Medical marijuana -- coming soon to the Sooner State? (Saundra Yruel/Drug Policy Alliance)
By Month's End, Oklahoma Should Be the Newest Medical Marijuana State
A voter initiative is on the June 26 ballot, and the polls are looking good.
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pile-of-cash_180_151.jpgThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
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The City of Brotherly Love gets its first dispensary, a Florida judge has blocked a state ban on patients smoking medical marijuana, Colorado's governor signs a medical marijuana in school bill, but vetoes a medical marijuana for autism one, and more. -
There has been less of this going on in recent years, the USSC reports. (dea.gov)Chronicle AM: Bangladesh Drug War Killings Draw UN Rebuke, Fed Pot Busts Way Down, More... (6/6/18)
The president commutes the life sentence of a drug offender, Michigan voters will decide whether to legalize weed in November, the UN's human rights head criticizes Bangladeshi drug war killings, and more. -
West Virginia first responders will now be carrying the opioid overdose reversal drug naloxone. (PA Health Dept.)Chronicle AM: CO Gov. Vetoes Pot Tasting Rooms, WV First Responders Get Naloxone, More... (6/5/18)
Colorado's governor vetoes a pot tasting room bill and signs a medical marijuana in schools bill, Canada's legalization bill overcomes a last-ditch attempt to block it, and more. -
Most people don't think people who smoke pot are moral lepers, a new Gallup poll finds. (Creative Commons)Chronicle AM: Gallup: Pot Use "Morally Acceptable," Bangladeshi Drug War Killings, More... (6/4/18)
Two polls illustrate the rising social acceptability of marijuana, Louisiana's medical marijuana program expands, the Bangladeshi drug war could be a cover for political assassinations, and more. -
Executions for drug offenses have come to an almost total halt in Iran. (IHR)You'll Never Believe What Country Just Enacted a Massive, Meaningful Drug Reform
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The California Senate approves a bill to create financial services for the pot industry, the California public health department is paying needle exchanges to hand out fentanyl test strips, a New York bill would allow the use of CBD oil instead of opioids to treat pain, and more. -
Kim Kardashian and President Trump met at the White House Wednesday to talk prison reform and pardons. (Twitter)Chronicle AM: Trump, Kardashian Talk Prison Reform; Desaparecidos in Nuevo Laredo, More... (5/31/18)
Philadelphia sees its first medical marijuana dispensary, a new report says drugged driving fatalities are up dramatically, the UN is concerned about forced disappearances in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and more.
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California_marijuana_template_19.jpgWhy Are California's Legal Marijuana Sales So Low?
There are some bumps on the way to legal marijuana.