Medical Marijuana Update
Lawmakers in the Granite State are dealing with a bevy of medical marijuana bills, a North Carolina Native American tribe opens the state's first dispensary, and more.
Medical Marijuana
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.
Why is marijuana still illegal anywhere in America when polls consistently find strong support for legalization? (Creative Commons)
Another Poll Has a Strong Majority for Marijuana Legalization, MO Veterans' Psilocybin Bill Advances, More... (4/19/24)
Granite State lawmakers ponder a bevy of medical marijuana bills, a Data for Progress poll has two-thirds supporting marijuana legalization, and more.
Therapeutic psychedelics could be coming to California after a bill in Sacramento advances. (Creative Commons)
CA Therapeutic Psychedelics Bill Advances, KY Prison Guards Tase Prisoners for Drug Test Fails, More... (4/16/24)
There was some torture-style nastiness over failed drug tests in a Kentucky prison, Kentucky lawmakers act to expedite medical marijuana licensing, and more.
The psilocbyin molecule. Maine lawmakers have passed a bill to study how to regulate it. (Creative Commons)
Poll Finds Americans Want to Grow Their Own Weed, ME Psychedelic Study Bill Goes to Governor, More... (4/11/24)
Maine lawmakers reject a xenophobic effort to crack down on illicit pot grows, District of Columbia lawmakers reject an effort to tighten location restrictions on dispensaries, and more.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is pushing to get a marijuana legalization bill filed this month. (Creative Commons)
Senate Democrats to Roll Out Marijuana Legalization Bill This Month, More... (4/10/24)
A poll of marijuana consumers offers some hints about who they will vote for in November, a group of US senators condemns Russia for holding a Pennsylvania medical marijuana user prisoner, 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.
Chronicle Mini-Book Mini-Review: A Weed Grows in Boston
Once upon a time, marijuana was illegal in Massachusetts...
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.