Medical Marijuana Update
A Delaware bill to allow medical marijuana dispensaries to jumpstart legal adult-use sales awaits the governor's signature, Kansas lawmakers will take up medical marijuana in an interim session, and more.
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Mexican federal forces are seizing loads of methamphetamine, but fentanyl? Not so much. (Creative Commons)WA Natural Psychedelic Legalization Initiative Filed, Mexican Fentanyl Seizures Plummet, More... (7/10/24)
Lawmakers in Kansas will spend two days of an interim session on medical marijuana hearings, Malaysian drug experts laud their government for moving toward drug decriminalization, and more. -
The United Food & Commercial Workers Local 555 works to organize marijuana industry workers.House Committee Votes to Block Pot Rescheduling, Germany's First Marijuana Social Club Approved, More... (7/9/24)
A North Dakota marijuana legalization initiative campaign and an Oregon marijuana union initiative campaign both handed in signatures, and more. -
Smalltime federal pot arrest records could go up in smoke under an expungement bill filed last week. (usmarshals.gov)Federal Pot Expungement Bill Filed, CA Bill to Speed Psychedelic Research Goes to Governor, More... (7/8/24)
The Thai government has taken another step toward decriminalizing marijuana, North Carolina's Eastern Band of Cherokees began selling adult-use weed on July 4, and more. -
Tianeptine AKA gas station heroin--now banned in North Carolina. (FDA)Arkansas MedMJ Init Campaign Hands in Signatures, FL Poll Has Good Tidings for Legalization Init, More... (7/5/24)
North Carolina becomes the latest state to ban "gas station heroin," German conservatives vow to undo marijuana legalization if returned to power, and more. -
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A Miami cop had a habit of ripping off drug dealers, a Baltimore cop was trading pain pills and confidential information for cocaine, and more. -
The Delaware state capitol. Lawmakers there have approved a bill to expedite adult-use marijuana sales and promote social equity applicants. (Creative Commons)DE Bill to Let Dispensaries Begin Adult Use Pot Sales Goes to Governor, 19 Dead in Mexico Drug Gang Clash, More... (7/3/24)
One of the companies whose challenge to federal marijuana prohibition was thrown out this week vows to take it to the Supreme Court, and more. -
Eradicating coca in Peru's Upper Huallaga River Valley (Peru Interior Ministry)Federal Court Reject Pot Companies' Challenge to Prohibition, Peru Coca Eradication, More... (7/2/24)
California could see dueling initiatives seeking to increase fentanyl penalties, the Biden administration announces a new initiative on drug treatment for inmates, and more. -
Someone tell Florida lawmakers it's only a movie.New FL Law Protects Residents from Cocaine-Crazed Bears, CA Bars Must Now Offer Date Rape Drug Test Kits, More...(7/1/24)
A Mississippi medical marijuana dispensary operators lawsuit over a state advertising ban gets thrown out of federal court, and more.