Drug War Chronicle #1165 - July 18, 2022
ICC headquarters, The Hague, Netherlands
What Comes Next in the Philippine Drug War and Will Duterte Pay for His Crimes? [FEATURE]
A parallel event to the UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development takes on the future of the Philippines drug war now that Duterte is gone.
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Medical Marijuana Update
A Nebraska initiative campaign hands in signatures, no more medical marijuana sales tax in the Garden State, and more.
A Nebraska medical marijuana initaitive campaign faces nail-biting time after handing in signatures with very little cushion.
ND Legalization Init Hands in Signatures, No More Sales Tax for NJ Patients, More... (7/8/22)
Signatures are handed in for a marijuana legalization initaitive in North Dakota and a medical marijuana initiative in Nebraska, and more.
The former president lauded China for executing drug offenders and suggested we should do the same. (Creative Commons)
NY Grey Market Pot Shop Crackdown, Trump Praises China's Death Penalty for Drugs, More... (7/11/22)
It looks like they will be voting to free the weed in North Dakota this year, Customs officers nail a 5,000 load of methamphetamine near the Mexican border, and more.
psychedelic pioneer Ann Shulgin (MAPS)
PA Governor Signs Pot Banking Protection Bill, RIP Ann Shulgin, Violence in Peru's Coca Zone, More... (7/12/22)
Pennsylvania will provide some protections to banks and insurers doing business with pot companies, a Florida therapeutic psilocybin bill is filed, and more.
San Francisco's Tenderloin (Creative Commons)
MA Drug Decrim Bills Move to Study Phase, New San Francisco DA Pledges Drug Crackdown, More... (7/13/22)
DC's congressional delegate files an amendment to allow marijuana use in public housing in places where weed is legal, Connecticut hands out its first social equity marijuana growing licenses, and more.
Marijuana is on the agenda on Capitol Hill. (Creative Commons)
Senate Democrats' Legal Weed Bill Coming Next Week, Peru Seeks US Help With Cocaine Planes, More... (7/14/22)
Some marijuana and psychedelic amendments have made it into a defense spending bill, Germany's Left Party is calling for drug decriminalization, and more.
Coca and cocaine production remained relatively stable at high levels last year. (Pixabay)
House Approves SAFE Banking Again, Colombia Cocaine Production Down Slightly, More... (7/15/22)
The NYPD reverses course on testing cops for marijuana, Colorado's governor signs an executive order protecting marijuana-using workers from discrimination, and more.
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