Richard Lee during the 2010 Prop 19 campaign. (Oaksterdam University)
Regressive Fentanyl Bill Becomes Law, Oaksterdam's Richard Lee Dies, More... (8/4/24)
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Congress
ALERT: Save Congressional Medical Marijuana Protections!
Dear reformer: Since 2014, Congress each year has included language in the annual CJS (Commerce-Justice-Science) appropriations prohibiting the government from using any of the funds to prevent states from
San Francisco's mean streets just got a little meaner. (Creative Commons)
New Democratic Leaders for Congressional Cannabis Caucus, San Francisco Implements Drug Screening Requirement for Cash Benefits, More... (1/3/25)
A Florida court has ruled in favor of a worker who uses medical marijuana, Hawaii's governor issues an executive order to protect medical marijuana caregivers, and more.
Myanmar is now once again the world's leading opium producer even though production declined slightly from last year. (UNODC)
MA Substance Use Bill Will Not Include Safe Injection Sites, China Warns US on "Smears" over Fentanyl, More... (12/18/24)
Canada will tighten its borders in the face of Trump tariff threats, opium production falls slightly in Myanmar, and more.
Captagon, or Middle Eastern speed. Syrian rebels have uncovered a huge factory at a Syrian Army base run by Assad's brother. (narconon.us)
Syrian Rebels Uncover Huge Captagon Stash, Federal Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill Filed, More... (12/13/24)
The corporate strategic consulting firm McKinsey & Company has agreed to pay hundreds of millions for its role in creating the prescription opioid addiction epidemic, and more.
President Biden issued more than 1,500 clemencies and pardons today. (Creative Commons)
Biden Issues 1,500 Pardons and Commutations, Drug OD Decline Accelerates, More... (12/12/24)
The House passes a defense spending bill without a provision to bar the marijuana testing of military recruits, New York regulators issue more legal pot business licenses, and more.
President-elect Trump's nominee to head the FDA thinks marijuana is a gateway drug. (Pixabay)
Progressive Lawmakers Want Biden to Act on Pot Before Leaving Office, DPA Issues Draft Executive Order on Marijuana, More... (11/26/24)
President-elect Trump's FDA nominee holds some old-fashioned views on marijuana, Pittsburgh has an ordinance protecting the employment rights of medical marijuana patients, and more.
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is a lonely Republican calling for comprehensive marijuana reform instead of "half-assed" measures. (Senate.gov)
GOP Senator Knocks "Half-Assed" Marijuana Reform Measures, Patient ODs at BC Hospital After Unsanctioned Safe Injection Site Closes, More... (11/20/24)
An Indiana group backed by Republicans calls for "safe and regulated" marijuana, but won't say the word "legalization," and more.
Australia's Parliament House in Canberra. Lawmakers there will vote on marijuana legalization this month. (Creative Commons)
House Bill Would Authorize Military Force Against Cartels, NY Pot Farmers Sue State, More... (11/18/24
The Australian parliament will vote on a marijuana legalization bill this month, and more.
Poppy seed bagels play a role in a New Jersey lawsuit against a healthcare provider that drug tested pregnant women without their consent. (Pixabay)
CA Hemp Product Ban Challenged, NJ AG Sues Healthcare Provider over Drug Testing Pregnant Women, More... (9/26/24)
Another bill aimed at combatting the fentanyl trade advances in the House, the Florida marijuana legalization initiative campaign is getting very spendy, and more.