Decriminalization

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Lawmakers in Kansas will spend two days of an interim session on medical marijuana hearings, Malaysian drug experts laud their government for moving toward drug decriminalization, and more.

A bipartisan marijuana legalization bill gets filed in the Pennsylvania House, Louisiana's governor signs a bill decriminalizing pot paraphernalia, and more.

Activists in Dallas hand in signatures for a municipal decriminalization initiative, Arizona's governor signs a bill that would allow for therapeutic MDMA with federal approval, and more.

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A key House committee has eliminated all marijuana-related amendments to the defense spending bill, leaving intact a ban on marijuana testing for recruits, and more.

Trying to deal with car culture kids in the post-World War II Los Angeles suburbs laid the groundwork for the war on drugs.

A North Dakota marijuana legalization initiative campaign can begin signature-gathering, a last gasp at medical marijuana fails in Kansas, and more.

Maine's governor signs a bill to seal the records of past marijuana offenses, a North Carolina tribe opens the first medical marijuana dispensary in the state, and more.

A political battle is looming in Brazil over drug decriminalization, New York's attorney general is investigating a hospital for drug testing pregnant patients without their consent, and more.