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Seized cocaine. Even amidst the fentanyl crisis, the US is still keeping an eye on cocaine, the drug czar says. (DHS)

Philly Mayor Nixes Opioid Settlement Funds for Needle Exchanges, MD Bill Would Hike Fentanyl OD Sentences, More... (3/7/24)

A federal court in Vermont rules that the ADA does not protect medical marijuana patients, the drug czar says the cocaine trade remains a US priority, and more.
A Connecticut bill would require hospitals to conduct drug tests on patients suffering non-fatal drug overdoses. (Creative Commons)

HI Senate Approves Legal Pot Bill, INCB Releases Annual Report, More... (3/6/24)

San Francisco voters approved a measure to require drug testing of cash welfare beneficiaries, Connecticut lawmakers heard about a bill to require hospitals to drug test non-fatal overdose patients, and more.
Street scene in Portland, Oregon. Look for cops making more drug arrests once the governor signs a recriminalization bill. (Creative Commons)

DE Rolling Out Informal Draft Rules for Legal Pot Commerce, OR Non-Profit Threatens Lawsuit Over Drug Recriminalization, More... (3/5/24)

Pot legalization activists head to Harrisburg, an Oregon agency estimates that drug arrest levels will rise again after recriminalizing drug possession, and more.
The streets in Portland are going to get a little meaner once police can go back to arresting drug users. (Creative Commons)

In Bold Step Backward, OR Lawmakers Vote to Recriminalize Drug Possession [FEATURE]

Oregon's experiment with drug decriminalization has been killed in its crib. All that is left is for the governor to perform the last rites.
Overlooking San Francisco from the Marin Highlands. The city votes tomorrow on screening welfare recipients for drugs. (Creative Commons)

San Francisco to Vote on Drug Screening Welfare Users, Hawaii Legal Weed Bill Advances, More... (3/4/24)

Congressional negotiators have come up with a spending bill that includes marijuana riders, a medical marijuana expansion bill is filed in Kentucky, and more.
Trump and Duterte: Allies in Violence (video)

This seems like a good time to rewatch our 2020 video...
Getting high in Thailand. In the future, you'll likely need a medical marijuana card to do that. (Creative Commons/RetinaFunk)

Reform Groups Call for Descheduling Cannabis, Honduras Busts Another Coca Plantation, More... (3/1/24)

The Colorado House has approved a bill allowing school bus drivers and students to administer naloxone and drug test strips, Thailand is moving toward banning recreational marijuana, and more.
Medical Marijuana Update

South Dakota takes a regressive step, while Utah takes a progressive one.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

A thug narc gets a short prison stay, and more. Let's get to it.
Psilocybin is getting a lot of attention at statehouses these days. (Creative Commons)

VA Lawmakers Approve Pot Sales Bills, OR Drug Recrim Bill Advances, More... (2/29/24)

Measures to allow the therapeutic use of psilocybin advanced in Arizona and Missouri, and more.

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