Down OM Farm's Daniel Fink on the job. (Down OM)
Trying to Grow Pot Right is a Real Fight [FEATURE]
Mom-and-pop legal marijuana farmers trying to grow in the most Earth-friendly fashion face many obstacles, but they keep on keepin' on.
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A marijuana advertising billboard. An effort to ban them in Idaho has failed. (Creative Commons)
Germany Legalizes Marijuana, CDC Releases Drug Overdose Report, More... (3/22/24)
An initiative campaign to legalize weed in Arkansas takes its first steps, the Idaho Senate kills a bill that would have criminalized marijuana advertising, and more.
The White House. Three dozen congressional Democrats call on Biden to act on clemency for pot prisoners. (Creative Commons)
Three Dozen House Dems Call for Pot Clemency, OR Governor Will Sign Drug Recriminalization Bill, More... (3/15/24)
A marijuana legalization bill continues to move in the Hawaii legislature, Minnesota lawmakers ponder marijuana social equity licensing changes, and more.
A naloxone kit. The Biden administration is pushing awareness of the opioid overdose reversal drug. (hr.org)
White House Launches Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose, MI Bills Would Hike Sentences for Heroin, Fentanyl Sales, More... (3/14/23)
Therapeutic psychedelic bills are advancing in Maryland and Utah, and more.
No needle exchanges for you Cornhuskers after a gubernatorial veto and a failed override vote. (Creative Commons)
Biden FY 2025 Drug Budget Revealed, CO Safe Injection Site Bill Advances, More... (3/12/24)
Washington state lawmakers vote to kill a 37 percent excise tax on medical marijuana, Nebraska lawmakers fail to override a veto of a needle exchange bill, and more.
Joe Biden used his State of the Union address Thursday night to talk up marijuana reform--if not legalization. (Whitehouse.gov)
Biden Promotes Marijuana Reform in State of the Union, Progressive DAs Fend Off Challengers, More... (3/8/24)
The END FENTANYL Act has passed Congress, Colorado regulators roll out preliminary rules for psychedelic healing centers, and more.
Getting high in Thailand. In the future, you'll likely need a medical marijuana card to do that. (Creative Commons/RetinaFunk)
Reform Groups Call for Descheduling Cannabis, Honduras Busts Another Coca Plantation, More... (3/1/24)
The Colorado House has approved a bill allowing school bus drivers and students to administer naloxone and drug test strips, Thailand is moving toward banning recreational marijuana, and more.
The Mexican military is investigating clashes between rival drug gangs in Guerrero. (Creative Commons)
Vets' Groups Urge Quick Marijuana Rescheduling, German Parliment Votes to Legalize Weed, More... (2/23/24)
Lawmakers in Virginia are working toward a compromise on getting legal retail sales going, prohibition-related violence flares in Mexico's Guerrero state, and more.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is just the latest Republican to beat the war drums against the cartels. (Creative Commons)
Tom Cotton Files Bill to "Eliminate the Jalisco Cartel Leadership" [FEATURE]
Yet more bellicose posturing on drugs from the Grand Old Party.
"Neptune's Fix." Not on shelves anymore after a voluntary recall for tiantepine. (FDA)
Magic Mushroom Busts Jump, "Gas Station Heroin" Brand Recalled, More... (2/6/24)
Fifty members of Congress are worried that the Chinese Communist Party is profiting from illegal weed grows, Pennsylvania's governor calls (again) for marijuana legalization, and more.