose crisis, South Dakota's governor vetoes a bill removing old pot charges from public background checks, and