Denver's skyline (Creative Commons)
5 Things We Now Know After 5 Years of Legal Marijuana in Colorado [FEATURE]
Enough time has passed to begin to evaluate the consequences of marijuana legalization in the Rocky Mountain State.
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Chronicle AM: Drug Czar's Office Shuttered in Shutdown, DC Full Pot Legalization Bill Filed, More... (1/9/19)
The federal government shutdown shutters the drug czar's office, Trump again mischaracterizes the nature of border drug smuggling, New Jersey's highest court lends a hand to drug court graduates seeking expungement, and more.
Decriminalize Denver handed in thousands of signatures for its municipal psilocybin initiative Monday. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: Denver Psilocybin Init Advances, WA Governor to Pardon Pot People, More... (1/7/19)
The Denver magic mushroom initiative campaign hands in signatures, medical marijuana bills proliferate in Texas, Washington's governor announces plans to pardon small-time pot offenders, and more.
Colombian coca farmers have been busy expanding their crop, and the US is concerned. (DEA)
Chronicle AM: James Carroll Approved as Drug Czar, Tijuana's Bloody 2018, More... (1/3/19)
Pennsylvania lawmakers are moving on marijuana legalization, the US finally gets a permanent drug czar, Tijuana saw a bloody year last year, and more.
From Amsterdam to Alaska? Dutch-style on-site consumption spaces win approval in Juneau. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: AK OKs Pot Social Clubs, Vancouver Ponders "Safe Supply" of Hard Drugs, More... (12/21/18)
Vancouver ponders another cutting-edge drug policy move, Alaska okays on-site marijuana consumption space rules, the president signs the farm bill legalizing hemp, and more.
Iranian drug executions have come to a screeching halt in one of the good news stories of 2018. (handsoffcain.info)
The Year in Drugs II: Good, Bad, and Ugly Global Drug Policy in 2018 [FEATURE]
The highlights and lowlights of global drug policy in 2018.
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Chronicle AM: Federal Marijuana Cases Decline, Oregon Ponders MJ Exports, More... (1/2/19)
Federal marijuana prosecutions are dropping as more states legalize, Oregon ponders legal marijuana exports, a South Carolina poll shows strong support for medical marijuana, and more.
Citing sanctions from the West, Russia is moving to grow its own medicinal poppy crops. (UNODC)
Chronicle AM: NH Legal Pot Push Begins, Russia Plans for Poppies, More... (12/31/18)
Marijuana bills aimed at the new year begin popping up, Pennsylvania's highest court rules for pregnant drug users, Russia ponders its own poppy crop, and more.
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Chronicle AM: AZ Groups Want Needle Exchange, DE Judge Rules for Fired MedMJ User, More... (12/24/18)
A Delaware judge says a medical marijuana user fired for failing a drug test can sue his former employer, Arizona public health advocates want the governor to approve needle exchanges, and more.
That's enough fentanyl to kill you. It killed thousands this year. (dea.gov)
The Year in Drugs I: The Top Domestic Drug Policy Stories of 2018 [FEATURE]
The good, the bad, and the ugly in the world of domestic drug policy this year.