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Both Czechs and New Yorkers are ready to legalize marijuana, polls find. (Creative Commons)

Both Czechs and New Yorkers are ready to legalize marijuana, polls find. (Creative Commons)

NY Poll Has Strong Majority for Marijuana Legalization, Bolivia's New President Will Industrialize Coca, More... (10/27/20)

Both New Yorkers and Czechs are ready to legalize marijuana, Bolivia's new president wants you to use coca toothpaste, and more.

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R) has found a new reason to vote a marijuana sales bill after his old reasons were addressed. (CC)

Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R) has found a new reason to vote a marijuana sales bill after his old reasons were addressed. (CC)

VT Governor Hints Could Veto Marijuana Sales Bill, NY Governor Calls for Arrest of Street Drug Users, More... (10/1/20)

New Jersey's governor gets behing the marijuana legalization initiative, the Department of Health and Human Services wants to impose hair drug testing on federal employees, the New Zealand marijuana legalization referendum is facing headwinds, and more.

Trump claims with no evidence that Biden must be on performance-enhancing drugs. (Creative Commons)

Trump claims with no evidence that Biden must be on performance-enhancing drugs. (Creative Commons)

Biden Campaign Scorns Trump Demand for Pre-Debate Drug Test, NE MedMJ Advocates File for 2022, More... (9/28/20)

Medical marijuana via telemedicine could be coming soon to New Jersey, medical marijuana via the ballot box could be coming to Nebraska in 2022, and more.

Police in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood. (AdamChandler86/Creative Commons)

Police in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood. (AdamChandler86/Creative Commons)

Study Finds Drug Use Rose During Pandemic, San Francisco Sues to Block Dealers from Tenderloin, More... (9/25/20)

The Michigan legislature is moving forward on a couple of front, San Francisco prosecutors try suing Tenderloin drug dealers, and more.

A marijuana research bill heads for a House floor vote after winning a committee vote Wednesday. (Creative Commons)

A marijuana research bill heads for a House floor vote after winning a committee vote Wednesday. (Creative Commons)

Federal MJ Research Bill Wins Committee Vote, MA Report on Racial Sentencing Disparities, More... (9/10/20)

The federal Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2019 is heading for the House floor, New Jersey Republican party leaders come out hard against marijuana legalization, and more.

Drug war victim Breonna Taylor. Her family has settled with the city of Louisville. (Taylor family)

Drug war victim Breonna Taylor. Her family has settled with the city of Louisville. (Taylor family)

Settlement in Breonna Taylor Drug Raid Killing, UN Human Rights Chief Criticizes Philippines Drug War, More... (9/15/20)

There is a landmark settlement in the killing of Breonna Taylor, the federal government hints at a move toward the use of hair follicle testing for federal employees, and more.

Joe Biden wants treatment not jail for drug offenders, but he wants to make treatment mandatory. (Creative Commons)

Joe Biden wants treatment not jail for drug offenders, but he wants to make treatment mandatory. (Creative Commons)

Biden Calls for Mandatory Treatment for Drug Law Violators, VT Lawmakers Closer to Legalizing MJ Sales, More... (9/8/20)

Joe Biden's approach to drug policy appears still rooted in the last century, the Trump administration releases mandatory guidelines for hair follicle testing for truck drivers, and more.

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House Passes Bill to Block DOJ Meddling in State Marijuana Programs, Scots Want Safe Injection Sites, More... (7/30/20)

The House has voted to block the Justice Department from interfering with state-legal marijuana programs, a populous Maryland county moves to end no-knock raids for drugs, and more.

Tennessee Rep. William Lamberth (R), who blocked a resolution honoring a murdered black girl because... marijuana.

Tennessee Rep. William Lamberth (R), who blocked a resolution honoring a murdered black girl because... marijuana.

Senate GOP Unveils Policing Reform Bill, Seattle Moves to End Drug-Related Loitering Charges, More... (6/17/20)

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court clarifies that state officials can't order drug tests as part of child welfare investigations, Senate Republicans roll out their version of a police reform bill, and more.

Newly hired or returning truck drivers catch a break from drug testing during the coronavirus disruption. (Creative Commons)

Newly hired or returning truck drivers catch a break from drug testing during the coronavirus disruption. (Creative Commons)

Congressional Dems File Justice in Policing Act, CO Police Accountability Bill Passes Senate, More... (6/10/20)

Police accountability is the topic of the day in Congress and in Colorado, a Nebraska medical marijuana initiative campaign is in a final sprint for signatures, and more.

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