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Endorsement Harris – Part 1 of 2: Human Rights, Social Cohesion and Rule of Law

Trump's lawlessness, encouragements to violence, and tactical exploitation of social divisions including racism, are bad for drug policy.
Psilocybin mushrooms. They could soon be legal to grow and eat in Massachusetts if a new poll is correct. (Creative Commons)

MA Poll Has Psychedelic Legalization Init With Narrow Lead; Colombia Proposes Regulation of Coca, Poppy Crops, More... (11/1/24)

A DEA administrative law judge has pushed back the timeline on marijuana rescheduling, the State Departments holds a follow-up meeting to the global summit on addressing synthetic drugs, and more.
Presidential candidate Donald Trump is vowing to crack down on cartels -- as if law enforcement hasn't been trying that for years. (Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons)

Judge Rules NYC Pot Shop Crackdown Unconstitutional, Trump Vows to Seize Cartel Assets, More... (10/30/24)

Arizona marijuana consumers will be able to get deliveries from pot shops beginning Friday, and more.
Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is still proud of his murderous past. (Creative Commons)

KY MedMJ Takes a Step Forward, Near 200 Dead in Sinaloa Cartel Clashes, More... (10/28/24)

A Kansas poll shows that lawmakers are well behind their constituents when it comes to marijuana policy, former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is unrepentant in testimony about death squads and his drug war, and more.
Bullet holes in the windshield of the car carrying former Bolivian President Evo Morales. (Morales handout)

DeSantis Takes Flak for Spending State Funds to Defeat Pot Init, Evo Morales Claims Assassination Attempt, More... (10/28/24)

New York marijuana regulators crack down on a THC-caffeine product, and more.
A homemade meth bong. Eight ounces of water used to smoke meth is not the same as eight ounces of meth. (Creative Commons)

Minnesota Prosecutor Wants Woman to Do 30 Years for Meth-Tainted Bongwater [FEATURE]

What should have been a citation for drug paraphernalia gets turned into an outrageous attempt to lock a hapless drug user up for decades.
San Joaquin County, California, welfare recipients may have to submit to drug testing if county officials think they're on drugs. (Creative Commons)

NE MedMJ Inits Lead in New Poll, Mexican Army Kills 19 Sinaloa Cartel Gunmen, More... (10/24/24)

New Hampshire gubernatorial candidates split on marijuana legalization, a Central California county will vote on requiring welfare recipients to undergo drug tests, and more.
Medical Marijuana Update

The Arkansas medical marijuana expansion initiative gets thrown off the ballot, Kansas cops are -- gasp! -- not for medical marijuana, and more.
California's state government touts its efforts to suppress the marijuana black market. (ca.gov)

WA Governor Candidates Spar over Fentanyl, UT Poll Shows Half Ready for Legal Weed, More... (10/23/24)

Just announced California marijuana seizures show the black market remains alive and well, and more.
MDMA. Lykos Therapeutics met with the FDA about moving forward with new Phase III trials after the agency rejected earllier ones. (Creative Commons)

KS Cops Warn Against Medical Marijuana, Lykos Had "Productive" FDA Meeting, More... (10/22/24)

The bloody fight between factions of the Sinaloa Cartel now threatens to bring down the governor of the state, and more.

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