Somebody in Washington state thinks people who smoke pot should not be hired in drug treatment positions, Iran hangs nine more people for drug convictions, and more.
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South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has commuted the sentences of a dozen people imprisoned for "unlawful ingestion" of drugs. (CC)
There is yet another hiccup in the effort to get Alabama medical marijuana dispensaries open, South Dakota's Republican governor commutes the prison sentences of a dozen people for using drugs, and more.
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Biden grants more pardons and clemencies. (whitehouse.gov)
A Ukrainian rightist faction is blocking the signing of the just-passed medical marijuana bill, the Biden administration moves to expand access to naloxone at federal facilities, and more.
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Portland, Oregon. The state has released an audit on progress in addressing the drug problem. (Creative Commons)
Pennsylvania bills to protect medical marijuana patients from DUI charges are moving, Oregon releases an audit of the state's progress in dealing with its drug problem in the Measure 110 era, and more.
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David Borden at UN headquarters in Vienna, less than 30 years ago (photo by nearly 30-year board member Joey Tranchina)
30 years ago this month, we sent the first bulletins to our fledgling email list. Today StoptheDrugWar.org continues to target unfilled or underfilled roles in drug policy reform where can make a needed difference.
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Bern, the Swiss capital, is considering legalizing the sale of cocaine for recreational purposes. (Pixabay)
Voters in California's fabled Humboldt County will vote in March on whether to rein in marijuana grows, Colombia ponders whether to legalize coca and poppy production for non-drug purposes, and more.
The parties in a lawsuit over the constitutionality of imposing federal pot prohibition in legal marijuana states agree to an extension, an Italian petition drive to force parliament to take up marijuana legalization is underway, and more.
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Dozens of pregnant Oklahoma women have been prosecuted for using medical marijuana. (Creative Commons)
Maryland's governor orders a bureaucratic reshuffling in a bid to stem the overdose crisis, a fentanyl and xylazine testing bill heads to the Pennsylvania governor's desk, and more.
The Ohio legislature's effort to revise the voter-approved marijuana legalization law will not get done this year, the Kansas Republican Senate leader says he is open to medical marijuana, and more.
The World Health Organization is going to review the status of coca leaves, the Colombian Senate kills mariuana legalization, at least for now, and more.
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A Dutch cannabis coffeeshop. An experiment with legally grown weed begins this week. (Creative Commons)
More than 100,000 Show Me State residents have seen their pot bust records erased, a pair of conservative rural California counties move to end needle exchanges, and more.
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Up to five grams of cocaine is now decriminalized (again) in Colombia. (Creative Commons)
A pair of Missouri lawmakers are pushing a psilocybin therapy bill for next session, a clash between a drug gang and villagers in Mexico leaves 14 dead, and more.
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Congress is moving ahead with a plan to allow psychedelic studies with active-duty military members. (Creative Commons)
A South Dakota marijuana legalization initiative can begin signature-gathering, Wyoming's high court rules cops can seize cash from legal marijuana operations in other states, and more.
The DEA threatens Georgia pharmacies over sales of low-THC cannabis oil, a proposed California initiative would make it easier to prosecute dealers in the cases of fatal drug overdoses, and more.