A former DARE cop gets decades in prison for sexually assaulting teens years ago, a south Texas cop faces an occupational hazard, and more. Let's get to it:
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Eating poppy seed bagels can result in a positive drug test for opiates, and that can have consequences. (Pixabay)
Two New Jersey women who ate poppy seed bagels before going to the hospital to give birth, and were then reported for possible child abuse or neglect after testing positive
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Naloxone nasal sprays will be available OTC by late summer, the FDA has announced. (Creative Commons)
A North Carolina marijuana legalization bill has been filed, more New York regions have been cleared to license marijuana businesses, and more. Delaware Marijuana Legalization Bills Go
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"Whippets"--used nitrous oxide containers. Laughing gas could soon be banned in Britain. (CC)
A Montana bill would turn back the clock on legal marijuana sales, a House bill to increase fentanyl penalties but also ease scientific research on Schedule I substances wins a
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Increased coca and cocaine production in Colombia is leading to paradoxical hard times for coca growers. (dea.gov)
Hawaii's Democratic House speaker pumps the brakes on marijuana legalization, and Idaho medical marijuana bill emerges, and more. Marijuana Policy Hawaii Marijuana Legalization Bill Dies for Lack
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Zaza, a product containing the opiate-like drug tianeptine, is now banned in Kentucky. (Creative Commons)
A bill banning minors from buying Delta-8 THC products is signed into law in Kentucky, a bill banning medical marijuana use by pregant or breast-feeding women is signed into law
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Therapeutic psilocybin is coming to Oregon. The first license has just been issued. (Pixabay)
Memphis cops really like seizing people's cars, the Swiss will have a summer of marijuana legalization pilot projects, and more. Marijuana Policy Arizona Nonprofits Can Now Apply
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Despite a half-century of the modern war on drugs, the cocaine trade is booming. (Creative Commons)
More than 60 years after coca and cocaine were banned internationally under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, and more than a half-century since the commencement of the modern
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US Secretary of State Blinken agrees with Lindsay Graham that cartels control parts of Mexico. (state.gov)
A Republican senator is calling on the banking industry to step up for a marijuana banking bill, the Oklahoma Senate moves to tighten up rules around medical marijuana grows, and
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Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akundzada announced on ban on cannabis cultivation Sunday. (CC)
That Minnesota marijuana legalization bill keeps rolling toward final passage, Colombia's president suspends a ceasefire with a rightist drug trafficking group, and more. Marijuana Policy Minnesota Marijuana
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The border "bomb" turned out to be a ball stuffed with sand wrapped in duct tape. (CBP)
Medical marijuana is killed in Kansas but survives in Kentucky, cocaine production hits an all-time high, and more. Medical Marijuana Kansas GOP Lawmakers Kill Medical Marijuana Bill
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Fentanyl. Texas is the latest state to experiment with charging sellers with murder if an overdose happens. (Creative Commons)
The Texas Senate has approved a bill raising fentanyl penalties, a Delaware Senate committee advances a pair of marijuana legalization and regulation bills, and more. Marijuana Policy
An East Texas police chief breaks bad, and there's trouble on the task forces. Let's get to it: In Payne Springs, Texas, the Payne Springs police chief and
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The Rio Grande River. There be cartels on the other side, and the GOP wants to call them "terrorists." (C)
A Kentucky medical marijuana bill faces a looming Senate deadline, Vermont lawmakers file a number of drug reform bills, and more. Medical Marijuana Kentucky Medical Marijuana Bill
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Coca leaf chewing is a traditional practice in Bolivia. (Creative Commons)
A trio of psychedelic research bills is filed in Texas, a Maine bill would allow for marijuana consumption at pot shops, and more. Marijuana Policy Biden Budget
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It's not just opiates. A settlement between drug distributors and states is leaving lots of patients in the lurch. (DEA)
The Justice Department is open to Sentencing Commission marijuana guideline reforms, a Texas bill to remove jail time for pot possession advances, and more. Marijuana Policy Justice
Fractures: Rule of Law Challenges in the Global Drug War side event at the 66 th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Friday March 17, 20232:10-3:00pm CET |
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Mexican President Lopez Obrador flatly rejects calls from GOP lawmakers for US military force in Mexico. (Creative Commons)
Nevada lawmakers filed a bill to legalize magic mushrooms, bipartisan senators file a federal asset forfeiture reform bill, and more. Marijuana Policy Delaware House Passes Legal Marijuana
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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is ready to go to war with Mexican cartels. (senate.gov)
Indiana marijuana reform bills appear dead in the water, Lindsay Graham will file a bill designating Mexican cartels as terrorists organizations, and more. Marijuana Policy Indiana Marijuana
Voters in Oklahoma resoundingly rejected the State Question 820 marijuana legalization initiative Tuesday in an election where it was the only thing on the ballot. With 99 percent of the