They're trying again in North Caroliina, a Florida group wants to put a home grow initiative on the ballot, and more. Colorado Colorado Legislative Committee Kills Medical Marijuana
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Products containing the unscheduled anti-depressant tianeptin, AKA "gas station heroin." (WZDK screen grab)
The Minnesota marijuana legalization bill continues to advance, so does a North Carolina medical marijuana bill, and more. Marijuana Policy Minnesota Marijuana Legalization Bill Wins One More
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Genaro Garcia Luna. The former Mexican top cop found guilty in federal court in of taking bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel (CC)
The Republican-led Virginia House kills another drug reform bill, Iowa House Democrats roll out a marijuana legalization bill, and more. Marijuana Policy Iowa House Democrats File Marijuana
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A proposed Florida initiative would allow medical marijuana patients to grow their own medicine. (Creative Commons)
A package of civil asset forfeiture bills is filed in Georgia, a psilocybin research bill advances in Arizona, and more. Marijuana Policy Maryland Marijuana Regulation Bill Poised
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The Vancouver safe injection site. Could one be coming to Denver? (vch.ca)
Marijuana legalization bills advance in Hawaii and Minnesota, a Virginia psilocybin reform bill dies, and more. Marijuana Policy Twitter Becomes First Social Media Platform to Allow Marijuana
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An FDA panel has called for naloxone to be made available over-the-counter. (publicimage.org)
Washington state legislators advance a bill allowing interstate marijuana commerce, Kansas lawmakers file a pair of asset forfeiture reform bills, and more. Marijuana Policy New Hampshire Marijuana
Two Great Plains medical marijuana laggards are seeing efforts to advance. Kansas Kansas Senators File Medical Marijuana Bill. The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee has filed a
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The state capitol in Richmond. (Amadeust/Creative Commons)
Elections have consequences, as Virginia voters are finding out. Two years ago, a Democratically-controlled Senate and House passed legislation legalizing marijuana, and the Democratic governor signed it
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) looking thoughtful during a January trip to the border. (Sen. Blackburn)
Senate Majority Leader Schumer is trying to get some movement on marijuana legislation, a psilocybin research bill advances in Arizona, and more. Marijuana Policy Schumer Meets with
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Coast Guard seizes $7.5 million in cocaine in the Caribbean. (USCG)
Four federal legislators file a bill to strengthen the drug war in the Caribbean, a Hawaii bill to ease the way toward the therapeutic use of psilocybin and MDMA passes
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Seven cops were ambushed and killed in the heartland of Peruvian cocaine production. (Pixabay)
The Louisiana legislature sees a marijuana legalization bill for the third year in a row, coca production is expanding in Guatemala but without signs of cocaine production, and more. [image:1
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No pot smoking on the streets of Amsterdam's red light district, but you can still light up on coffeeshop patios. (CC)
That Minnesota marijuana legalization bill continues to advance, the city of Amsterdam is banning outdoor pot smoking in its red light district, and more. Marijuana Policy Minnesota
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Nebraska and neighboring Kansas are both working to enact medical marijuana laws this year. (Creative Commons)
An Arkansas Republican files a bill to put marijuana legalization before the voters in 2024, harm reductionists and drug reformers criticize the president's call for stronger criminal penalties around fentanyl
A small-town Pennsylvania police chief was slinging dope, so was an Ohio narcotics detective, and more. Let's get to it: In Greenburg, Pennsylvania, the Greenburg police chief was
In less than a month, voters in Oklahoma will be deciding if it will become the 22 nd state to legalize marijuana. In a special election set for March 7
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The president used his state of the union address to lay out a plan to fight fentanyl and opioid overdoses. (whitehouse.gov)
That Minnesota marijuana legalization bill keeps advancing, another senator joins the call for the drug czar to be reinstated to a cabinet-level position, and more. Marijuana Policy
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Psilocybin would be rescheduled under a bill just passed by the Virginia Senate. (Creative Commons)
Adult-use marijuana sales got off to a hot start in Missouri, the Virginia Senate approves a bil lto allow adult-use marijuana sales, and more. Marijuana Policy Minnesota
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MDMA. Australia has legalized the medicinal use of MDMA and psilocbyin, a first. (Creative Commons)
Legal adult marijuana sales have commenced in Missouri, the Maryland legislature is moving to pass bills to set up a system of taxed and regulated legal marijuana commerce, and more
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Luke Scarmazzo. Freed after 14 years for running a California medical marijuana dispensary. (Mission Green)
A Florida marijuana legalization initiative has passed its first hurdle on the way to the ballot, a new Texas poll shows very strong support for marijuana reforms, and more. [image:1
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Colombia President Petro wants to go after cocaine, not small coca growers. (Pixabay)
Virginia Republicans are in no hurry to get a legal marijuana market going, a Missouri bill would legalize psilocbying for therapeutic purposes, and more. Marijuana Policy Virginia