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Medical Marijuana Update
The DEA again rejects marijuana rescheduling, a North Dakota initiative makes the ballot, a South Dakota one doesn't, a Missouri one hangs on by a thread, and more.
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dea pot raid DEA.jpgChronicle AM: DEA Rejects MJ Rescheduling, AZ Legalization Init Makes Ballot, More... (8/11/16)
The DEA is up to the same old same old, Arizona joins the list of states voting on marijuana legalization this fall, heroin overdoses jump in recent years in New York, and more. -
DEA_badge_C_9.PNGDEA Once Again Refuses to Reschedule Marijuana, But Does Offer One Sop [FEATURE]
Once again, the DEA refuses to quit treating marijuana like heroin. -
Medical marijuana shops could be coming to North Dakota. (Creative Commons/Wikimedia)Chronicle AM: CA Pot Foes Sue Over Prop 64 Language, ND MedMJ Init Qualifies, More... (8/10/16)
It grows quiet in the dog days of summer, but there is still some news: North Dakotans will vote on medical marijuana in November, California legalization foes sue over ballot argument language, and more. -
Chuck Schumer wants to play whack-a-mole with K2 and Spice. (LA Dept. of Health)Chronicle AM: NYC MJ Arrests Rising Again, Dark Web Drug Sales Up Dramatically, More... (8/9/16)
Marijuana arrest numbers are headed in the wrong direction in New York City, Ohio makes a first move toward implementing medical marijuana, New York Sen. Chuck Schumer declares war on new psychoactive substances, and more. -
Marijuana use is becoming more acceptable. (Darren Frisby Harris/Drug Policy Alliance)Chronicle AM: Gallup Finds MJ Users Nearly Double in Three Years, MO MedMJ Fights On, More... (8/8/16)
A Gallup poll shows a dramatic increase in admitted marijuana use by adults, a Barna poll shows little support for drug prohibition, Garden State needle exchanges are scrambling for money after their funding was vetoed, and more. -
Pot becomes a popular pasttime. (Darren Frisby Harris/Drug Policy Alliance)Gallup: Number of Adult American Marijuana Users Nearly Doubles in Three Years (Or Does It?)
Young people are the most likely to say they are regular users; churchgoers the least likely. -
Arkansas forced 800 welfare applicants to do drug screens, one came up dirty. (Wikimedia/Creative Commons)Chronicle AM: WA Legal MJ Sales Top $1 Billion, AR Welfare Drug Testing Flop, More... (8/5/16)
Arizona legalizers fight a lawsuit aimed at knocking them off the ballot, Washington rakes in the tax revenue from legal pot, asset forfeiture is in the news in California and New York, and more. -
The Copenhagen drug consumption room covers a thousand square meters. (Nanna Gotfredsen, Sune Kehlet)Chronicle AM: UN Agencies Condemn Philippine Killings, Huge Danish Consumption Room Opens, More... (8/4/16)
UN drug agencies have joined civil society in condemning Philippine drug war killings, the world's largest drug consumption facility opens in Copenhagen, the California marijuana legalization initiative sues to have "false and misleading" ballot arguments removed, and more. -
pile-of-cash_180_78.jpgThis Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
We have a real doozey from Oklahoma, jail guards go bad all over the place, and more.