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Where Marijuana Legalization Could Win at the Statehouse in 2022 [FEATURE]

Nearly a decade after voters in Colorado and Washington led the way, marijuana is now legalized for adult use in 18 states, the District of Columbia, and the territory of

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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

This week, we have a trio of jail guards gone bad. Let's get to it: In Cheshire, Connecticut, a former state prison correctional officer was arrested last Thursday for allegedly

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Medical Marijuana Update

The Supreme Court asks for Justice Department input on a pair of medical marijuana workers compensation cases, a South Dakota tribe defends non-tribal medical marijuana card holders who face arrest

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Marijuana. It is popular in Florida. (Creative Commons)

NY Governor Signs Bill to Let Hemp Growers Grow Marijuana, Avocado Imports Resume After Cartel Threat, More... (2/23/22)

A new poll finds three out of four Floridans are ready to legalize marijuana, the Supreme Court asks the Justice Department to file a brief in a pair of medical

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Trucker shortage? 60,000 are sidelined because of testing positive for marijuana. (Creative Commons)

DE Marijuana Legalization Advances in House, AL Fentanyl Test Strip Bill Nears Final Vote, More... (2/22/22)

Bills to end civil asset forfeiture and block "equitable sharing" with the feds are filed in Tennessee, a Delaware marijuana legalization bill advances, and more. Marijuana Policy

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SD Marijuana Legalization Advances, Congress Extends Fentanyl Analog Criminalization Again, More... (2/18/22)

Marijuana Policy Kentucky Democrats Roll Out Marijuana Legalization Bill. A group of Democratic lawmakers on Thursday rolled out a bill that would legalize sales, expunge marijuana crimes

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There are moves afoot to ease access to medical marijuana for senior citizens. (Sandra Yruel/DPA)

NY Marijuana Licensing and Equity Bill Goes to Governor, Italian High Court Throws Out Plants Referendum, More... (2/17/22)

An Alabama marijuana decriminalization bill advances, so does a Hawaii bill that would legalize marijuana for people over 65, and more. Marijuana Policy Alabama Marijuana Decriminalization Bill

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Psychedelic Reform Possibilities in 2022 [FEATURE]

Activists in Denver opened psychedelic floodgates for the United States with their successful psilocybin decriminalization initiative in 2019. Since that time, the trickle of bills and initiatives seeking to undo

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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

A Florida deputy goes down for trying to set up an innocent man, an Ohio narc gets ready to head for prison after getting caught in an FBI sting, and more.

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Tryptamines. The DEA wants to ban five of the psychedelic substances, but the ban is being challenged. (streetdrugs.org)

Challenge to DEA Plan to Ban 5 Tryptamines Will Get Hearing, VA Senate Approves Early Marijuana Sales, More... (2/15/22)

A marijuana legalization bill gets filed in Missouri, a marijuana decriminalization bill is filed in Wyoming, and more.

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MD Lawmakers Begin Work on Pot Legalization Bills, Honduras Former Prez Detained on US Drug Charges, More... (2/15/22)

The Oregon Health Authority has released draft rules for therapeutic psilocybin, the New Mexico legislature approves legalizing fentanyl test strips, and more.

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Joe Manchin apparently doesn't like harm reduction. (senate.gov)

Manchin, Rubio File Anti-Crack Pipe Bill; Public Health PR Firm Launches Overdose Memorial Site, More... (2/14/22)

Oregon goes after water haulters in a bid to repress illicit pot grows, the Utah House approves a psychedelic study task force bill, and more.

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Ten senators have asked the Biden administration to get moving on demilitarizing the police. (Creative Commons)

Senate Dems Look for Input on Pot Legalization Bill, DPA Chides Biden Administration on Crack Pipe Kerfluffle, More... (2/11/22)

Chuck Schumer is trying to get his marijuana legalization bill finalized, an Illinois bill would fix a bizarre situation around expungement of past marijuana offenses, and more.

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Opioid pain prescribing practices are in the news. (Creative Commons)

CDC Prepares New Opioid Prescribing Guidelines, OH Senate Won't Take Up Legalization Voter Init, More... (2/10/22)

The South Carolina Senate approves a medical marijuana bill, a new Rand study tracks opioid prescribing declines, and more.

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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

A small-town Georgia cops gets caught slinging weed from his patrol car, a corrupt killer Puerto Rican cop heads for decades in prison, and more.

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These States Could Still Approve Medical Marijuana in 2022 [FEATURE]

Thirteen states still don't have full-fledged medical marijuana programs. That could change this year in a half dozen of them.

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A broken crack pipe. Bowing to noise from the right, the Biden administration won't fund harm reduction kits with them. (CC)

Washington Drug Decrim Init Ready for Signature Gathering, Crack Pipe Funding Furor, More... (2/9/22)

Thailand removes cannabis from its schedule of controlled substances (but marijuana legalization is still down the road a bit), a Washington state drug decriminalization initiative is cleared to begin signature gathering, and more.

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DOJ Signals Openness to Safe Injection Sites, Congressional Commission Issues Overdose Strategy Report, More... (2/8/22)

Pennsylvania sees its first ever legislative debate on marijuana legalization, Tennessee sees a slew of marijuana-related bills, and more.

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Marijuana legalization could be coming to the Senate in April. (Creative Commons)

Schumer Says Marijuana Legalization Bill Coming in April, Study Questions Reliability of Maternal Drug Testing, More... (2/7/22)

Wisconsin's governor vetoes a bill that would have dramatically hiked criminal penalties for butane marijuana extraction, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel is now making bombs to deploy against the military, and more.

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The ACLU and NAPW are sticking up for pregnant women subjected to non-consenual drug testing again. (Creative Commons)

House Passes Bill With SAFE Banking, Psilocybin Rescheduling Petition Filed, More... (2/4/22)

A key Maryland legislator rolls out a marijuana legalization bill, the Utah legislature approves employment protections for medical marijuana cardholders, and more.