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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A group of New Jersey jail guards partied too hearty, an Alabama cop gets caught with cocaine and marijuana, and more.
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Supreme Court Won't Hear Marijuana Rescheduling Case, New Zealand Marijuana Vote Saturday, More... (10/14/20)
The Supreme Court slaps down the latest effort to reschedule marijuana, Pennsylvania's governor is again calling on the legislature to legalize marijuana, New Zealand votes on marijuana legalization on Saturday, and more.
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The Psychedelic Revolution is Coming to the Ballot Box -- This Year [FEATURE]
Two quite different psychedelic policy initiatives are on the ballot in Oregon and Washington, DC, next month.
Cocaine en route to Europe seized by Spanish police.
NJ Police Chiefs Warn on Marijuana Legalization, European Drug Tends, More... (10/13/20)
Mississippi's Republican governor tries to undermine a medical marijuana initiative, the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction has a new report out, and more.
A Virginia bill would bar police from making stops for small-time equipment infractions and searching based on the odor of weed.
VA Bill to Limit Traffic Stops Goes to Governor, NJ Pot Poll Looking Good, More... (10/12/20)
The Arizona marijuana legalization initiative picks up a big endorsement, Michigan's governor signs a package of "clean slate" bills that includes expunging past pot offenses, and more.
Cocaine overdose deaths rose dramatically between 2013 and 2018, the CDC reports. (Pixabay)
CDC Reports on Rising Cocaine Overdoses, Mexico Poppy Farmers Vow to Fight Eradication, More... (10/9/20)
South Dakota's marijuana legalization initiative picks up support from a leading state political figure, the CDC says cocaine overdose deaths nearly tripled between 2013 and 2018, and more.
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VT Becomes 11th State to Legalize Personal Use Marijuana Sales, ME Legal Sales Start Tomorrow, More... (10/8/20)
The Virginia legislature has passed bills limiting the ability of police to use the odor of marijuana as the pretext for a warrantless search, Vermont has approved a legal adult use marijuana marketplace, and more.
Violence and targeted killings continue to plague the Colombian countryside. (Creative Commons)
Oregonian Endorses Drug Decrim Measure, Mexico Cartel Post-COVID Threat, More... (10/7/20)
Arizona may relax its past marijuana use rules for police applicants, the International Crisis Group calls out the Colombian government over the assassination of hundreds of activists and human rights workers, and more.
Peyote buttons and other natural psychedelics would be effectively decriminalized by a DC initiative. (Creative Commons)
OR Drug Decrim Init Gets Chan/Zuckerberg Donation, DC Dems Endorse Psychedelic Initiative, More... (10/6/20)
Facebook's founder kicks in half a million dollars for Oregon drug decriminalization, the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition launches a national dialog on the overdose crisis and COVID, a group of French MPs show their reactionary side, and more.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
An LAPD officer gets nailed for stealing money from a grow op worker's backpack during a marijuana raid, and a trio of jail guard break bad.