Drug War Chronicle #1196 - October 30, 2023
Pennsylvania Bill Imposing Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Some Fentanyl Overdose Death Passes Senate [FEATURE]
A contemporary crisis generates a tired, old response.
California Governor Vetoes Psychedelic Decrim Bill [FEATURE]
There will be no psychedelic decriminalization in California this year. Maybe next year.
State Sen. Sharif Street (D-North Philadelphia) is a key cosponsor of a marijuana legalization bill. (pa.gov)
Pushing for Social Equity as Pennsylvania Heads Toward Marijuana Legalization [FEATURE]
The push is on to legalize marijuana in the Keystone State, and black lawmakers want to make sure real equity measures get done.
On the street in Portland. (Creative Commons)
Effort to Recriminalize Drug Possession in Oregon Gets Underway [FEATURE]
Oregon pioneered all drug decriminalization in 2020. Now, an effort to reverse that is getting underway.
Two Hundred Families Call for a Health Response to Overdoses, Not Punishment [FEATURE]
There is a better, smarter, more humane way of dealing with the overdose crisis than a return to failed drug war policies.
New Hampshire Will Study the State Liquor Store Model for Legal Weed [FEATURE]
The Granite State could be the first in the nation to try selling weed through the state liquor store model.
Chronicle Book Review: Whiteout
How the face of opioid addiction in America turned white, and what that means.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Crooked jail and prison guards from Saginaw to South Carolina.
prescription ketamine (DEA)
CDC Says ODs Hit Record High Last Year, CA Bans "Excited Delirium" As Cause of Death, More... (10/12/23)
More usual suspects come out against the Ohio marijuana legalization initiative, the FDA issues a warning about the home use of prescribed ketamine, and more.
Rate of Black Men in Prison Has Dropped by Nearly Half, New Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug, More... (10/13/23)
Ohio's Republican Senate leader is threatening to mess with a marijuana legalization initiative if it passes, the Israel-Hamas war has caused a pause in Germany's march toward marijuana legalization, and more.
Hiccup for SAFER Banking Act Senate Vote, CA Governor Signs Social Media Drug Crackdown Law, More... (10/16/23)
Workers at Story Cannabis in Maryland's Mechansville are the latest in the industry to vote to unionize, Gavin Newsom signs a social media law that aims at cracking down on online drug sales, and more.
OR Lawmakers Discuss Measure 110 Rollback, Cartel Kills 13 Cops in Mexico, More... (10/24/23)
New York is rolling out a drug checking program, Seattle begins a crackdown on public drug use, and more.
Lab-tested meth and heroin packets sold at cost by Vancouver's Drug Users Libertation Front (DULF).
NH Commission Holds Legalization Hearing, Vancouver Cops Raid Unsanctioned Drug Suppliers, More... (10/26/23)
A MAGA marijuana legalization bill gets refiled, German parliamentarians finally get around to debating marijuana legalization, and more.
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