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There are moves afoot to ease access to medical marijuana for senior citizens. (Sandra Yruel/DPA)

NY Marijuana Licensing and Equity Bill Goes to Governor, Italian High Court Throws Out Plants Referendum, More... (2/17/22)

An Alabama marijuana decriminalization bill advances, so does a Hawaii bill that would legalize marijuana for people over 65, and more. Marijuana Policy Alabama Marijuana Decriminalization Bill

Is it the year of the magic mushroom? (Creative Commons)

Psychedelic Reform Possibilities in 2022 [FEATURE]

Activists in Denver opened psychedelic floodgates for the United States with their successful psilocybin decriminalization initiative in 2019. Since that time, the trickle of bills and initiatives seeking to undo

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez (Creative Commons)

MD Lawmakers Begin Work on Pot Legalization Bills, Honduras Former Prez Detained on US Drug Charges, More... (2/15/22)

The Oregon Health Authority has released draft rules for therapeutic psilocybin, the New Mexico legislature approves legalizing fentanyl test strips, and more.

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These States Could Still Approve Medical Marijuana in 2022 [FEATURE]

Thirteen states still don't have full-fledged medical marijuana programs. That could change this year in a half dozen of them.

Opioid pain prescribing practices are in the news. (Creative Commons)

CDC Prepares New Opioid Prescribing Guidelines, OH Senate Won't Take Up Legalization Voter Init, More... (2/10/22)

The South Carolina Senate approves a medical marijuana bill, a new Rand study tracks opioid prescribing declines, and more.

A broken crack pipe. Bowing to noise from the right, the Biden administration won't fund harm reduction kits with them. (CC)

Washington Drug Decrim Init Ready for Signature Gathering, Crack Pipe Funding Furor, More... (2/9/22)

Thailand removes cannabis from its schedule of controlled substances (but marijuana legalization is still down the road a bit), a Washington state drug decriminalization initiative is cleared to begin signature gathering, and more.

Mountains of meth are being cooked up in Myanmar's Shan state, UNODC reports. (dea.gov)

House Advances SAFE Banking Act (Again), MI Psychedelic Legalization Initiative Filed, More... (2/3/22)

The SAFE Banking Act advances in the House, a group of House members want a vote on marijuana legalization, and more.

Mississippians should see dispensaries operating before year's end. (Sondra Yruel/Drug Policy Alliance)

Mississippi Becomes Latest State to Legalize Medical Marijuana [FEATURE]

Mississippi becomes the 37th state to legalize medical marijuana.

fentanyl (Creative Commons)

Officials Now Say Fentanyl-Tainted Marijuana Scare a False Alarm, Competing CO Psychedelic Inits, More...(2/1/22)

A Calfornia Republican lawmaker wants to go back to the bad old days, Colorado now sees competing psychedelic legalization initiatives, and more.

Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) is trying once again to propel the SAFE Banking Act forward. (house.gov)

New Bid for SAFE Banking Bill, OH Activists' MJ Legalization Measure Heads to Legislature, More... (1/31/22)

South Dakota medical marijuana patients will get to enjoy their edibles after all, a New Hampshire subcommittee kills one marijuana bill but more are coming, and more.

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