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A Montana bill would block child welfare workers from removing children simply because of a parent's drug use, San Francisco is ready to move forward on safe injection sites, and

The US Virgin Islands legalizes marijuana, a Mississippi fentanyl test strip bill is moving, and more. Marijuana Policy US Virgin Islands Governor Signs Marijuana Legalization, Expungement Bills

A San Diego deputy has some bad habits, a Florida jail guard was peddling pot brownies to prisoners, and more. Let's get to it: In Tampa, a Hillsborough County

Oregon Republicans want to undo the will of the voters on drug decriminalization, Mexico's former top security official is now on trial in New York for taking bribes from the

The state legislative season is upon us, and medical marijuana keeps popping up at statehouses, and in Congress. National GOP Congressman Files Bill to Protect Gun Rights of Medical

A New York bill would end civil asset forfeiture, a Utah bill would decriminalize fentanyl test strips, and more. Medical Marijuana GOP Congressman Files Bill to Protect

An Ohio bill would revamp the state's medical marijuana program, New York's governor signs a bill mandating that the state immediately re- or deschedule Schedule I drugs if federal law

A North Dakota bill would increase monthly THC limits for medical marijuana patients, a South Dakota bill would bar pregnant or breast-feeding women from getting medical marijuana cards, and more

This year's state legislative season is just beginning, and there is already evidence that the psychedelic renaissance now underway is reaching into statehouses across the land. In at least eleven

Legal adult marijuana sales have begun in Connecticut, a marijuana legalization bill is filed in Tennessee, and more. Marijuana Policy It's Official: Connecticut Legal Adult Use Marijuana

The Wisconsin GOP may finally be ready to embrace medical marijuana, the US Sentencing Commission says there are no more federal pot possession prisoners, and more. Medical

A Mexican judge has blocked the extradition of El Chapo's son to the US, you can now get a license to grow your own marijuana in Missouri, and more. [image:1

The Mexican cartel leader who escaped during Sunday's Tijuana prison attack has been shot dead, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration rejects hair testing for drugs, and more. [image:1 align:right

The legislative season is getting underway, here come the marijuana legalization bills, and more. Marijuana Policy Kentucky Lawmaker Files Marijuana Legalization Constitutional Amendment. After years of the Republican-dominated

For nearly four years, the Philadelphia nonprofit Safehouse has seen its effort to open a safe injection site in the city stymied by a federal court case brought against it

Violence continues in Ciudad Juarez in the wake of a deadly Sunday prison break, Mississippi has created a web site where residents can order free naloxone, and more. [image:1 align:left

The Justice Department is suing a major pharmaceutical distributor over its role in the opioid crisis, a Virgin Islands marijuana legalization bill goes to the governor, and more. [image:1 align:right

Here is the good, the bad, and the ugly in international drug policy developments in 2022. (Read about 2022's good, bad and ugly in domestic drug policy here.)

There's a big payout for a Georgia woman falsely arrested on cocaine charges, British police chiefs call for drug decriminalization, and more. Marijuana Policy Bipartisan Group of

Law enforcement officers and prosecutors systematically violate the constitutional rights of innocent property owners and interstate drivers, seizing cash and other valuable items without legitimate probable cause, which deprives individuals