Chronicle Mini-Book Mini-Review: A Weed Grows in Boston
Once upon a time, marijuana was illegal in Massachusetts...
Medical Marijuana
Iran executed nearly 500 drug offenders last year, Amnesty International reports. (Handsoffcain.org)
FL Governor Warns Against Weed Initiative, Iran's Execution Binge, More... (4/5/24)
A New York judge threw a scare into the state's marijuana industry but all is better now, Vancouver activist Dana Larsen opens another drug-checking operation, and more.
This is no April Fool's joke: Marijuana is now legal in Germany. (Tom Angell/Marijuana Moment)
German Pot Legalization Now in Effect, DE MedMJ Expansion Bill Goes to Governor, More... (4/1/24)
A bill to decriminalize drug possession in Maine has been gutted in committee, a bipartisan group of state attorneys general wants Congress to crack down on intoxicating hemp products, and more.
Xylazine AKA "tranq." Wisconsin has just legalized test strips to detect the drug.
Three GOP Senators Oppose Rescheduling Pot, WI Governor Signs Xylazine Test Strip Bill, More... (3/28/24)
New Hampshire's path to marijuana legalization just got twistier, Kansas lawmakers vote down even a pilot program for medical marijuana, and more.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) is under fire for comments about Indiaan reservations and drug cartels. (Creative Commons/Gage Skidmore)
HI Legal Pot Bill Keeps Advancing, Global Drug Executions Hit Record High Last Year, More... (3/20/24)
South Dakota's MAGA governor cracks down on dispensaries and insults Native Americans, a Pennsylvania bill would end cash bail for some fentanyl offenses, and more.
A Dutch marijuana coffeeshop. Under a pilot program beginning in June, some shops will start switching to a legal supply. (Creative Commons)
Supreme Court Limits First Step Act Safety Valve, KY MedMJ Bill Would Bar Patients with Drug Felonies, More... (3/18/24)
Dutch marijuana coffeeshops in a legal supply pilot program will have until September to go all legal supply, Colombia suspends a truce with a leftist rebel faction, and more.
Medical Marijuana Update
Washington lawmakers vote to kill off the excise tax on medical marijuana, South Dakota patients will now have to ensure that their primary caregivers know they're using medical marijuana, and more.
No needle exchanges for you Cornhuskers after a gubernatorial veto and a failed override vote. (Creative Commons)
Biden FY 2025 Drug Budget Revealed, CO Safe Injection Site Bill Advances, More... (3/12/24)
Washington state lawmakers vote to kill a 37 percent excise tax on medical marijuana, Nebraska lawmakers fail to override a veto of a needle exchange bill, and more.
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez being extradited to face charges in the US. (Policia Honduras)
NH House Passes MedMJ Expansion Bills, Honduras Ex-President Guilty of Cocaine Trafficking, More... (3/11/24)
South Dakota's GOP governor signs a bill requiring that primary caregivers be informed of patients' medical marijuana certifications, Virginia's GOP governor vetoes a bill to protect marijuana-using parents, and more.
Seized cocaine. Even amidst the fentanyl crisis, the US is still keeping an eye on cocaine, the drug czar says. (DHS)
Philly Mayor Nixes Opioid Settlement Funds for Needle Exchanges, MD Bill Would Hike Fentanyl OD Sentences, More... (3/7/24)
A federal court in Vermont rules that the ADA does not protect medical marijuana patients, the drug czar says the cocaine trade remains a US priority, and more.