Six States Where the Voters Could Decide on Marijuana Policy in 2024 [FEATURE]
A half-dozen states could see marijuana legalization or medical marijuana initiatives on the ballot this year.
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Lawmakers in the Granite State are dealing with a bevy of medical marijuana bills, a North Carolina Native American tribe opens the state's first dispensary, and more.
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Pres. Biden has issued 11 new pardons and clemencies. But those still in prison will mostly still be waiting a long time to go free. (whitehouse.gov)
Biden Pardons a Handful of Former Drug Prisoners, CA Therapeutic Psychedelics Bill Advances, More... (4/24/24)
The Kansas governor signs a civil asset forfeiture reform bill into law, a South Carolina medical marijuana bill that has languished for months finally gets some attention, and more.
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Federal workforce drug testing could soon omit MDMA, add fentanyl. (Creative Commons)
Hawaii Senate Kills Pot Decrim Expansion; Federal Drug Tests Could Drop MDMA, Add Fentanyl, More... (4/23/24)
Maine's governor signs a bill to seal the records of past marijuana offenses, a North Carolina tribe opens the first medical marijuana dispensary in the state, and more.
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They smoked pot in Texas in 1973, too. (Creative Commons)
CO Safe Injection Site Bill Killed, Crowds on Golden Gate Park's Hippy Hill for 4/20, More... (4/22/24)
Pot fans gathered in Berlin and San Francisco to mark 4/20, the Colorado Senate has approved a social media bill that could ban praise of illicit drugs, and more.
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Why is marijuana still illegal anywhere in America when polls consistently find strong support for legalization? (Creative Commons)
Another Poll Has a Strong Majority for Marijuana Legalization, MO Veterans' Psilocybin Bill Advances, More... (4/19/24)
Granite State lawmakers ponder a bevy of medical marijuana bills, a Data for Progress poll has two-thirds supporting marijuana legalization, and more.
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Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), a federal pot policy pioneer, wins an award for his efforts. (House.gov)
Blumenauer Honored for Marijuana Leadership, Sentencing Commission Ends Acquitted Conduct Punishments, More... (4/18/24)
That National Conference of State Legislatures reiterates its support for banking access for pot businesses, Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) files a marijuana expungement bill, and more.
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Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema says drugs such as cocaine and Ecstasy should be regulated--not banned. (Creative Commons)
ND Legal Pot Initiative Filed, Amsterdam Mayor Calls for Regulated Cocaine, Ecstasy Sales, More... (4/16/24)
The UN says Colombian coca cultivation is at an all-time high, North Carolina lawmakers move to ban "gas station heroin," and more.
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Therapeutic psychedelics could be coming to California after a bill in Sacramento advances. (Creative Commons)
CA Therapeutic Psychedelics Bill Advances, KY Prison Guards Tase Prisoners for Drug Test Fails, More... (4/16/24)
There was some torture-style nastiness over failed drug tests in a Kentucky prison, Kentucky lawmakers act to expedite medical marijuana licensing, and more.
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) is persona non grata on four Native American reservations. (Creative Commons/Gage Skidmore)
SD Gov Banned by Tribes Over Cartel Comments, Brazil Senate Considering Prohibition Amendment, More... (4/15/24)
A political battle is looming in Brazil over drug decriminalization, New York's attorney general is investigating a hospital for drug testing pregnant patients without their consent, and more.
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widely seen photo of funeral for victim of Duterte's drug war
Online This Week: Victims Move Forward from the Philippine Drug War
Victims/survivors of Duterte's extrajudicial drug war killings face continuing hardship and indignity. This event will explore challenges they face, efforts being made to help them, and how it affects the ICC Philippines case.
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The Rio Grande River marks the US-Mexico border in Texas. And fentanyl flows like water across that border. (Creative Commons)
NH House Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill, CA Methadone Access Bill Filed, More... (4/12/24)
Customs and Border Patrol announces a new fentanyl crackdown, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and others file the SEEK HELP to protect people administering naloxone, and more.
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The psilocbyin molecule. Maine lawmakers have passed a bill to study how to regulate it. (Creative Commons)
Poll Finds Americans Want to Grow Their Own Weed, ME Psychedelic Study Bill Goes to Governor, More... (4/11/24)
Maine lawmakers reject a xenophobic effort to crack down on illicit pot grows, District of Columbia lawmakers reject an effort to tighten location restrictions on dispensaries, and more.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is pushing to get a marijuana legalization bill filed this month. (Creative Commons)
Senate Democrats to Roll Out Marijuana Legalization Bill This Month, More... (4/10/24)
A poll of marijuana consumers offers some hints about who they will vote for in November, a group of US senators condemns Russia for holding a Pennsylvania medical marijuana user prisoner, and more.
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More truck drivers are just saying no to drug testing. (Creative Commons)
More Truck Drivers Refuse Drug Tests, KS Asset Forfeiture Reform Heads to Governor, More... (4/9/24)
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signs a bill protecting medical marijuana-using state and local government employees, GOP senator demands Border Patrol step back from easing restrictions on past marijuana use among new hires, and more.
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A New York bill to require informed consent before drug testing pregnant women gets some opposition. (Creative Commons)
CO House Passes Safe Injection Site Bill, Christiania Rips Up Pusher Street, More... (4/8/24)
A New York bill to require informed consent before drug testing pregnant women hits a roadblock, Australia's New South Wales gets its first drug checking pilot program, and more.
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Chronicle Mini-Book Mini-Review: A Weed Grows in Boston
Once upon a time, marijuana was illegal in Massachusetts...
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Iran executed nearly 500 drug offenders last year, Amnesty International reports. (Handsoffcain.org)
FL Governor Warns Against Weed Initiative, Iran's Execution Binge, More... (4/5/24)
A New York judge threw a scare into the state's marijuana industry but all is better now, Vancouver activist Dana Larsen opens another drug-checking operation, and more.
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Psilocybin mushrooms. Psychedelic task force bills are moving in Alaska and Maine. (Pixabay)
MA Governor Pardons Marijuana Possessors, AK Psychedelic Task Force Bill Advances, More... (4/4/24)
A New York bill aims to crack down on illicit weed sales, a Hawaii bill to deepen pot decriminalization advances, and more.