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Biden's Drug Policy Priorities Are a Small Step in the Right Direction, But Old Attitudes Linger [FEATURE]
The White House has released its drug policy priorities for its first year. It's a mixed bag.
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LSD and other psychedelics would be decriminalized under a bill advancing in California. (Creative Commons)
CA Psychedelic Decrim Bill Advances, CT Marijuana Legalization Bill Advances, More... (4/7/21)
New York police will no longer be able to search vehicles based solely on the smell of marijuana, the Montana House passes a trio of competing legalization implementation bills, a cartel massacre in Mexico leaves more than two dozen dead, and more.
Magic mushrooms and other natural entheogens are now deprioritized in a third Massachusetts city. (Creative Commons)
Federal Drug Cases Continue to Decline, Schumer Ready to Move Ahead With Legalization, More... (4/5/21)
DC's mayor is ready to move ahead with legalizing marijuana sales, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is ready to move ahead with federal marijuana legalization, and more.
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NY Governor Signs Marijuana Legalization into Law, Biden White House Sets Drug Policy Priorities, More... (4/1/21)
The Biden administration has filed a brief with the Supreme Court supporting an effort to expand sentencing reductions under the 2018 First Step Act, the New Mexico legislature has voted to legalize marijuana, and more.
The Washington state capitol in Olympia. Lawmakers there and elsewhere are wrestling with drug decriminalization. (CC)
Drug Decriminalization is Starting to Show Up at the Statehouse [FEATURE]
Slowly but surely, a drug decriminalization wave is beginning to build.
Psilocbye mexicana. A magic mushroom. (Creative Commons)
Psychedelics at the Statehouse 2021 [FEATURE]
Psychedelic reform bills are popping up like mushrooms after a rain shower all around the country.
Oklahoma has a whopping 10,000 licensed medical marijuana businesses. Some lawmakers say that's enough. (Creative Commons)
COVID Relief Bill Has Big Bucks for Treatment & Prevention, NY Legal Pot Talks Stalled, More... (3/16/21)
A second marijuana legalization bill gets filed in Texas, New York's push to legalize marijuana hits a slight bump in the road, and more.
Magic mushrooms and other natural psychedelics are now the lowest law enforcement priority in DC. (Creative Commons)
CA Coerced Treatment Bill Draws Opposition, WY Committee Advances Marijuana Legalization, More... (3/15/21)
New Mexico lawmakers have less than a week to get their act together and legalize marijuana, Republican US senators target drug cartels with a new bill, a fight is brewing over no-knock raids and warrants in the Kentucky House, and more.
Marijuana legislation is popping up all over the place. (Creative Commons)
HI & NM Marijuana Legalization Bills Advance, NJ Harm Reduction Bills, More... (3/10/21)
Marijuana legalization bills advance in Hawaii and New Mexico, a pot prisoners' group calls on President Biden to grant clemency to federal marijuana offenders, a California bill to end mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses advance, and more.
Mexico is on the verge of making the US the laggard when it comes to marijuana legalization in North America.
Mexico Lower Chamber Takes Up Legal MJ Bill, WV Bill Extending Drug Sales Sentences Advances, More... (3/8/21)
Advocates for a Washington state bill that would decriminalize drug possession now emphasize drug treatment, the Russians warn against drug legalization efforts, Morocco moves toward legal medical marijuana, and more.