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Medical Marijuana Update
A fairly quiet week on the medical front, with just a couple of states making some program changes.
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Surveillance video of robbers hitting an Oakland dispensary in November.
Should Marijuana Banking Wait for Legalization? [FEATURE]
With pot shops targeted by criminal gangs, the debate continues over whether the SAFE Banking Act would help, and whether it should be supported before legalization can pass or not.
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Medical Marijuana Update
Minnesota patients will soon be enjoying edibles, a Rhode Island lawsuit aimed at protecting patients from employment discrimination gets settled, and more.
Captagon being cooked by ISIS. Now, the Syrian government is in the same business. (Creative Commons)
GOP Lawmakers in Missouri and Ohio File Legal Marijuana Bills, UK PM Takes Aim at Posh Drug Users, More... (12/6/21)
Republican lawmakers in Missouri and Ohio roll out marijuana legalization legislation, the New York Times reports that the Syrian government is a major trafficker of the amphetamine captagon, and more.
Fentanyl and its analogs are the subject of a battle over draconian emergency scheduling. (Creative Commons)
Groups Call on Congress to Reject Biden Fentanyl Scheduling Proposal, FL MedMJ Privacy Protection Bill Filed, More... (12/3/21)
A new bipartisan federal bill aims to help states and localities with marijuana expungement efforts, New York state adjusts its COVID quarantine policies for drug treatment facilities, and more.
The DEA has set a whopping increase in research quotas for psilocybin, among other psychedelics. (Creative Commons)
MN MedMJ Patients to Get Access to Edibles, DEA Increases Research Quotas for Psychedelics, More... (12/2/21)
Georgia's parliament toughens that country's drug laws, the Rhode Island ACLU announces a settlement in a medical marijuana employment discrimination case, and more.
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Austin Init Would Decriminalize Marijuana and Ban No-Knock Raids, VT Medical Society Wants THC Limits, More... (12/1/30)
Evo Morales marches back into Bolivia's capitol alongside the current president, the Vermont Medical Society wants to limit THC in marijuana available in the state, and more.
The medical marijuana program is up and running in South Dakota. (Creative Commons)
NY Marijuana Arrests Up in Smoke, TX MJ Poll, First SD MedMJ Patient Card, More... (11/23/21)
St. Louis aldermen move to end fines for pot possession and allow personal cultivation, New York marijuana arrests are declining dramatically, and more.
Blotter acid. The Bombay High Court has ruled that the blotter paper must be weighed along with the LSD for sharing purposes.
NYC Opens Nation's First Official Supervised Injection Sites, Toronto Moves Toward Drug Decrim, More... (11/30/21)
A pair of supervised injection sites are now operating in New York City, NORML issues a report on marijuana legislative victories in the states, and more.
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MA Poll Finds Public Happy with Legal Weed, Mexico Senate Moving on Marijuana Legalization, More... (11/26/21)
Pennsylvania medical marijuana regulators take aim at vape products, Mexican cartel violence flares in Sonora and Zacatecas, and more.