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Asset Forfeiture Reform at the Statehouse 2023 [FEATURE]
Civil asset forfeiture -- the police seizing cash or property from people without first obtaining a criminal conviction -- rankles Americans' sense of fundamental fairness, and legislators around the country
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Medical Marijuana Update
The state legislative season is upon us, and medical marijuana keeps popping up at statehouses, and in Congress. National GOP Congressman Files Bill to Protect Gun Rights of Medical
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A San Diego deputy has some bad habits, a Florida jail guard was peddling pot brownies to prisoners, and more. Let's get to it: In Tampa, a Hillsborough County
Evo Morales may no longer be president of Bolivia, but he still has his eye on the region. (Creative Commons)
NH Bill Would Legalize Psychedelics, Federal Bill Would Ensure Gun Rights for MedMJ Patients, More... (1/17/23)
A New York bill would end civil asset forfeiture, a Utah bill would decriminalize fentanyl test strips, and more. Medical Marijuana GOP Congressman Files Bill to Protect
Former Mexican Public Security Secretary Genaro Garcia Luna is now on trial in NYC on drug corruption charges. (CC)
Another Good Pot Poll, OR Bill to Re-Criminalize Drug Possession, More... (1/18/23)
Oregon Republicans want to undo the will of the voters on drug decriminalization, Mexico's former top security official is now on trial in New York for taking bribes from the
Reefer in paradise. The US Virgin Islands have legalized marijuana. (Creative Commons)
More Asset Forfeiture Reform Bills Filed, SD MedMJ Expansion Bill Advances, More... (1/19/23)
The US Virgin Islands legalizes marijuana, a Mississippi fentanyl test strip bill is moving, and more. Marijuana Policy US Virgin Islands Governor Signs Marijuana Legalization, Expungement Bills
San Francisco Mayor London Breed is now pushing for safe injection sites. (Creative Commons)
VA Lawmakers Nix Medical Psilocybin, SC MedMJ Bills Filed, More... (1/20/23)
A Montana bill would block child welfare workers from removing children simply because of a parent's drug use, San Francisco is ready to move forward on safe injection sites, and
This could finally be the year Delaware legalizes weed. (Creative Commons)
DE Marijuana Legalization Bills Filed, NM Bill Would Increase Fentanyl Penalties, More... (1/23/23)
A Minnesota marijuana legalization bill continues to move, a New Hampshire bill that would legalize DMT gets a hearing, and more. Marijuana Policy Delaware Marijuana Legalization Bills
Massachusetts is the latest state to see a bill filed to decriminalize "natural entheogens." (Creative Commons)
WA Bill Would Recriminalize Drug Possession, MA Natural Psychedelics Decrim Bill Filed, More... (1/24/23)
Hawaii is getting on the fentanyl test strip decriminalization bandwagon, an Arizona bill would set aside taxpayer funds to study the therapeutic potential of psilocybin, and more.
Marijuana legalization is on the agend in Delaware and the Czech Republic. (Creative Commons)
CO Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill Filed, Czech Legal Pot Bill Coming in March, More... (1/25/23)
A pair of Delaware marijuana legalization bills are moving, Ukraine patients and veterans beseech the parliament to act on a pending medical marijuana bill, and more. Marijuana
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