DEA Judge Orders Agency to Address Claims it Worked Against Rescheduling, Malay State Proposes Drug Testing Concertgoes, More... (1/8/25)
Ukraine has officially registered its first medical marijuana product, and more.
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An Amsterdam cannabis coffee shop. We should start seeing something similar in California this year. (Creative Commons)
Cannabis Cafes Now Legal in CA, MedMJ Now Legal in KY, More... (1/2/25)
The New Year brings new drug reforms into effect, and more.
President Biden issued more than 1,500 clemencies and pardons today. (Creative Commons)
Biden Issues 1,500 Pardons and Commutations, Drug OD Decline Accelerates, More... (12/12/24)
The House passes a defense spending bill without a provision to bar the marijuana testing of military recruits, New York regulators issue more legal pot business licenses, and more.
Could the Lone Star State join the ranks of the legal weed states next year? There is a bill in the House...
Pot Reform Groups Send Policy Memo to Trump Team, IN Poll Has "Robust" Support for Legal Weed, More... (12/10/24)
Marijuana legalization bills have been filed in Pennsylvania and Texas, and more.
Florida's Hillsborough County Sheriff, Chad Chronister, has withdrawn his name from consideration as DEA head. Chad, we hardly knew ye. (Hillsborough SO)
Trump DEA Nominee Withdraws, Reform Groups Slam NY Marijuana Regulators, More... (12/4/24)
The Drug Policy Alliance and Harm Reduction International have issued a report on US spending on the global drug war--to the tune of $13 billion in the last decade--and more.
Amnesty International researchers at a press conference announcing the release of their new report on the Philippines drug war. (Mauricia Donaldo/Amnesty International)
Trump Nominates FL Sheriff to Head DEA, Costa Rica Court Nixes Legal Weed, More... (12/2/24)
A DEA administrative law judge rejects a request to remove the agency from its role in the rescheduling process, Amnesty International issues a report scorching the Philippines' drug war, and more.
Fentanyl seized at the Arizona border. (CBP)
NE Judge Upholds MedMJ Initiatives Victory, Team Trump Takes Aim at Fentanyl, More... (11/27/24)
A federal appeals court has upheld a Mississippi ban on medical marijuana advertising, and more.
Organic Section at Chalice, a Golden Grail Group dispensary in Portland, OR (Photo Credit: Vincent Deschamps)
Is Your Pot Organic? A New Retail Program Will Help You Find Out [FEATURE]
The "Organic Section" program from regenerative organic marijuana certifier Sun+Earth aims to let marijuana consumers be informed about what's in their weed.
Australia's Parliament House in Canberra. Lawmakers there will vote on marijuana legalization this month. (Creative Commons)
House Bill Would Authorize Military Force Against Cartels, NY Pot Farmers Sue State, More... (11/18/24
The Australian parliament will vote on a marijuana legalization bill this month, and more.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. The Trump HHS nominee is good on psychedelics and marijuana, but has plenty of other controversial positions. (Creative Commons)
Trump Nominates RFK Jr. to Head HHS, NY Regulators Give Social Equity Pot Shot Operators a Break, More... (11/15/24)
A Vermont legislative advisory working group on therapeutic psychedelics says the state is not ready to go there yet, and more.