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There are fewer of these in Thailand these days. (UNODC)
Chronicle AM: VA Pot Decrim Bill Heads for House Floor Vote, Thai Opium Cultivation Declines, More... (2/6/20)
Marijuana decriminalization is moving in Virginia, medical marijuana home cultivation is moving in New Hampshire, a class action lawsuit goes after Detroit-area car seizures, and more.
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Medical Marijuana Update
The fight over medical marijuana in Alabama heats up, a Pennsylvania court sides with a worker fired over legal medical marijuana use, and more.
'Shroom decriminalization could be coming to the nation's capital. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: DC Psychedelic Initiative Advances, VT Legal Pot Sales Bill Moves Again, More... (2/5/20)
Vermont's House is moving on a legal marijuana sales bill approved last year by the Senate, Rhode Island legislators yield in a fight with the governor over medical marijuana, and more.
The states in black are home to the nation's worst governors when it comes to marijuana policy. (NORML)
Republican Reefer Reactionaries: Meet America's Eight Worst Governors on Marijuana Reform [FEATURE]
The worst governors on weed, according to NORML.
Illinois is the latest state to discover green gold. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: Taking Sides on Marijuana Legalization in NY, PA MMJ Wrongful Firing Court Ruling, More... (2/4/20)
Major players in New York are staking out positions on marijuana legalization, a Pennsylvania court rules in favor of a worker fired for legal medical marijuana use, and more.
A Maryland bill would make kratom a Schedule I drug. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: VT Legal Marijuana Sales Bill Moves, MD Kratom Ban Bill Moves, More... (2/3/20)
Vermont is moving toward full, commercial marijuana legalization, Maryland is moving toward banning -- not regulating -- kratom, and more.
South Dakota, where testing positive for illicit drugs can be charged as a felony. (Flickr)
Chronicle AM: MO MJ Init Launches, SD Unlawful Ingestion Bill, More... (1/31/20)
A Georgia bill would result in quasi-decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana, a South Dakota bill would amend the state's unique felony internal possession law to only make it a misdemeanor, and more.
Bernie Sanders is looking at using an executive order to end federal marijuana prohibition. (senate.gov)
Chronicle AM: Drug Overdoses Declined in 2018, Bernie Sanders Marijuana Legalization Plan, More... (1/30/20)
Cleveland, Ohio, City Council Approves Marijuana Decriminalization. The city council has voted 15-2 to approve a measure that would eliminates fines and jail time for low-level marijuana possession. And it's a pretty high low level: 200 grams. The legislation still needs to be approved by Mayor Frank Jackson (D), who has previously expressed support for it.
Marijuana is on the move at statehouses around the country. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: NM & NH Legalization Bills Advance, Mexico Mayhem, Psychedelic Reform, More... (1/28/20)
It's getting busy, busy, busy as state legislatures get back into session; Philadelphia's DA ends prosecutions for buprenorphine possession, it was a bloody weekend in Mexico's drug wars, and more.