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The Justice Department signals it will appeal a federal court ruling invalidating the federal ban on guns for pot users, Colombia calls for coca leaf decriminalization, and more. [image:1 align:right

A long-shot marijuana legalization bill is filed in Florida, a fentanyl test strip decriminalization bill gets a hearing in Arkansas, and more. Marijuana Policy Florida Marijuana Legalization

A Florida marijuana legalization initiative is about halfway home on signature gathering, Arizona politics is roiled by an unsubstantiated charge that the Sinaloa Cartel is bribing state and county officials

California legal marijuana sales revenues decrease for the first time ever, a fourth Michigan city endorses natural psychedelic decriminalization, and more. Marijuana Policy Attorney General Says DOJ

Shielded: How the Police Became Unaccountable by Joanna Schwartz (2023: Viking Press, 308 pp., $30 HB) As Donald Trump laid out his fascistoid law and order platform last month

A North Carolina medical marijuana bill is moving, an Idaho initiative campaign is not, and more. Idaho Idaho Medical Marijuana Initiative Campaign Comes Up Short on Signatures

North Carolina's Senate gives initial approval to a medical marijuana bill, New Jersey lawmakers pass a bill giving pot businesses the ability to take state business tax deductions, and more

A Pennsylvania GOP state senator is pushing for gun rights for medical marijuana patients, an Italian court clarifies that hemp is not a narcotic, and more. Marijuana

Queensland will become the first Australian state to okay pill-testing, Vancouver magic mushrooms shops are not illegal but thriving anyway, and more. Harm Reduction Kansas Bill to

An Idaho medical marijuana initiative didn't get past the signature gathering stage, US correctional populations declined in 2021, and more. Marijuana Policy New Hampshire Marijuana Legalization Bill

They're trying again in North Caroliina, a Florida group wants to put a home grow initiative on the ballot, and more. Colorado Colorado Legislative Committee Kills Medical Marijuana

The Minnesota marijuana legalization bill continues to advance, so does a North Carolina medical marijuana bill, and more. Marijuana Policy Minnesota Marijuana Legalization Bill Wins One More

The Republican-led Virginia House kills another drug reform bill, Iowa House Democrats roll out a marijuana legalization bill, and more. Marijuana Policy Iowa House Democrats File Marijuana

A package of civil asset forfeiture bills is filed in Georgia, a psilocybin research bill advances in Arizona, and more. Marijuana Policy Maryland Marijuana Regulation Bill Poised

Marijuana legalization bills advance in Hawaii and Minnesota, a Virginia psilocybin reform bill dies, and more. Marijuana Policy Twitter Becomes First Social Media Platform to Allow Marijuana

Washington state legislators advance a bill allowing interstate marijuana commerce, Kansas lawmakers file a pair of asset forfeiture reform bills, and more. Marijuana Policy New Hampshire Marijuana

Two Great Plains medical marijuana laggards are seeing efforts to advance. Kansas Kansas Senators File Medical Marijuana Bill. The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee has filed a

Elections have consequences, as Virginia voters are finding out. Two years ago, a Democratically-controlled Senate and House passed legislation legalizing marijuana, and the Democratic governor signed it

Senate Majority Leader Schumer is trying to get some movement on marijuana legislation, a psilocybin research bill advances in Arizona, and more. Marijuana Policy Schumer Meets with

Four federal legislators file a bill to strengthen the drug war in the Caribbean, a Hawaii bill to ease the way toward the therapeutic use of psilocybin and MDMA passes