All of the medical marijuana action is taking place in the South, which is unsurprising given that the region is the last hold-out on medical marijuana.
Action on asset forfeiture in the Congress, and in Alabama and Arizona. (Creative Commons)
Federal bills to reform asset forfeiture and study the impact of marijuana legalization get filed, a Tennessee push for medical marijuana dies for the year, and more.
A Montana bill to implement voter-approved marijuana legalization heads to the governor's desk, the South Dakota Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a case challenging voter-approved marijuana legalization there, and more.
In Afghan fields, the poppies grow and grow and grow as cultivation jumped dramatically last year. (UNODC)
An Alabama medical marijuana bill struggles to get past final obstacles, a watered-down Tennessee medical marijuana bill is moving, a Swiss parliamentary committee votes to legalize marijuana, and more.
Pain pill distributors went on trial in Huntington, WV, Monday over their role in the opioid crisis. (Pixabay)
The Maryland Court of Appeals rules that the smell of marijuana is not sufficient probable cause to justify an officer stop, the DC city council ponders reserving some medical marijuana licenses for formerly incarcerated drug offenders, and more.
Albama DAs go Reefer Madness over a medical marijuana bill, Hawaii seeks an exemption from the DEA to run its medical marijuana free from fear of federal enforcement actions, and more.
A Lebanese hash field. Other farmers are now turning to hash to survive. (Cannabisculture.com)
The Philadelphia City Council votes to bar most pre-employment drug testing for marijuana, leading Democratic senators call on the attorney general to undo a Trump-era ruling that federal prisoners freed because of the pandemic must return to prison once it ends, and more.
Andrew Brown. Unarmed man killed by North Carolina police as he fled drug raid. (family photo)
US-Mexico law enforcement cooperation in battling Mexican drug cartels is at a standstill, a Montana marijuana legalization implementation bill is heading for House and Senate floor votes, and more.
The SAFE Act would allow state-legal marijuana businesses access to banking and other financial services. It's the second time it's passed the House of Representatives