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America, We Can Fix This: 24 Ways to Reduce Opioid Overdoses and Addiction [FEATURE]
The science and evidence base is there. What is needed is the political will, and a little care.
Needle Exchange
Syringe vending machines -- coming first to Nevada. (wikimedia.org)
Chronicle AM: NV Syringe Vending Machines, Good and Bad CO MJ Bills, More... (4/17/17)
Nevada will soon see the first syringe vending machines in the country, the Colorado legislature responds to a threatened federal crackdown -- for better and worse -- Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is moving forward with plans to drug test Medicaid recipients, and more.
Needle exchange programs are coming to Virginia under a new law just signed by the governor. (Creative Commons/Wikimedia)
Chronicle AM: Legal MJ Industry Reacts to Spicer Threat, VA Needle Exchange, More... (2/24/17)
The uproar is deafening in the wake of White House press secretary Sean Spicer's hint Thursday that Trump could crack down on legal weed, Virginia's governor signs a needle exchange bill into law, the Arizona House unanimously passes asset forfeiture reform, and more.
Iran has already executed ten drug offenders this year, with another dozen set to face the gallows. (iranhr.org)
Chronicle AM: Guam Gov Files Legalization Bill, More Iran Drug Executions, More... (1/11/17)
Marijuana legalization bills get filed in Guam and the District of Columbia, the Global Drug Policy Commission asks Obama to commute more sentences, Chris Christie vows to fight drug addiction during his last year in office, and more.
Legal weed could be coming to Connecticut. (Wikimedia)
Chronicle AM: CT Legalization Bills Filed, WI CBD Bill Set to Move This Year, More... (1/6/17)
Connecticut legislators prepare to take up marijuana legalization, Wisconsin legislators look set to pass a CBD bill this year, Indiana's new governor will ease up on needle exchange restrictions, and more.
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The Top Ten Domestic Drug Policy Stories of 2016 [FEATURE]
It was a big year in US domestic drug policy reform, and here are the 10 biggest stories.
Psilocybin, the psychedelic ingredient in magic mushrooms, can help terminal patients cope, a pair of new studies suggests.
Chronicle AM: World AIDS Day, Psilocybin Could Help Terminal Patients, More... (12/1/16)
New studies suggest psilocybin could help terminal patients deal with their fears, the Ohio legislature prepares to pass asset forfeiture reform, and more.
There are new calls for Obama to ramp up the commutation process as the clock ticks down on his term. (nadcp.org)
Chronicle AM: Calls for Obama to Cut More Sentences, Iran Drug Death Penalty Moves, More... (11/29/16)
Scholars, advocates, and a US congressman are calling on Obama to ramp up the commutation process in the final weeks of his term, the CDC issues a report calling for expanded syringe exchange, Maryland moves to address racial diversity (or the lack thereof) in the medical marijuana business, and more.
Chris Christie does the right thing on needle exchange. (Creative Commons/Gage Skidmore)
Chronicle AM: MT MedMJ Patients Out of Luck, Christie Signs Needle Exchange Funding, More... (9/1/16)
It the end of easy access for Montana medical marijuana patients, the Arizona Supreme Court rejects the last challenge to that state's legalization initiative, the second Arkansas medical marijuana initiative is now officially on the ballot, Chris Christie signs a needle exchange funding bill, and more.
Marijuana use is becoming more acceptable. (Darren Frisby Harris/Drug Policy Alliance)
Chronicle AM: Gallup Finds MJ Users Nearly Double in Three Years, MO MedMJ Fights On, More... (8/8/16)
A Gallup poll shows a dramatic increase in admitted marijuana use by adults, a Barna poll shows little support for drug prohibition, Garden State needle exchanges are scrambling for money after their funding was vetoed, and more.