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Medical Marijuana Update
Medical marijuana bills are being filed in state legislatures, and more.
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Bail bond businesses like this one are about to go the way of the dodo in Illinois. (CA Dept. of Insurance)US and Mexico in Drug War Tiff, IL Passes Bill to Abolish Cash Bail, Santa Fe DA Softens Drug Charges, More... (1/19/21)
Marijuana legalization and medical marijuana bills get filed in Nebraska, the US and Mexico spar over the undone arrest of a former defense minister, a Washington state bill to allow home cultivation gets a hearing, and more. -
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) is supporting marijuana legalization. (virginia.gov)Feds Loosen Up Buprenorphine Prescribing, VA Marijuana Legalization Bill, More... (1/15/21)
State legislatures are beginning to turn their sights to marijuana legalization, the Trump administration loosens restrictions on prescribing buprenorphine for opioid use disorder, and more. -
The Vancouver safer injection site. We still can't have those in America. Yet. (vcha.ca)Federal Appeals Court Rules Planned Philadelphia Safer Injection Site Violates Drug Law [FEATURE]
There's a bad news appeals court ruling out of Philadelphia, but there could still be hope in other parts of the country. -
Preparing to inject at the Vancouver safe injection site. A federal appeals court rules we can't do that here. (vcha.ca)Federal Appeals Court Rules Safe Injection Sites Illegal, Most Think Marijuana Is Safer than Alcohol, More... (1/13/21)
A federal appeals court has put the kibosh on a proposed Philadelphia safer injection site, a Michigan prosecutor says no more magic mushrooms prosecutions, and more. -
For the third year in a row, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) is calling for marijuana legalization. (Creative Commons)NJ Pot Legalization Implementation Bill in Limbo, NY Governor Calls Again for Pot Legalization, More... (1/12/21)
New Jersey's governor and legislative leaders are at odds over punishing young marijuana offenders, a battle over what legalization will look like is shaping up in New York, and more. -
Can you pay people not to take meth? (Creative Commons)CA "Contingency Management" Meth Treatment Bill Filed, NJ Marijuana Mess, More... (1/11/21)
Voter-approved marijuana legalization initiatives are running into problems with elected officials, federal prosecutors say the Honduran president was taking big bribes from drug traffickers, and more. -
marijuana leaf_79.jpgThese Five States Are Well-Placed to Legalize Marijuana This Year [FEATURE]
Which states could legalize marijuana in 2021? Here are some of the brightest prospects. -
Marijuana_joint wikim_20.jpgNY, CT Governors Renew Calls for Marijuana Legalization, VA Legalization Bills Filed, More... (1/7/21)
East Coast governors start the push for marijuana legalization this year, a Tennessee lawmaker files a bill to allow out-of-staters who have medical marijuana cards to possess half an ounce in-state, and more. -
Asian meth cooks are getting creative, the UNODC warns. (Creative Commons)NY Marijuana Legalization Bill Pre-Filed, UNODC Warns on Innovative Meth Production Practices, More... (1/6/21)
New Jersey lawmakers attempt to move forward with implementing voter-approved marijuana legalization, the UNODC warns of innovative meth production practices in Asia, and more.