Decriminalization

Lawmakers in Oregon are debating whether to recriminalize drug possession. (Creative Commons)

OR Drug Recriminalization Debate, AR MedMJ Advocates Resubmit Ballot Initiative, More... (2/8/24)

A South Carolina medical marijuana bill is back, an eighth Massachusetts municipality endorses psychedelic reform, and more.

Street scene in Portland, Oregon, where officials have declared a drug emergency. (Creative Commons)

Portland Drug Emergency Declared, WA Home Grow Bill Advances, More... (1/31/24)

Marijuana legalization bills get filed in Hawaii and Kentucky, a Czech economic council calls for a legal, regulated market in marijuana, and more.

Evo Morales. He's back and wants to run for president again. (Creative Commons)

A Dozen Senators Call for Descheduling Marijuana, Bolivia Coca Grower Blockades, More... (1/30/24)

Mandatory minimum sentencing remains in fashion in Boise, an Arkansas medical marijuana expansion initiative has been rejected by the state attorney general, and more.

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Chronicle Book Review: The Silver Bullet Solution

Jim Gierach is a former Cook County, Illinois, prosecutor, occasional failed political candidate, and longtime fighter in the trenches taking on the war on drugs. He makes no bones about what he thinks need to happen.

Oregon Democrats want to go back to arresting drug users. (Creative Commons)

OR Dems Unveil Proposal to Recriminalize Drug Possession, NY Home Grow Rules, More... (1/24/24)

Ireland's first safe injection site will open in September, New York regulators release draft rules for adult use home grows, and more.

A West Virginia bill would turn current misdemeanor drug charges into felonies. (Creative Commons)

WV Bill Refelonizes Drug Possession, OR Measure 110 Audit Released, More... (1/22/24)

Wisconsin Republicans are at an impasse over medical marijuana, a Hawaii civil asset forfeiture reform bill gets filed, and more.

A New Jersey bill would legalize the use and possession of small amounts of magic mushrooms. (Creative Commons)

NJ Magic Mushroom Bill Filed, WI GOP At Odds Over MedMJ, More... (1/17/24)

The Florida legislature meddles with foreign policy, Wisconsin Republicans remain in search of agreement on advancing medical marijuana, and more.

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VT House Approves Safe Injection Sites, NH Lawmakers Ponder Mandatory Minimums, More... (1/16/24)

The Department of Health and Human Services releases its full review of marijuana rescheduling, Oregon GOP lawmakers plot to undo drug decriminalization there, and more.

Magic mushrooms. They are now effectively decriminalized in Ypsilanti. (Creative Commons)

DC Council Approves Measure to Penalize Marijuana "Gifting" Shops, More... (1/12/24)

A bill requiring warnings that medical marijuana users cannot own guns is moving in South Dakota, a pair of Alaska lawmakers file a psychedelic reform bill, and more.

A field drug test kit. There are way too many false positives, a new study has found. (ProPublica)

Faulty Roadside Drug Tests Snare Thousands, NJ Governor Signs Paraphernalia Bill, More... (1/10/24)

A Rhode Island bill would temporarily legalize the possession, cultivation, and sharing -- but not the commercialization -- of psilocybin, a California bill is the first in the nation to target roadside field drug tests and more.

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