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Medical Marijuana Update
Ohio's medical marijuana muddle continues, CBD bills advance in Idaho and Indiana, medical marijuana bills advance in Oklahoma and Tennessee, and more.
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Illinois Democratic congressional contender Benjamin Thomas Wolf lights up in new ad. (wolfforcongress.com)Chronicle AM: Joint-Smoking IL US House Candidate, DEA Link to Mexico Murders, More... (2/28/18)
An Illinois Democratic congressional candidate goes bold on weed, New Jersey legalization efforts face an uphill battle in the Senate, congressional Democrats call for investigations into DEA-linked drug war deaths in Mexico, and more. -
Attorney General Sessions announces a task force that will target opioid manufacturers and distributors. (senate.gov)Chronicle AM: DOJ Targets Big Pharma Opioids, Denver Cannabis Social Club Is a First, More... (2/27/18)
Another federal marijuana rescheduling effort has bit the dust, the US attorney general announces a new front in the war on opioids, a Denver cafe will become the nation's first licensed marijuana social club, and more. -
Trump aligns himself with the world's drug war authoritarians. (Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia)Trump Says He Wants to Execute All Drug Dealers
The president's fulminations are frightening. -
Iranian drug executions -- Trump's solution to the drug problem? (handsoffcain.info)Chronicle AM: Trump Wants to Execute Drug Dealers, Brazil Drug War Targets Rio Slums, More... (2/26/18)
The president makes downright scary remarks about killing drug dealers, the Brazilian army and cops roar into Rio's favelas, California's Democratic Party reaffirms its support of legal pot, and more. -
Rick Steves dishes out some travel tips for the attorney general. (Wikimedia)Rick Steves Has Three Must-Sees for a Jeff Sessions European Drug Policy Trip
The travel guru offers to personally help enlighten the attorney general. -
pile-of-cash_180_143.jpgThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
Sticky-fingered cops go down, so do inmate-serving prison guards. -
California_marijuana_template_18.jpgCalifornia's Marijuana Farmers Are Slow to Join the Legal, Regulated System
There are many obstacles in the way of small growers, and so far, the vast majority are staying in the shadows. -
There's trouble in the coca fields of Colombia (dea.gov)Chronicle AM: Alcohol, Drug, Suicide Deaths at Record High, Colombia Coca Violence, More... (2/23/18)
An MJ decrim bill moves in Alabama, an asset forfeiture reform bill moves in Kansas, a new report tallies the toll of rising drug, alcohol, and suicide deaths, another report warns of problems in Colombia, and more. -
Jail populations have been declining for a decade. (Wikimedia)Chronicle AM: Jail Populations Drop, Maine MJ Social Clubs Go Up in Smoke, More... (2/22/18)
An Arizona legalization poll has good numbers, asset forfeiture reform bills move in a couple of states, the Bureau of Justice Statistics reports on declining jail population numbers, Maine lawmakers appear ready to do away with marijuana social clubs the voters voted for, and more.