Drug War Chronicle #1177 - January 6, 2023
The Insite safe injection site in Vancouver. Philadelphia wants one, too. (vch.ca)
Philadelphia Safehouse, DOJ Agree to Mediation on Safe Injection Site [FEATURE]
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
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The Top Ten International Drug Policy Stories of 2022 [FEATURE]
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.)
Coca, traditionally grown only in the Andes, is popping up in Central America and Mexico. (DEA)
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Call on Biden to Deschedule Marijuana, Belize Coca Bust, More... (12/23/22)
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
Magic mushrooms and other natural psychedelics are now decriminalized in Colorado. (Creative Commons)
MD Pot Decrim Now in Effect, CO Natural Psychedelic Decrim Now in Effect, More... (1/3/23)
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
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MS Makes Naloxone Available for Free, PA Fentanyl Test Strips Now Decriminalized, More... (1/4/23)
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
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Detroit Legal Adult Marijuana Sales Begin, MN DFL Files Marijuana Legalization Bill, More... (1/5/23)
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
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