Another type of prescription drug is implicated in thousands of opioid ODs each year. Doctors, patients -- and non-medical users -- need to be made aware of the risks.
A new study suggests that medical marijuana can reduce opioid abuse, Arkansas and Florida continue to grapple with addressing voter-approved medical marijuana laws, and more.
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Will South Dakota ever approve medical marijuana? Voters could have another chance in 2018. (Flickr)
South Dakota activists hope the third time's the charm when it comes to medical marijuana initiatives, a Georgia CBD expansion bill advances, the Oklahoma Supreme Court slaps down former Attorney General (now EPA head) Scott Pruitt over medical marijuana ballot language, and more.
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The ACP sees an opioid crisis and has some progressive approaches. (Creative Commons/Wikimedia)
A leading doctors' group comes out for a progressive approach to opioid addiction, new research suggests medical marijuana can reduce opioid-related emergencies and overdoses, the Tennessee legislature slaps down pot decriminalization in Memphis and Nashville, and more.
Canada says it will legalize marijuana by July 1, 2018 (or does it?); Chris Christie will be named White House "drug commissioner," Illinoisans are ready to legalize weed, and more.
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Jeff Sessions loathes marijuana, but is going after it the best use of DOJ resources? (senate.gov)
Arizona initiative would legalize all drugs, Delaware will see a marijuana legalization bill this year, a West Virginia medical marijuana bill advances, and more.
A Cleveland jail guard gets caught trying to smuggle heroin to an accused rapist, a Border Patrol veteran heads to prison for trying to traffic cocaine, and more.
Busy, busy. Lawmakers in Arkansas and North Dakota try to "fix" medical marijuana initiatives, New York chronic pain patients can now use medical marijuana, a CBD compromise is reached in Georgia, and more.
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Marijuana legislation is on the move in Montpelier. (Creative Commons/Wikimedia)
Legalization bills are still alive in Rhode Island and Vermont, Idaho (!) is on the verge of passing civil asset forfeiture reform, North Dakota activists are threatening to strike back if the legislature messes too much with the state's new voter-approved medical marijuana law, and more.
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Medical marijuana is keeping state legislatures busy. (Creative Commons/Wikimedia)
The New York Times reports on fatal SWAT drug raids, Australian former premiers and police chiefs call for drug decriminalization, medical marijuana keeps statehouses busy, and more.
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David Borden's coordination of a video criticizing Philippines Pres. Duterte is making waves in Manila. (YouTube)
StoptheDrugWar.org draws the ire of the Duterte regime in Manila, Vermont's pot legalization bill gets a needed extension, a federal bill to create a National Commission on Criminal Justice is filed, and more.
Yesterday's DEA raids in Colorado do not signal a new crackdown, the agency says; Georgia CBD cannabis oil legislation looks set to advance, Rand Paul reintroduces a federal asset forfeiture reform bill, and more.
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Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte is under attack at home and abroad over drug war abuses. (The Fix)
The Philippines' bloody-handed president is facing harsh criticism as the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs meets in Vienna, West Virginia gets a marijuana legalization bill, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio rolls out a plan to fight opioid addiction and overdoses, and more.
An Indiana cop gets nailed for pilfering pain patches, a Cincinnati police dispatcher gets popped with 200 pounds of pot, a New Jersey cop gets nailed for getting sexual favors from a woman in drug court, and more.
Arkansas and Florida continue grappling with implementing the will of the voters, a Colorado bill to limit personal grows advances, Kansas legislators advance a CBD bill despites the wishes of medical marijuana activists, and more.
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A bill that would decriminalize small-time marijuana possession is moving in Santa Fe. (irin.org)
The US Congress has voted to allow states to force drug tests on people seeking unemployment benefits, decriminalization bills get filed in Florida and advance in New Mexico, another mass grave is uncovered in Old Mexico, and more.
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The US attorney general made more inflammatory remarks about marijuana on Wednesday. (senate.gov)