Mandatory Minimums

Justice Sonia Sotomayor writes for the majority. (Creative Commons)

Supreme Court Sides with Inmate in Crack Cocaine Resentencing Case [FEATURE]

It is a case that could positively impact the resentencing prospects of thousands of federal crack cocaine prisoners.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a punitive fentanyl bill into law. (fl.gov)

RI Legal Pot Bill Heads for Final Votes Next Week, FL Governor Signs Fentanyl Murder Bill, More... (5/20/22)

A Delaware bill to tax and regulate marijuana comes up short but remains alive after a parliamentary manuever, Michigan uses court settlements to fund a massive response to the opioid

The Sentencing Project is warning of new mandatory minimums in a bill now before the Senate. (Creative Commons)

DC Council Rejects Bill to Effectively Allow Legal Pot Sales, Cops Being Killed in Mexico's Zacatecas, More... (4/6/22)

A Georgia bill that would actually get cannabis oil into the hands of patients goes down, the DC city council narrowly rejects a bill that would effectively legalize adult pot

Protestors denounce Duterte's bloody drug war. (hrw.org)

The Top Ten International Drug Policy Stories of 2021 [FEATURE]

With 2021 now receding in the rear view mirror, we look back at the good, the bad, and the ugly in the arena of drug policy around the world.

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Washington Post Endorses Safe Injection Sites, NIDA to Look at Ibogaine Derivative, More... (12/8/21)

The Canadian federal government has again filed a bill to end mandatory minimums for drug offenses, WHO declines to recommend a "critical review" of kratom, and more.

The DEA has set a whopping increase in research quotas for psilocybin, among other psychedelics. (Creative Commons)

MN MedMJ Patients to Get Access to Edibles, DEA Increases Research Quotas for Psychedelics, More... (12/2/21)

Georgia's parliament toughens that country's drug laws, the Rhode Island ACLU announces a settlement in a medical marijuana employment discrimination case, and more.

Another bumper crop of Afghan opium this year. (UNODC)

Drug ODs Top 100,000 in One Year, GOP Federal Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed, More... (11/17/21)

A Czech marijuana magazine editor gets convicted of promoting "toxicomania," the DEA has to return money it stole from Americans in two separate cases, New Yorkers rally for sentencing reform, and more.

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CA Governor Signs Bill Rolling Back Mandatory Minimums for Some Drug Offenses [FEATURE]

Reversing draconian sentencing polices from the 1980s, California has done away with mandatory minimum sentences for some drug offenses.

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House Votes to End Federal Crack/Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparity [FEATURE]

The House has taken a giant step toward undoing one of the gravest injustices of the war on drugs. Now, the question is whether the Senate can act.

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CT Legal Pot Sales Could Be Delayed, CA Hemp Bill Goes to Governor's Desk, More... (9/10/21)

There are signs South Dakota is moving away from harsh drug sentencing, GOP conservatives stick up for mandatory minimum fentanyl analog sentences, and more.

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