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Kentucky Becomes 38th Medical Marijuana State [FEATURE]
With the signature of Gov. Andy Beshear (D) on Senate Bill 47 last Friday, Kentucky became the 38 th state to make medical marijuana legal. The legislature had balked for
Despite a half-century of the modern war on drugs, the cocaine trade is booming. (Creative Commons)
After the Pandemic, Cocaine Has Come Roaring Back Worldwide [FEATURE]
More than 60 years after coca and cocaine were banned internationally under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, and more than a half-century since the commencement of the modern
Eating poppy seed bagels can result in a positive drug test for opiates, and that can have consequences. (Pixabay)
Two New Jersey Moms Sue Over Failed Drug Tests Caused by Poppy Seed Bagels [FEATURE]
Two New Jersey women who ate poppy seed bagels before going to the hospital to give birth, and were then reported for possible child abuse or neglect after testing positive
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Oklahoma Marijuana Legalization Initiative Defeated [FEATURE]
Voters in Oklahoma resoundingly rejected the State Question 820 marijuana legalization initiative Tuesday in an election where it was the only thing on the ballot. With 99 percent of the
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Chronicle Book Review: Marijuana Boom
Marijuana Boom: The Rise and Fall of Colombia's First Drug Paradise by Lina Britto (2023, University of California Press, 332 pp., $29.95 PB) The first time I smoked Colombian
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Medical Marijuana Update
Kentucky becomes the 38th state to embrace medical marijuana. Kentucky Kentucky Becomes 38th State to Legalize Medical Marijuana. Gov. Andy Beshear last Friday signed into law Senate Bill
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A small-town Pennsylvania police chief gets a slap on the wrist for pilfering heroin to feed his habit, a former North Carolina cop gets caught partying in a church parking
Afghan opium poppies. The Taliban says it is eradicating them this year. (UNODC)
NH House Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill, Federal Smart Sentencing Act Filed, More... (4/6/23)
An Arkansas marijuana legalization bill gets filed, the German health minister says the government's marijuana legalization bill will be revealed after Easter, and more. Marijuana Policy Arkansas
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China Rebukes US on Fentanyl Crisis, Cleveland Mayor Will Seal Thousands of Cannabis Conviction Records, More... (4/7/23)
Michigan's former GOP House Speaker pleads guilty to marijuana bribery, a natural psychedelic legalization bill is filed in Uruguay, and more. Marijuana Policy Indiana Democrat Forces Marijuana
A Washington state bill would allow jail terms of up to a year for drug possession (Creative Commons)
Another Fed Court Rules Marijuana Gun Bans Unconstitutional, WA Drug Sentencing Bill Advances, More... (4/10/23)
Maryland is just the governor's signature away from having a system of taxed and regulated marijuana commerce, Minnesota lawmakers fold a psychedelic task force bill into a must-pass healthcare omnibus
Mr. President, expedite the marijuana scheduling review, progressive congressmembers urge. (Creative Commons)
Congressional Progressives Urge Biden to Expedite Pot Scheduling Review, NV Fentanyl Bills, More... (4/11/23)
A drug policy think tank releases a "toolkit" for avoiding a corporate takeover of the marijuana industry, the Texas House approves a fentanyl test strip legalization bill, and more. [image:1
Xylazine is used to accentuate the fentanyl high, but has serious side effects. (Creative Commons)
Fentanyl-Xylazine Mix Declared "Emerging Theat," AZ Governor Vetoes Fentanyl Mandatory Minimums, More... (4/12/23)
A Maryland bill blocking police searches based on the odor of marijuana is on the governor's desk, a Delaware bill to end civil asset forfeiture reform is filed, and more
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