Drug War Chronicle #1197 - November 9, 2023
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Ohio Voters Legalize Marijuana [FEATURE]
With Ohio joining the ranks of the legal marijuana states, a majority of Americans now live with legalization.
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Buckeye Voters Could Make Ohio the 24th Legal Marijuana State on Tuesday [FEATURE]
Marijuana may be about to conquer another Midwest state.
Ancestral healer Don Pedro Sinuiri Barta (Xanen Weni in his native Shipibo) remains under medical attention. (imc.fund)
San Francisco Task Force to Charge Fentanyl ODs as Homicides, Peru Healer Stabbed, More... (10/30/23)
A Kansas poll has two-thirds support for marijuana legalization, a bipartisan group of lawmakers calls on DEA to deschedule marijuana, and more.
Naloxone. The White House wants the overdose reversal drug in all schools. (Creative Commons)
OH Polls Say Pot Initiative Will Pass Next Week, White House Urges Naloxone in Schools, More... (11/1/23)
A Colorado safe injection site bill gets pulled in the face of a gubernatorial veto threat, the New York Senate attempts to address issues hampering the rollout of the legal marijuana industry, and more.
Chewing coca leaf in Bolivia. Overall coca cultivation was down last year. (Creative Commons)
CT Doubles Amount of Weed You Can Buy Legally, Bolivia Coca Cultivation Drops, More... (11/2/23)
Vancouver Police crack down on shops selling magic mushrooms, Pennsylvania lawmakers consider marijuana legalization -- including a state liquor store model -- and more.
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House Legal Weed Bill Reintroduced, Peru Eradicates Coca Crops, More... (11/3/23)
Most Michigan state job seekers will not have to worry about pre-employment pot tests anymore, the Senate approves a bill that would allow VA docs to recommend medical marijuana for veterans, and more.
Afghanistan's opium poppy fields have largely vanished in the wake of a Taliban ban. (Creative Commons)
UN Says Afghan Opium Production Plummets, Raided Vancouver Magic Mushroom Shop Reopens, More... (11/6/23)
Sweden is moving to broaden access to the opiate overdose drug naloxone, one of three Vancouver magic mushoom shops raided by police last week has reopened and the other two will be reopening shortly, and more.
Congress can't keep its hands off DC marijuana laws. (Creative Commons)
House Committee Blocks DC Legal Weed Sales, Colombia Hack Exposes DEA Agents, More... (11/7/23)
A New York assemblyman wants to ban marijuana billboards, Utah medical marijuana dispensary workers vote to unionize, and more.
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Gallup Poll Has Support for Legalizing Pot at All-Time High, House Move to Block Weed Rescheduling, More... (11/8/23)
The Florida Supreme Court hears oral arguments over whether a marijuana legalization initiative will appear on the November 2024 ballot, a key House committee chair is moving to block marijuana rescheduling, and more.
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