SAFE Banking Act Hearing Looms, FL Lawmakers Approve Fentanyl Test Strip Bill, More... (5/5/23)
A Vancouver man's experiment with "safe supply" drug sales is quickly ended by police, a Pennsylvania marijuana legalization bill is filed, and more.
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Luxembourg Unveils Marijuana Legalization Plan, WA Governor Calls Special Session on Drug Charging, More... (5/3/23)
A Maryland bill implementing legal marijuana commerce is signed into law, an Oklahoma bill cracking down on illicit medical marijuana grows is signed into law, and more. -
CA Natural Psychedelic Bill Heads for Senate Floor Vote, German Legal Weed Plan, More... (5/2/23)
An Ohio signature-gathering campaign to put marijuana legalization on the November ballot is about to get underway, Wisconsin Republicans kill the governor's marijuana legalization proposal and a whole bunch more, and more. -
Biden Commutes 31 Drug Sentences, MN Senate Approves Legal MJ, More... (5/1/23)
Three Colorado Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to kill a safe injection site bill, a Texas bill to impose harsher penalties on fentanyl dealers has passed both chambers, and more. -
US_Capitol_west_side wikip_56.JPGSAFE Banking Act Reintroduced in Both House and Senate [FEATURE]
The SAFE Banking Act is back. Bipartisan legislation to increase public safety through statutorily authorizing state-legal marijuana businesses access to the financial sector was reintroduced in both the House and -
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An Oklahoma cop ripped off both the department and his fellow officers, an Arizona prison guard takes the whole family along for a smuggling trip, and more. In Warner -
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Senate Republicans play politics with a veterans' medical marijuana bill, and more. National Senate Republicans Block Veterans' Medical Marijuana Bill from Advancing. After a "spirited debate" in the -
The Insite safe injection site in Vancouver. Pennsylvania GOPers want to criminallize such facilities. (vch.ca)PA Bill to Criminalize Safe Injection Sites Advances, Federal Smart Sentencing Bills Filed, More... (4/27/23)
The Texas House gives preliminary approval to a marijuana decriminalization bill, Senate Republicans block a veterans' medical marijuana bill, and more. Marijuana Policy California Bill to Crack -
Fentanyl test strips. Texas GOP senators are blocking a bill to decriminalize them. (Creative Commons)Singapore Hangs Man for Two Pounds of Weed, CO Senate Passes Psychedelic Regulation Bill, More... (4/26/23)
A bipartisan bill addressing xylazine gets filed, Texas Republican senators block a fentanyl test strip bill, and more. Psychedelics Colorado Senate Advances Psychedelic Regulation Bill Without Local