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Colombian President Gustavo Petro is pushing again for marijuana legalization. This will be the ninth try in the Congress. (Creative Commons)

DEA Sets MJ Rescheduling Hearing Date After Election, Colombia to Try Again on Legalization, More... (8/27/24)

North Dakota lawmakers have come up with a revenue and expense estimate if a marijuana legalization initiative passes, a Swedish labor court has ruled for employers in a drug testing case, and more.
The Intuit Dome Arena under construction last year. A California bill would let its billionaire owner sell booze later than anyone else in the state. (Creative Commons)

CA Bill Would Allow Arena VIP Lounge to Sell Booze Until 4:00am, More... (8/26/24)

A California appeals court has ruled that marijuana crumbs on the floorboard of a car can be probable cause for a vehicle search, Maine moves forward on clearing the criminal records of marijuana offenders, and more.
Former Haitian President Michael Martelly has been hit with sanctions by the Treasury Department over his ties to the cocaine trade and drug gangs. (Embassy of Haiti)

Fired VT MedMJ User Loses Unemployment Appeal, US Sanctions Former Haitian President Over Drugs, More... (8/23/24)

Yakima, Washington, has approved a plan to bar drug offenders from certain neighborhoods, a Missouri appeals court upholds expungements for THC -- not just weed -- and more.
Mexican soldiers out fighting the cartels. (Creative Commons)

IA Push for Fentanyl Test Strip Legalization, Case of Kidnapped Cartel Leader Grows More Bizarre, More... (8/22/24)

A poll of polls finds strong support for marijuana legalization but less so than two years ago, South Dakota medical marijuana operators are complaining about delta-8 and delta-10 THC products, and more.
In the hash fields of Morocco in pre-legalization times. (Cannabis Culture)

FL Legal Pot Campaign Maintains Huge Funding Advantage, Morocco Pardons Pot Farmers, More... (8/21/24)

New York state has now passed half a billion dollars in legal marijuana sales, a factional dispute within the Sinaloa Cartel is heating up and turning deadly, and more.
The Democratic National Convention is in Chicago this week. The party platform touts marijuana reforms but doesn't mention legalization. (Creative Commons)

Democratic Platform Touts Marijuana Reforms but Doesn't Mention Legalization, More... (8/19/24)

The Biden administration opposes eliminating marijuana testing for military recruits, the Philippines' leading family political dynasties are fighting like two scorpions in a bottle over drug war accountability, and more.
Ukraine's parliament, ther Verkhovna Rada

Poll Finds Swing State Voters Support Marijuana Reforms, Ukraine MedMJ Law Now in Effect, More... (8/16/24)

A Florida state senator plans to file a bill to ban public smoking to prevent legal weed from stinking up the state, and more.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

The Chronicle was on vacation last week, but prohibition-related law enforcement corruption took no holiday.
Psilocybin mushrooms. Olympia, Washington, has become the latest locality to move to ease access to them. (Creative Commons)

Dallas to Vote on Pot Decriminalization, PA Study Finds Racial Profiling Traffic Stops No Longer a Problem, More... (8/15/24)

The Olympia, WA, city council has voted to decriminalize natural psychedelics, the former head of the British Virgin Islands is headed to a US prison for drug trafficking, and more.
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA). The nonagerian drug warrior is worried marijuana rescheduling is moving too fast. (senate.gov)

New FL Polls Split on Legalization Initiative, Mexico Investigates Drug Kingpin's Delivery to US, More... (8/14/24

Long-time congressional drug warrior Chuck Grassley has concerns about marijuana rescheduling, Maine utilities regulators don't bite on an offer from the power company to rat out illegal marijuana grows, and more.

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