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Lawmakers in Georgia and South Dakota aim to tighten state medical marijuana laws. (Creative Commons)

OK Anti-Drug Bill Labels Hispanic Residents "Terrorists," ME Bill Would Legalize All Drugs, More... (1/19/24)

A Georgia bill would raise the age for medical marijuana, a South Dakota bill would clarify that workers in certain safety-sensitive positions can still be fired for medical marijuana use, and more.

The feds arrested roughly 20,000 people on drug charges in FY 2021, the Justice Department reports. (dea.gov)

WV Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed, CO Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill Filed, More... (1/18/24)

A bill to broadly legalize drug test strips advances in West Virginia, DOJ releases FY 2021 arrest and imprisonment stats, and more.

A New Jersey bill would legalize the use and possession of small amounts of magic mushrooms. (Creative Commons)

NJ Magic Mushroom Bill Filed, WI GOP At Odds Over MedMJ, More... (1/17/24)

The Florida legislature meddles with foreign policy, Wisconsin Republicans remain in search of agreement on advancing medical marijuana, and more.

Drug War Chronicle #1202 - January 17, 2024

Phillip S. Smith, Editor - David Borden, Executive Director

After 30 years we still have work left. Will you support it?

Permission to Reprint: This content is licensed under a modified Creative Commons Attribution license. Content of a purely educational nature in Drug War Chronicle appear courtesy of DRCNet Foundation, unless otherwise noted.

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VT House Approves Safe Injection Sites, NH Lawmakers Ponder Mandatory Minimums, More... (1/16/24)

The Department of Health and Human Services releases its full review of marijuana rescheduling, Oregon GOP lawmakers plot to undo drug decriminalization there, and more.

Magic mushrooms. They are now effectively decriminalized in Ypsilanti. (Creative Commons)

DC Council Approves Measure to Penalize Marijuana "Gifting" Shops, More... (1/12/24)

A bill requiring warnings that medical marijuana users cannot own guns is moving in South Dakota, a pair of Alaska lawmakers file a psychedelic reform bill, and more.

Los Choneros leader Jose Adolfo Macias Villamar, known as "Fito," being transferred between prisons in 2023. (FFAAE)

NJ & WA See Home Grow Bills Filed, Ecuador State of Emergency Over Cartels, More... (1/11/24)

The US is set to send assistance ot Ecuador as it battles rampaging drug gangs, a medical marijuana expansion bill gets filed in Delaware, and more.

Is legal weed about to come to the Aloha State?

Hawaii Attorney General Grudgingly Offers Draft Marijuana Legalization Bill [FEATURE]

The Hawaii attorney general's office opposes marijuana legalization but sees the writing on the wall.

A field drug test kit. There are way too many false positives, a new study has found. (ProPublica)

Faulty Roadside Drug Tests Snare Thousands, NJ Governor Signs Paraphernalia Bill, More... (1/10/24)

A Rhode Island bill would temporarily legalize the possession, cultivation, and sharing -- but not the commercialization -- of psilocybin, a California bill is the first in the nation to target roadside field drug tests and more.

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KY Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed, Australia Poll Shows Support for Home Grows, More... (1/9/24)

A new NORML report looks at marijuana expungements, a Kentucky bill that would legalize pot possession and home grows but not commercial sales is filed, and more.

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