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Medical Marijuana Update
Mississippians still can't get their medical marijuana, New York medical marijuana patients can now buy buds, and more.
Medical Marijuana
New York medical marijuana patients can now buy and smoke buds like his one. (Creative Commons)
NY MedMJ Dispensaries Can Now Sell Smokeable "Whole Flower," SD Panel Calls for Legal Weed, More... (10/28/21)
An asset forfeiture battle pits Kansas deputies and federal prosecutors against Missouri medical marijuana companies, a South Dakota legislative panel recommends the state legalize marijuana (after voters already did so last year with an initiative now tangled up in court), and more.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves (R) is trying to tighten the screws on medical marijuana legislation. (nga.org)
Detroit Voters Approve Psychedelic Reform, Philadelphia Voters Approve Pot Legalization Measure, More... (11/3/21)
Election Day brought a pair of big city victories for drug reform, Mississippi's governor wants a more restrictive medical marijuana proposal before he will call a special session, and more.
HHS says there were 840,000 drug overdose deaths between 1999 and 2019. (Creative Commons)
HHS Secretary Vows More Federal Support for Harm Reduction, Poll Shows Support for DC Drug Decrim, More... (10/27/21)
Arkansas could soon see two seperate marijuana legalization initiative campaigns, a new poll shows DC voters are ready for drug decriminalization, and more.
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Canada's Trudeau Urged to Decriminalize Drugs, Spain's Socialists Reject Marijuana Legalization, More... (10/21/21)
Britain's Labor leader rejects drug decriminalization, Spain's ruling Socialists reject marijuana legalization, Peruvian coca growers protest, and more.
A manufacturing issue at Pfizer is contributing to naloxone shortages and price hikes. (pa.gov)
Baltimore No Drug Possession Arrest Policy is Working; Naloxone Shortages, Price Hikes Amid Overdose Surge, More... (10/19/21)
The South Dakota legislature continues to tangle with marijuana policy, Pennsylvania's Republican-led legislature is dithering on making fentanyl test strips legal, and more.
Hemp products like these will be regulated under a new California law just signed by Gov.Gavin Newsom (D). (Creative Commons)
NY Governor Signs Package of Bills Aimed at Curbing OD Crisis, CA Governor Signs Hemp Regulation Bill, More... (10/8/21)
Another poll has two-thirds support for freeing the weed, Oklahoma activists file initative petitions to legalize marijuana, and more.
Denver. As legal marijuana production hits a record, an initiative would increase taxes to help educate kids. (Creative Commons)
Senators File Bill to Undo Supreme Court Decision on Crack Sentencing, CO Pot Tax Initiative, More... (10/4/21)
A bipartisan group of leading senators files a bill to ensure that low-level federal crack prisoners get the same shot at retroactive sentence reductions as other crack offenders, a Colorado initiative would increase pot taxes to fund educational programs for low-income kids, and more.
Afghan opium prices are up as actors worry about a Taliban ban on the poppy. (UNODC)
NE MedMJ Initiatives Get Rolling, Temporary Fentanyl Analog Ban Extended, Ecuador Prison Riot, More... (10/1/21)
The city of Raleigh pays out to people framed and jailed on drug charges, civil rights and drug reform groups criticize inclusion of fentanyl analog scheduling in stopgap spending bill, and more.
Marijuana legalization is advancing in the Congress. (Creative Commons)
House Judiciary Committee Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill, SD Lawmakers Move to Ban MedMJ Home Grows, More... (9/30/21)
Mississippi's Republican governor says a special session to deal with medical marijuana is coming soon, a South Dakota medical marijuana subcommittee votes to undo the patient home grow provision approved by voters, and more.