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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

The Louisiana legislature sees a marijuana legalization bill for the third year in a row, coca production is expanding in Guatemala but without signs of cocaine production, and more. [image:1

That Minnesota marijuana legalization bill continues to advance, the city of Amsterdam is banning outdoor pot smoking in its red light district, and more. Marijuana Policy Minnesota

An Arkansas Republican files a bill to put marijuana legalization before the voters in 2024, harm reductionists and drug reformers criticize the president's call for stronger criminal penalties around fentanyl

A small-town Pennsylvania police chief was slinging dope, so was an Ohio narcotics detective, and more. Let's get to it: In Greenburg, Pennsylvania, the Greenburg police chief was

In less than a month, voters in Oklahoma will be deciding if it will become the 22 nd state to legalize marijuana. In a special election set for March 7

That Minnesota marijuana legalization bill keeps advancing, another senator joins the call for the drug czar to be reinstated to a cabinet-level position, and more. Marijuana Policy

Adult-use marijuana sales got off to a hot start in Missouri, the Virginia Senate approves a bil lto allow adult-use marijuana sales, and more. Marijuana Policy Minnesota

Legal adult marijuana sales have commenced in Missouri, the Maryland legislature is moving to pass bills to set up a system of taxed and regulated legal marijuana commerce, and more

A Florida marijuana legalization initiative has passed its first hurdle on the way to the ballot, a new Texas poll shows very strong support for marijuana reforms, and more. [image:1

Virginia Republicans are in no hurry to get a legal marijuana market going, a Missouri bill would legalize psilocbying for therapeutic purposes, and more. Marijuana Policy Virginia

The Riders Come Out at Night: Brutality, Corruption, and Cover-Up in Oaklandby Ali Winston & Darwin Bondgraham (2023, Atria Books, 467 pp., $30 HB) The killing of Tyre

The North Dakota House kills an effort to allow medical marijuana patients to use edibles, a Republican congressman files a marijuana rescheduling bill, and more. Marijuana Policy

Mississippi becomes the latest state to see legal medical marijuana sales, the North Dakota House kills bills aimed at allowing patients to use edibles, and more. Mississippi Medical Marijuana

The White House punts on marijuana banking reform, Virginia bills to provide tax breaks to the marijuana industry and gear up for legal sales advance, and more.

An Arizona magic mushroom research bill is filed, Germany's plans to legalize marijuana face delays, and more. Marijuana Policy Washington State Home Cultivation Bill Gets Hearing This

A Minnesota marijuana legalization bill is cruising right along, Hong Kong bans CBD as a "dangerous drug," and more. Marijuana Policy Minnesota Marijuana Legalization Bill Keeps Advancing. A

Delaware bills to legalize marijuana are moving, a North Carolina medical marijuana bill is filed, and more. Marijuana Policy Delaware Marijuana Legalization Bill Wins Committee Vote. The

Civil asset forfeiture -- the police seizing cash or property from people without first obtaining a criminal conviction -- rankles Americans' sense of fundamental fairness, and legislators around the country