Washington lawmakers vote to kill off the excise tax on medical marijuana, South Dakota patients will now have to ensure that their primary caregivers know they're using medical marijuana, and more.
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez being extradited to face charges in the US. (Policia Honduras)
South Dakota's GOP governor signs a bill requiring that primary caregivers be informed of patients' medical marijuana certifications, Virginia's GOP governor vetoes a bill to protect marijuana-using parents, and more.
A Connecticut bill would require hospitals to conduct drug tests on patients suffering non-fatal drug overdoses. (Creative Commons)
San Francisco voters approved a measure to require drug testing of cash welfare beneficiaries, Connecticut lawmakers heard about a bill to require hospitals to drug test non-fatal overdose patients, and more.
Street scene in Portland, Oregon. Look for cops making more drug arrests once the governor signs a recriminalization bill. (Creative Commons)
Pot legalization activists head to Harrisburg, an Oregon agency estimates that drug arrest levels will rise again after recriminalizing drug possession, and more.
Overlooking San Francisco from the Marin Highlands. The city votes tomorrow on screening welfare recipients for drugs. (Creative Commons)
Congressional negotiators have come up with a spending bill that includes marijuana riders, a medical marijuana expansion bill is filed in Kentucky, and more.
Psilocybin is getting a lot of attention at statehouses these days. (Creative Commons)
A South Dakota bill would allow cops to investigate, search, and prosecute medical marijuana businesses; a Florida bill to cap THC content for adult use marijuana dies, and more.
Germany's "traffic light" coalition is set to move on limited marijuana legalization on Friday. (Pixabay)
Lawmakers in Virginia are working toward a compromise on getting legal retail sales going, prohibition-related violence flares in Mexico's Guerrero state, and more.
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh visits the Detroit Job Corps Center. (Creative Commons)
A Utah bill with powerful backers would punish cities who punish medical marijuana patients, a New Hampshire bill to legalize marijuana wins a House floor vote, and more.