Drug War Chronicle #1217 - July 15, 2024
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Medical Marijuana Update
A Delaware bill to allow medical marijuana dispensaries to jumpstart legal adult-use sales awaits the governor's signature, Kansas lawmakers will take up medical marijuana in an interim session, and more.
Smalltime federal pot arrest records could go up in smoke under an expungement bill filed last week. (usmarshals.gov)
Federal Pot Expungement Bill Filed, CA Bill to Speed Psychedelic Research Goes to Governor, More... (7/8/24)
The Thai government has taken another step toward decriminalizing marijuana, North Carolina's Eastern Band of Cherokees began selling adult-use weed on July 4, and more.
Republican lawmakers in the capitol continue to try to wreak havoc with marijuana reforms. (Creative Commons)
GOP House Lawmakers Keep Messing with Marijuana Reforms, Florida Legalization Init Faces Opposition, More... (7/12/24)
The Florida marijuana legalization initiative is well-funded but its opposition could be too, Missouri pot tax revenues flow to drug treatment, veterans, and legal services for the poor, and more.
Mexican federal forces are seizing loads of methamphetamine, but fentanyl? Not so much. (Creative Commons)
WA Natural Psychedelic Legalization Initiative Filed, Mexican Fentanyl Seizures Plummet, More... (7/10/24)
Lawmakers in Kansas will spend two days of an interim session on medical marijuana hearings, Malaysian drug experts laud their government for moving toward drug decriminalization, and more.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is stepping up to campaign against Prop 36, which would roll back drug and sentencing reforms. (ca.gov)
MA Psychedelic Legalization Init Qualifies for Ballot, NC Latest State to Ban "Gas Station Heroin," More... (7/11/24)
A House Homeland Security subcommittee heard about the threat of Mexican cartel drones, California's governor will campaign against an initiative to roll back drug and sentencing reforms, and more.
Republican lawmakers in the capitol continue to try to wreak havoc with marijuana reforms. (Creative Commons)
GOP House Lawmakers Keep Messing with Marijuana Reforms, Florida Legalization Init Faces Opposition, More... (7/12/24)
The Florida marijuana legalization initiative is well-funded but its opposition could be too, Missouri pot tax revenues flow to drug treatment, veterans, and legal services for the poor, and more.
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