Trump urges the Chinese to kill more drug offenders. (Flickr/Gage Skidmore)
Trump's Ghoulish Call for Even More Chinese Drug Executions [FEATURE]
It may or may not be good politics for the president, but it's definitely not good policy.
meet the law of unintended consequences (Creative Commons)
Study: Crackdowns on Heroin, Pain Pills Gave Rise to Fentanyl Overdose Epidemic [FEATURE]
The black market always has an answer. Too bad this one is so deadly.
Magic mushrooms could be decriminalized under the Oregon Psilocybin Service Initiative (Wikipedia)
Oregon Initiative Would Decriminalize Psilocybin [FEATURE]
Signature-gathering for 2020 is about to get underway.
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Medical Marijuana Update
The battle over medical marijuana in Utah continues, the battle over medical marijuana in Florida may be ending, and more.
Today Michigan becomes the first legal marijuana state in the Midwest.
Chronicle AM: Feds Warn on Denver Safe Injection Site, It's J-Day in Michigan, More... (12/6/18)
Michigan became the first legal marijuana state in the Midwest today, the feds send a shot across the bow of an effort to get a safe injection site up and running in Denver, cartel violence challenges Mexico's new president, and more.
A prison and sentencing reform bill is running out of time on Capitol Hill. Blame Mitch McConnell. (nadcp.org)
Chronicle AM: Prospects Dim for First Step Act, UT MedMJ Advocates File Suit, More.... (12/7/18)
The surgeon general suggests it's time to revise federal drug schedules, the First Step Act is being held hostage by Mitch McConnell, Utah patient advocates sue to block a legislative gutting of the voter-approved medical marijuana law, and more.
Iran interdicts more opium and heroin than any other country. (UNODC)
Chronicle AM: Bill Barr's Drug Warrior Past, Iran Warns Sanction Could Bring "Deluge of Drugs," More... (12/10/18)
Trump's sanctions could come back to bite us, Iran warns; Trump's new attorney general pick has some solid drug warrior credentials, the WHO postpones a recommendation on marijuana scheduling, and more.
Mitch McConnell pushes hemp bill, okays sentencing reform (Flickr)
Chronicle AM: Fed Criminal Justice Bill Will Get Senate Vote, Hemp is in Farm Bill, More... (12/11/18)
Mitch McConnell changes course and okays a Senate vote on the First Step Act, McConnell ensures the hemp provision remains in the farm bill, a Moscow court ruling could run the city's only harm reduction NGO out of business, and more.
The sun is rising on a new American hemp industry. (votehemp.org)
Chronicle AM: Senate Approves Legal Hemp, NJ ACLU Asset Forfeiture Abuse Report, More... (12/12/18)
Industrial hemp takes a big step toward legalization, New York's governor is planning on legalizing weed next year, the ACLU of New Jersey has a disturbing new report out on civil asset forfeiture, and more.
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