Executive Branch

Executive Branch Subtopics:

DEA

ONDCP

Market Street in San Francisco's Tenderloin district. Police are making lots of drug arrests, but are they making any difference? (Creative Commons)

DEA Recommends Rescheduling Marijuana, San Francisco Drug Crackdown Continues, More... (4/30/24)

A push to pass the SAFER Banking Act via the FAA reauthorization bill has faltered, fentanyl is wiping out opium farmers in Guatemala, and more.

Seized fentanyl. The president has just signed a bill aimed at the trade. (cbp.gov)

Congressional Dems Call for DEA to Move Fast on Pot Rescheduling, Biden Signs Fentanyl Bill, More... (4/25/24)

A bill toughening penalties for hard drug selling is moving in Ohio, Thailand clears the way for the medical use of opium and magic mushrooms, and more.

Pres. Biden has issued 11 new pardons and clemencies. But those still in prison will mostly still be waiting a long time to go free. (whitehouse.gov)

Biden Pardons a Handful of Former Drug Prisoners, CA Therapeutic Psychedelics Bill Advances, More... (4/24/24)

The Kansas governor signs a civil asset forfeiture reform bill into law, a South Carolina medical marijuana bill that has languished for months finally gets some attention, and more.

Federal workforce drug testing could soon omit MDMA, add fentanyl. (Creative Commons)

Hawaii Senate Kills Pot Decrim Expansion; Federal Drug Tests Could Drop MDMA, Add Fentanyl, More... (4/23/24)

Maine's governor signs a bill to seal the records of past marijuana offenses, a North Carolina tribe opens the first medical marijuana dispensary in the state, and more.

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), a federal pot policy pioneer, wins an award for his efforts. (House.gov)

Blumenauer Honored for Marijuana Leadership, Sentencing Commission Ends Acquitted Conduct Punishments, More... (4/18/24)

That National Conference of State Legislatures reiterates its support for banking access for pot businesses, Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) files a marijuana expungement bill, and more.

The Rio Grande River marks the US-Mexico border in Texas. And fentanyl flows like water across that border. (Creative Commons)

NH House Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill, CA Methadone Access Bill Filed, More... (4/12/24)

Customs and Border Patrol announces a new fentanyl crackdown, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and others file the SEEK HELP to protect people administering naloxone, and more.

More truck drivers are just saying no to drug testing. (Creative Commons)

More Truck Drivers Refuse Drug Tests, KS Asset Forfeiture Reform Heads to Governor, More... (4/9/24)

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signs a bill protecting medical marijuana-using state and local government employees, GOP senator demands Border Patrol step back from easing restrictions on past marijuana use among new hires, and more.

The InSite safe injection site in Vancouver. After a court ruling, you won't see one of these in Philadelphia. (vch.ca)

Federal Court Blocks Philly Safe Injection Site, Hawaii Marijuana Legalization Bill Killed, More... (4/3/24)

A New Hampshire marijuana legalization bill is moving in the House but faces obstacles in the Senate, a Connecticut bill to address remaining marijuana prisoners advances, and more.

Down OM Farm's Daniel Fink on the job. (Down OM)

Trying to Grow Pot Right is a Real Fight [FEATURE]

Mom-and-pop legal marijuana farmers trying to grow in the most Earth-friendly fashion face many obstacles, but they keep on keepin' on.

A marijuana advertising billboard. An effort to ban them in Idaho has failed. (Creative Commons)

Germany Legalizes Marijuana, CDC Releases Drug Overdose Report, More... (3/22/24)

An initiative campaign to legalize weed in Arkansas takes its first steps, the Idaho Senate kills a bill that would have criminalized marijuana advertising, and more.

Subscribe to Executive Branch