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Ohio Voters Legalize Marijuana [FEATURE]
With Ohio joining the ranks of the legal marijuana states, a majority of Americans now live with legalization.
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Buckeye Voters Could Make Ohio the 24th Legal Marijuana State on Tuesday [FEATURE]
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Naloxone. The White House wants the overdose reversal drug in all schools. (Creative Commons)
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A Colorado safe injection site bill gets pulled in the face of a gubernatorial veto threat, the New York Senate attempts to address issues hampering the rollout of the legal marijuana industry, and more.
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Lab-tested meth and heroin packets sold at cost by Vancouver's Drug Users Libertation Front (DULF).
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A MAGA marijuana legalization bill gets refiled, German parliamentarians finally get around to debating marijuana legalization, and more.
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California Governor Vetoes Psychedelic Decrim Bill [FEATURE]
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Pennsylvania Bill Imposing Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Some Fentanyl Overdose Death Passes Senate [FEATURE]
A contemporary crisis generates a tired, old response.
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Fentanyl seized in Portland, Oregon. (Multnomah Co. Sheriff)
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The DA in Oregon's most populous county weighs in on decriminalization, top US officials meet with their counterparts in Mexico on drugs and immigration, and more.