Drug War Chronicle #1219 - July 31, 2024
Students Take On DEA's Psychedelic Research Chemicals Ban [FEATURE]
The DEA is moving to ban two invaluable psychedelic research chemicals, DOI and DOC. Students and researchers with Students for Sensible Drug Policy are fighting back.
StoptheDrugWar.org's Marijuana Rescheduling Comment
Our rescheduling comment submitted on Regulations.gov last week argues that marijuana's Schedule I status harms small businesses and their workers, and that despite legalization and descheduling being our desired policy, rescheduling is the advisable step in this specific administrative process.
OK Appeals Court Rules MedMJ-Using Pregnant Women Can't Be Charged with Child Neglect, Drug Czar Honors Interdiction Efforts, More... (7/19/24)
Delaware's governor signs a bill letting medical marijuana dispensaries jump-start the adult-use market, New Hampshire's governor signs a bill adding anxiety disorder to the state's list of qualifying medical marijuana conditions, and more.
Kratom. It is banned in six states, regulated in others. A Kentucky law to regulate is on hold for lack of funding. (Project CBD)
OH Issues First Adult-Use Marijuana Business Licenses, US Citizen Sentenced to 13 Years on Russian Drug Charges, More... (7/22/24)
A new Kentucky law regulating kratom is in limbo for lack of funding, a new Pennsylvania bill would impose restrictions on medical marijuana users working in safety-sensitive positions, and more.
All eyes are on the DEA as it now heads toward issuing a "final rule" on marijuana rescheduling.
Public Comment Period on Marijuana Rescheduling Proposal Ends, Thai Government Backtracks on Marijuana Recrimin, More... (7/24/24)
The House Rules Committee has again blocked marijuana reform amendments to a must-pass spending bill, public comments on marijuana rescheduling suggest strong support for scheduling it, and more.
Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, head of the Sinaloa Cartel. He is now in US custody, but his arrest is unlikely to dent the flow of dope north. (State Department)
US Nabs Sinaloa Cartel Head, MN Opens Applications for First Adult-Use Pot Licenses, More... (7/26/24)
Drug cartel clashes in southern Mexico are creating a refugee flow into Guatemala, an Oregon initiative that would require marijuana businesses to have "labor peace" agreements is poised to make the ballot, and more.
Market Street in San Francisco's Tenderloin district, home to many of the city's welfare recipients. (Creative Commons)
San Francisco Could Pay Welfare Recipients to Stay Drug-Free, MA Safe Injection Site Hearing, More... (7/29/24)
The ACLU of Missouri is suing over state officials punishing a probationer for using medical marijuana; Glasgow, Scotland, is seeking to open a drug checking site, and more.
New Zealand drivers could be seeing signs like these soon after the government filed a roadside drug testing bill. (sonosheriff.org)
Key GOP Lawmakers Question Marijuana Rescheduling Process, Another FL Poll Has MJ Init Winning, More... (7/30/24)
A Senate committee advances a spending bill with medical marijuana protections included, New Zealand's new conservative government files a roadside drug testing bill, and more.
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