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Medical Marijuana Update
California medical marijuana patients get more protections, so do District of Columbia city employees, and more.
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"Rainbow" fentanyl--not aimed at kids, experts say. (Multnomah County Sheriff)Poll Finds SAFE Banking Act Has Broad Support, DEA Fentanyl Scaremongering, More... (9/7/22)
Missouri's Republican governor rejects a call to include marijuana legalization in an upcoming special session, a DC court reverses the firing of a medical marijuana-using employee accused of being high on the job, and more. -
The ex-president baselessly accused Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman of abusing hard drugs. (Creative Commons)Iran Drug Executions Surge, Trump Baselessly Accuses Fetterman of Abusing Hard Drugs, More... (9/6/22)
Marijuana legalization initiatives in Arkansas and Missouri face challenges, California's governor signs a pair of medical marijuana bills, and more. -
San Francisco's Tenderloin is a drug hot spot. (Creative Commons)PA Pot Pardon Program Unveiled, New York City Rally for Safe Injection Sites Statewide, More... (9/2/22)
New York City's child welfare agency is still holding marijuana use against parents--especially black ones--San Francisco's new DA is approaching misdemeanor drug prosecutions much like the old one she accused of being "soft on crime," and more. -
Michigan State Police alerted prosecutors that their drug tests for THC instead alerted for CBD. (Creative Commons)MI Police Admit Pot Driving Drug Tests Are No Good, CA Pot Bills Go to Governor, More... (9/1/22)
Indonesia has more than 200 people on death row for drug offenses, an effort by a Nebraskas medical marijuana campaign to block part of the state's signature-gathering requirements is rejected by an appeals court, and more. -
voting-booth_10.jpgThese Six States Could Legalize Marijuana on Election Day [FEATURE]
By the time voting ends in November, we could see half of all states embracing marijuana legalization. -
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An Arkansas cop breaks bad, a North Carolina detective gets nailed for crooked busts, and more. -
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Nebraska medical marijuana initiative campaigners make a last gasp effort to get on the November ballot, and more. -
marijuana leaf_96.jpgCA Bill to Protect Workers' Off-Duty Marijuana Use Passes, OK Supreme Court to Decide If Legal Pot Initative Makes Ballot, More... (8/31/22)
Workers' rights to use marijuana off duty are in the news, a Missouri marijuana legalization campaign draws organized opposition from within the cannabis community, and more. -
Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the Andean Presidential Council in Lima Monday. (Presidency of the Republic, Peru)CA Governor Signs Fentanyl Test Strip Bill, FL Sets MedMJ Rules, More... (9/30/22)
Residents of La Paz, Bolivia, are growing weary of coca grower clashes, Colombia's new president calls for a regional assembly to plot alternatives to the war on drugs, and more.