Drug War Chronicle #1127 - March 18, 2021
Psychedelics at the Statehouse 2021 [FEATURE]
Psychedelic reform bills are popping up like mushrooms after a rain shower all around the country.
Medical Marijuana Update
Medical marijuana remains up in the air in Mississippi, the South Dakota Senate has blocked the governor's efforts to delay implementation of a voter-approved medical marijuana initiative, and more.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A pair of northern California cops preyed like vultures on traffic coming from the state's marijuana producing regions, a trio of South Carolina head for federal prison over their dirty doings, and more.
![Magic mushrooms and other natural psychedelics are now the lowest law enforcement priority in DC. (Creative Commons) Magic mushrooms and other natural psychedelics are now the lowest law enforcement priority in DC. (Creative Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/Magic%20mushrooms%20wikipedia_18.jpg?itok=xwoov6jv)
Magic mushrooms and other natural psychedelics are now the lowest law enforcement priority in DC. (Creative Commons)
CA Coerced Treatment Bill Draws Opposition, WY Committee Advances Marijuana Legalization, More... (3/15/21)
New Mexico lawmakers have less than a week to get their act together and legalize marijuana, Republican US senators target drug cartels with a new bill, a fight is brewing over no-knock raids and warrants in the Kentucky House, and more.
![Oklahoma has a whopping 10,000 licensed medical marijuana businesses. Some lawmakers say that's enough. (Creative Commons) Oklahoma has a whopping 10,000 licensed medical marijuana businesses. Some lawmakers say that's enough. (Creative Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/med%20mj%20denver%20co%20wikim_25.jpg?itok=NMOFDS8f)
Oklahoma has a whopping 10,000 licensed medical marijuana businesses. Some lawmakers say that's enough. (Creative Commons)
COVID Relief Bill Has Big Bucks for Treatment & Prevention, NY Legal Pot Talks Stalled, More... (3/16/21)
A second marijuana legalization bill gets filed in Texas, New York's push to legalize marijuana hits a slight bump in the road, and more.
![New Mexico lawmakers are busy at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe as the clock ticks down on the session. (Creative Commons) New Mexico lawmakers are busy at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe as the clock ticks down on the session. (Creative Commons)](/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/New-Mexico-state-flags-one-design-March-15-1925_0.jpg?itok=QahSVvMW)
New Mexico lawmakers are busy at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe as the clock ticks down on the session. (Creative Commons)
NM Marijuana Legalization Deadline Looms, Australia to Fund Psychedelic Trials for Mental Illness, More... (3/17/21)
There are still more than 40,000 marijuana offenders behind bars in the US, Oregon's governor names the members of the state's Psilocybin Advisory Board, Australia moves toward clinical trials of psychedelics, and more.
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