Drug War Chronicle #1037 - September 26, 2018
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Will New Jersey Be the Next State to Legalize Weed?
The governor and the legislature are just about ready to roll.
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Will Denver Be the First Place in America to Legalize Magic Mushrooms?
Next year, the Mile High City could get even higher.
North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park, where the prairies meet the badlands. (Creative Commons)
Republicans Are Playing Dirty in Their Bid to Stop North Dakota's Legal Pot Initiative
The GOP-led Health Department radically inflated cost estimates, and the GOP-led legislature went along with it.
Senator Trillanes at our March 2018 event (photo courtesy Joey Tranchina)
Statement: Philippine Court Fails Crucial Test
StoptheDrugWar.org condemns the Duterte administration's illegal move to imprison a second prominent drug war critic, and the court system's strained logic going along with it.
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Medical Marijuana Update
The House Judiciary Committee approved a medical marijuana research bill, but with an obnoxious provision; a hundred Michigan dispensaries get a reprieve, Louisiana docs get the right to recommend medical marijuana to as many patients as they wish, and more.
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Medical Marijuana Update
It's been pretty quiet on the medical marijuana front this week, but the DEA has okayed the importation of Canadian marijuana for research purposes, and more.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein is coming around on marijuana policy. (senate.gov)
Chronicle AM: Feinstein Cosponsors STATES Act, US Will Bar Canadian Pot People from Entry, More... (9/14/18)
Medical professionals are on board with marijuana legalization, and Diane Feinstein is getting there, too; the latest national drug use survey is out, US Customs talks tough about Canadians and marijuana, and more.
Synthetic cannabinoids are being blamed for five deaths and dozens of overdoses in the nation's capital. (Louisiana Health Dept.
Chronicle AM: DC "Fake Pot" Overdose Outbreak, Canada Pot Travel Ban Pushback, More... (9/17/18)
Tough talk about barring Canadians with links to legal marijuana leads one congressman to act, "fake pot" kills five and leaves dozens sick in DC, Oklahoma's medical marijuana fight continues, and more.
South Africans celebrate Constitutional Court ruling legalizing private pot possession and use Tuesday. (The Smokers Club)
Chronicle AM: South Africa Legalizes Pot Possession, Senate Passes Opioid Bill, More... (9/18/18)
South Africa just became the first country on the continent to legalize marijuana possession, New Jersey wants to be the next state to legalize marijuana, the Senate passes a limited opioid bill, and more.
President Trump will address a UN side meeting of hard-line drug war counties next week. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: Trump Plans UN Meeting to Push Drug War, NJ Pot Bill Details Unveiled, More.... (9/19/18)
President Trump is headed to the UN to rally global drug warriors, New Jersey's long-awaited marijuana legalization bill is just about ready, Philadelphia settles a massive asset forfeiture lawsuit, and more.
Colombia peasand farmer in his coca field. (DEA)
Chronicle AM: Coalition to Fight House "Drug War" Provision, Colombia Coca Crop at Record High, More... (9/20/18)
A provision in the House opioid bill that would let the attorney general set sentences for synthetic drug offenses generates opposition, Colombia's coca production was at record levels last year, the DEA has okayed the import of Canadian marijuana for research purposes, and more.
The flag of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands. It flies high today. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: Northern Marianas Islands Legalizes Weed, CA Pot Appellations Coming, More... (9/21/18)
The Northern Marianas Islands becomes the first US territory to legalize marijuana, a New Mexico poll has strong support for marijuana legalization, and more.
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