Drug War Chronicle #1209 - April 25, 2024
Six States Where the Voters Could Decide on Marijuana Policy in 2024 [FEATURE]
A half-dozen states could see marijuana legalization or medical marijuana initiatives on the ballot this year.
Down OM Farm's Daniel Fink on the job. (Down OM)
Trying to Grow Pot Right is a Real Fight [FEATURE]
Mom-and-pop legal marijuana farmers trying to grow in the most Earth-friendly fashion face many obstacles, but they keep on keepin' on.
Medical Marijuana Update
Lawmakers in the Granite State are dealing with a bevy of medical marijuana bills, a North Carolina Native American tribe opens the state's first dispensary, and more.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A meth-slinging Pennsylvania police chief gets ready to head to prison and so does a former NYPD officer who used her desk duties to cook up dope deals.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) is persona non grata on four Native American reservations. (Creative Commons/Gage Skidmore)
SD Gov Banned by Tribes Over Cartel Comments, Brazil Senate Considering Prohibition Amendment, More... (4/15/24)
A political battle is looming in Brazil over drug decriminalization, New York's attorney general is investigating a hospital for drug testing pregnant patients without their consent, and more.
Therapeutic psychedelics could be coming to California after a bill in Sacramento advances. (Creative Commons)
CA Therapeutic Psychedelics Bill Advances, KY Prison Guards Tase Prisoners for Drug Test Fails, More... (4/16/24)
There was some torture-style nastiness over failed drug tests in a Kentucky prison, Kentucky lawmakers act to expedite medical marijuana licensing, and more.
Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema says drugs such as cocaine and Ecstasy should be regulated--not banned. (Creative Commons)
ND Legal Pot Initiative Filed, Amsterdam Mayor Calls for Regulated Cocaine, Ecstasy Sales, More... (4/16/24)
The UN says Colombian coca cultivation is at an all-time high, North Carolina lawmakers move to ban "gas station heroin," and more.
Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), a federal pot policy pioneer, wins an award for his efforts. (House.gov)
Blumenauer Honored for Marijuana Leadership, Sentencing Commission Ends Acquitted Conduct Punishments, More... (4/18/24)
That National Conference of State Legislatures reiterates its support for banking access for pot businesses, Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) files a marijuana expungement bill, and more.
Why is marijuana still illegal anywhere in America when polls consistently find strong support for legalization? (Creative Commons)
Another Poll Has a Strong Majority for Marijuana Legalization, MO Veterans' Psilocybin Bill Advances, More... (4/19/24)
Granite State lawmakers ponder a bevy of medical marijuana bills, a Data for Progress poll has two-thirds supporting marijuana legalization, and more.
They smoked pot in Texas in 1973, too. (Creative Commons)
CO Safe Injection Site Bill Killed, Crowds on Golden Gate Park's Hippy Hill for 4/20, More... (4/22/24)
Pot fans gathered in Berlin and San Francisco to mark 4/20, the Colorado Senate has approved a social media bill that could ban praise of illicit drugs, and more.
Federal workforce drug testing could soon omit MDMA, add fentanyl. (Creative Commons)
Hawaii Senate Kills Pot Decrim Expansion; Federal Drug Tests Could Drop MDMA, Add Fentanyl, More... (4/23/24)
Maine's governor signs a bill to seal the records of past marijuana offenses, a North Carolina tribe opens the first medical marijuana dispensary in the state, and more.
Pres. Biden has issued 11 new pardons and clemencies. But those still in prison will mostly still be waiting a long time to go free. (whitehouse.gov)
Biden Pardons a Handful of Former Drug Prisoners, CA Therapeutic Psychedelics Bill Advances, More... (4/24/24)
The Kansas governor signs a civil asset forfeiture reform bill into law, a South Carolina medical marijuana bill that has languished for months finally gets some attention, and more.
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