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The Top Ten Domestic Drug Policy Stories of 2021 [FEATURE]
As always, there was a lot going on in the realm of domestic drug policy, and here are ten of the year's most important stories.
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New York city safe injection sites have already reversed 59 overdoses. (Creative Commons)NYC Safe Injection Sites Already Saving Lives, Commutations for Drug Prisoners Could Be Coming, More... (12/23/21)
An Iowa Republican legislative leader shoots down Democrats' plan for a constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana, it's the time of year for presidential pardons and commutations, and more. -
pregnant woman.jpgFighting Back Against the Non-Consensual Drug Testing of Pregnant Women [FEATURE]
A New York hospital is taken to task for drug testing pregnant women without their consent, then siccing authorities on them for false negatives they should have caught. -
pile-of-cash_180_231.jpgThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A DEA agent heads to prison for diverting $9 million from money-laundering investigations, a California cop heads to jail for throwing out an exonerating drug test of a woman driver, and more. -
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The medical marijuana front remains fairly quiet this week, but there's unhappy news for New Mexico patients, and more. -
The Justice Department has determined that federal prisoners released because of the pandemic can stay home. (Pixabay)Iowa Constitutional Amendment to Legalize Marijuana, Fed Prisoners Released Due to Pandemic Can Stay Home, More... (12/22/21)
The Biden administration rolls out new sanctions aimed at international drug trafficking, a Washington state town endorses psychedelic reforms, and more. -
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No more pot tickets in St. Looey. (Pixabay)No More Pot Tickets in St. Louis, NY Hospital Sued Over Nonconsensual Drug Testing of Pregnant Women, More... (12/21/21)
An Ohio marijuana legalization initiative campaign hands in initial signatures, St. Louis becomes the latest city to give up on policing small-time pot possession, and more. -
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) apparently doesn't think too highly of his constituents. (senate.gov)CO Psychedelic Initiatives Filed, San Francisco State of Emergency Over Drugs & Crime in Tenderloin, More... (12/20/21)
Joe Manchin thinks his constituents would use child tax credit payments to buy drugs, a state of emergency in San Francisco could clear the way for a safe injection site, and more. -
Horacio Estrada-Elias with family, 2014Federal Judge Throws Out Purdue Pharma Oxycontin Settlement, 90-Year-Old Pot Prisoner Freed, More... (12/17/21)
The Ohio Senate approves a medical marijuana expansion bill, Baltimore will end pre-employment drug and alcohol screening for potential city government hires, and more.