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Medical Marijuana Update
Dispensaries come to Iowa, Utah's voter-approved medical marijuana law gets modified in the legislature, and more.
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Prescription heroin--Washington Post columnist suggests it could save lives in the face of fentanyl. (Creative Commons)Chronicle AM: Denver to Expunge Pot Convictions, Columnist Calls for Prescription Heroin, More... (12/5/18)
A Washington Post columnist calls for prescription heroin, the federal hemp bill will apparently ban the participation of people with drug felonies, Denver joins the movement to expunge old pot convictions, and more. -
The president was unclear on just what China promised regarding fentanyl and synthetic opioids. (Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons)Chronicle AM: Trump's Chinese Fentanyl Flub, UT MedMJ Law Amended, More... (12/4/18)
There's a bunch of medical marijuana news today, and President Trump misstates a Chinese position on fentanyl. -
Fentanyl--too dangerous for the Dark Web? (DEA.gov)Chronicle AM: Dark Web Dealers Banning Fentanyl, Luxembourg Moves to Legalize Weed, More... (12/3/18)
China agrees to make fentanyl a controlled substance, Dark Web dealers begin banning fentanyl sales, Luxembourg could become the first European country to legalize marijuana, and more. -
Pot shops can't deduct standard business expenses, the US Tax Court ruled in a case Thursday. (Sonya Yruel/DPA)Chronicle AM: Harborside Loses Pot Tax Case, Hemp in Final Version of Farm Bill, More... (11/30/18)
The US Tax Court has ruled against Harborside being able to deduct standard business expenses, a hemp provision is in the final version of the farm bill, Mexico and the US disagree over Mexican heroin production levels, and more. -
Three Philippine police are jailed for murder, marking a first in Rodrigo Duterte's bloody drug war. (Creative Commons)Chronicle AM: Supreme Court Hears IN Seizure Case, Filipino Cops Jailed for Drug War Crimes, More... (11/29/18)
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in an Indiana asset forfeiture case, outgoing marijuana reform roadblock Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) has done it again, a North Carolina "decrim" bill gets filed, and more. -
screen_shot_2018-11-27_at_5.03.58_pm_0.pngWatch: Undercover Detroit Narc Squads Brawl As They Try to Arrest Each Other
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Michigan's unlicensed dispensaries get a break, New Jersey is set to expand its medical marijuana program, and more. -
Will the First Step Act get a Senate vote this year? And if it does, will it pass? Stay tuned. (ussc.gov)Chronicle AM: First Step Act Fight Continues, MI Gets Legal Marijuana December 6, More... (11/28/18)
Senate Republicans are trying to find a way to keep the First Step Act alive, marijuana use and possession becomes legal in Michigan next week, and more. -
Meth or cotton candy? Georgia cops couldn't tell the difference. (Creative Commons)Georgia Nightmare: Jailed Four Months for Possession of Cotton Candy [FEATURE]
Cops said their roadside drug test said it was meth. It's far from the only time the cops or the test has been wrong.