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How to Legalize Ecstasy -- and Why [FEATURE]
Is it time to legalize MDMA? The Beckley Foundation thinks so.
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The opium poppy defeated all American efforts to suppress it in Afghanistan, US officials have conceded. (UNODC)Chronicle AM: US Afghan Opium Fiasco, New Zealand LSD Microdosing Trials, More... (12/11/19)
Expungements for past minor pot offenses are beginning in Chicago, clinical trials on LSD microdosing are about to get underway in New Zealand, Kentucky's new Democratic governor moves to restore voting rights for ex-felons, and more. -
The Wolverine state is embracing legal marijuana if early sales figures are any indication. (Creative Commons)Chronicle AM: House Resolution Condemns Racist Drug War, Prison Racial Disparities Shrink, More.... (12/10/19)
Michigan legal pot sales are off to a hot start, a House resolution demands Congress apologize for racist drug war, a new report finds declining racial disparities in incarceration, and more. -
Britain's Beckley Foundation has published a report that is a roadmap to legal, regulated Ecstasy markets. (Erowid.org)Chronicle AM: OR Drug Decriminalization Initiative, ND Marijuana Legalization Initiative, More... (12/6/19)
A second North Dakota pot legalization initiative has submitted language to state officials, the Beckley Foundation publishes a report on getting to legal Ecstasy, and more. -
Andrew Yang wants to decriminalize opiates and fund safe injection sites like this one in Vancouver. (vch.ca)Chronicle AM: Yang on Safe Injection Sites, Bloomberg on Marijuana, More... (12/5/19)
Michigan pot shops see high demand on opening day, Democratic contenders stake out drug policy positions, Maine finally has all pot business applications ready, and more. -
The New Hampshire Senate is not ready to go further with legal pot or expanding medical marijuana. (CC)Chronicle AM: NH Senate Panels Kill Legal Pot, MMJ Expansion Bills; Fed Agency Eases Hiring Rules, More... (12/4/19)
The US Virgin Islands could be moving toward marijuana legalization, but New Hampshire isn't--at least for now. -
marijuana leag wiki_5.pngChronicle AM: New Zealand Marijuana Legalization Referendum Coming, SD Hemp Fight, More... (12/3/19)
South Dakota lawmakers are moving toward trying again to legalize industrial hemp, New Zealand provides information on a coming marijuana legalization referendum, and more. -
Will magic mushrooms be on the California state ballot next year? Stay tuned. (Creative Commons)Chronicle AM: CA Magic Mushroom Initiative Seeks Signatures, MI Legal Pot Sales Begin, More... (12/2/19)
Michigan's era of legal marijuana sales begins, a California magic mushroom decriminalization initiative is cleared for signature gathering, and more. -
No flavored vapes for Massachusetts residents. (Creative Commons)Chronicle AM: NJ Governor Now Calls for Pot Decrim, MA Bans Flavored Vaping Products, More... (11/27/19)
Mexico responds to President Trump's move to designate cartels as terrorist organizations, Massachusetts becomes the first state to ban flavored vaping products, and more. -
Filipino President Duterte is being called out on his drug war by Vice President Robredo. (Creative Commons)Chronicle AM: Biden Walks Back Pot "Gateway Theory" Remarks, Philippines VP Warns Duterte on Drug War, More... (11/26/19)
Facing criticism, Joe Biden walks back his marijuana "gateway theory" remarks; the FDA designated psilocybin therapy a "breakthrough therapy" for the second time, and more.