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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A small-town Pennsylvania got too friendly with the local drug dealer, a small-town Ohio cop probably wishes he had maintained domestic bliss, and more.
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An Amsterdam cannabis "coffee shop." More shops like this are coming to California. (Creative Commons)CA Marijuana Lounges Set to Expand, Coca Clashes in Bolivia, More... (8/3/22)
The country's largest federal workers' union wants an end to marijuana testing of employees in states where it is legal, Mexican cartel gunmen get in a shoot-out with the Guatemalan president's guards at a border village, and more. -
The Vancouver safe injection site. California cities could soon follow suit. (vch.ca)CA Safe Injection Site Bill Goes to Governer, WV Cities and Counties Settle with Opioid Distributors, More... (8/2/22)
Louisiana police can no longer search homes based on the odor of marijuana without a warrant, there is good polling for marijuana legalization in Missouri, and more. -
Chicago officials handed out Narcan and fentanyl test strips at last weekend's Lollapalooza festival. (Creative Commons)Poll Finds Support for Psychedelic Research for Military Members, Federal Marijuana Expungement Bill Filed, More... (8/1/22)
Last weekend's Lollapalooza festival in Chicago featured not only music but harm reduction measures, a new poll finds support for federal -- as opposed to state-level -- marijuana legalization, and more. -
San Francisco could become the largest US city to decriminalize psychedelics. (Creative Commons)AR Legalization Init Has Enough Signatures, UN Experts Criticize Singapore Drug Executions, More... (7/29/22)
Marijuana seizures at the US-Mexican border are down again, Colombia's Gulf Clan is escalating its attacks on police as it jockeys for position in upcoming negotations, and more. -
Psilocybin mushrooms. Legalizing them could be on the ballot in Medford, Oregon, this November. (Pixabay)White House Preps for MDMA Therapy Approval, MO Legalization Init Could Come Up Short, More... (7/28/22)
South Dakota's first state-licensed medical marijuana dispensary opens, the FDA is moving toward approval of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD, and more. -
pile-of-cash_180_249.jpgThis Week's Corrupt Cop Stories
A South Carolina deputy gets in trouble for his relationship choices, a former small-town Pennsylvania police chief's heroin habit gets him in trouble, and more. -
The ex-president offered a dark and dreary vision of America as he called for the death penalty for drug dealers. (CC)Trump Calls for Death Penalty for Drug Dealers, Senate Legalization Bill Gets Hearing, More... (7/27/22)
The House approves a medical marijuana research bill, Switzerland and Zimbabwe open up to medicinal cannabis, and more. -
Marijuana-Hemp-Plant-Green-Haze-Herb-1545759 CC Max Pixel_42.jpgSenate Dems' Legalization Bill Gets Hearing Tomorrow, Senate Bill to Allow TV Pot Ads in Legal States Filed, More... (7/26/22)
Senate Majority Leader Schumer's marijuana legalization bill gets two new cosponsors and a hearing tomorrow, a Cannabis Resource Center to promote equity in the industry launches in New York, and more. -
tryptamine molecule (Creative Commons)DEA Backs Off on Banning Five New Psychedelics, Colombia's ELN Hints at Peace Talks with New President, More... (7/25/22)
Signature-gatherers are criss-crossing the Cowboy State for a pair of marijuana initiatives, the DEA uncharacteristically backs off from some new prohibitions, and more.