A New York bill increasing civil penalties for illicit pot shops is signed into law, Oregon regulators approve the nation's first licensee for therapeutic psilocybin services, and more.
A Maryland bill implementing legal marijuana commerce is signed into law, an Oklahoma bill cracking down on illicit medical marijuana grows is signed into law, and more.
An Ohio signature-gathering campaign to put marijuana legalization on the November ballot is about to get underway, Wisconsin Republicans kill the governor's marijuana legalization proposal and a whole bunch more, and more.
Three Colorado Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to kill a safe injection site bill, a Texas bill to impose harsher penalties on fentanyl dealers has passed both chambers, and more.
The SAFE Banking Act is back. Bipartisan legislation to increase public safety through statutorily authorizing state-legal marijuana businesses access to the financial sector was reintroduced in both the House and
An Oklahoma cop ripped off both the department and his fellow officers, an Arizona prison guard takes the whole family along for a smuggling trip, and more. In Warner
Senate Republicans play politics with a veterans' medical marijuana bill, and more. National Senate Republicans Block Veterans' Medical Marijuana Bill from Advancing. After a "spirited debate" in the
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The Insite safe injection site in Vancouver. Pennsylvania GOPers want to criminallize such facilities. (vch.ca)
The Texas House gives preliminary approval to a marijuana decriminalization bill, Senate Republicans block a veterans' medical marijuana bill, and more. Marijuana Policy California Bill to Crack
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Fentanyl test strips. Texas GOP senators are blocking a bill to decriminalize them. (Creative Commons)
A bipartisan bill addressing xylazine gets filed, Texas Republican senators block a fentanyl test strip bill, and more. Psychedelics Colorado Senate Advances Psychedelic Regulation Bill Without Local
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The Middle Eastern amphetamine Captagon. The EU sanctions Syrian officials for their role in the trade. (narcanon.us)
Another year of no marijuana legalization for Louisiana, the European Union sanctions Syrian officials and entities for trafficking in a Middle Eastern amphetamine, and more. Marijuana Policy
Dispensaries are finally coming to Georgia (though product choice is limited), a trio of 4/20 week polls show continuing strong support for marijuana legalization, and more. Marijuana
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The Delaware state capitol, where lawmakers and the governor came together to legalize marijuana. (Creative Commons)
As Saturday night turned into Sunday morning, Delaware became the 22 nd state to legalize marijuana. That is because Gov. John Carney (D), who is skeptical of legalization and who
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro was at the White House Thursday to discuss drug policy, among other topics. (Creative Commons)
There will be no marijuana law reform in Alabama this year, senior senators introduce a package of criminal justice reform bills, and more. Marijuana Policy Alabama Legislative
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The people from Project Weber/RENEW who will staff Rhode Island's first safe injection site. (PWR)
Dozens of advocacy groups urge the White House to end federal pot prohibition, Brazil's new president reinstalls civil society representatives on the national drug policy council, and more. [image:1 align:right
The end is in sight. After surviving a perilous passage through more than two dozen House and Senate committees, companion marijuana legalization bills, House File100 and Senate File 73 are
A federal bill to let vets use medical marijuana is back, a package of medical marijuana bills is moving in the Oklahoma House, and more. National Bipartisan Bill