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Busy, busy, busy, at every level from federal rescheduling through bills in the states to local decision-making.

This year is shaping up to be a busy one for marijuana legalization and decriminalization bills at state houses around the country.

[inline:littlemarijuanaplant.jpg align=right]One of the reasons marijuana remains illegal is that a dedicated group of drug war profiteers and anti-pot zealots have been fighting pretty darn hard to keep it that way. But when you look at the political landscape surrounding the issue, it's not a pretty picture for those who still place pot atop their list of things to be concerned about.

The New Mexico legislature has commissioned a study of emerging and evidence-based harm reduction practices, including supervised injection sites. That could lead the way to a pilot program there.

[inline:stonedcircle.jpg align=right]You may think legalizing marijuana is such a great idea, but what if it's actually the worst idea ever? Here's someone who believes the latter, and they've written a letter to their local newspaper explaining why.

Two of our four bad apples this week come from the Big Apple, one for planting drugs and one for transporting them.

Bills that would require state legislators to undergo drug tests have been filed in Missouri and Tennessee.