The long-operating InSite safe injection site in Vancouver (Creative Commons)
Supervised Injection Sites Could Be Coming Soon to California [FEATURE]
The controversial harm reduction intervention may win its first foothold in the US.
State & Local Legislatures
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Medical Marijuana Update
A group of federal representatives tell Attorney General Sessions to quit blocking marijuana research, the White House wants data on Massachusetts medical marijuana patients, and more.
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Chronicle AM: CA Has Pot Regulator Job Openings, MI Seeks MedMJ Stakeholders, More... (8/24/17)
California is hiring pot regulators, Michigan is looking for medical marijuana stakeholders to craft new dispensary regulations, Oregon's governor and top cop stick up for legal weed in a letter to Attorney General Sessions, and more.
We could see less of this if a bill in Iran's parliament wins final approval. (handsoffcain.net)
Chronicle AM: OR Defelonizes Drug Possession, Iran Could Cut Drug Executions, More... (8/16/17)
Oregon is the latest state to decriminalize drug possession, Iran moves to reduce drug trafficking executions, Philippines President Duterte cheers on cops killing drug suspects, and more.
Can medical marijuana help with chronic pain and reduce opioid dependence? NIH pays to find out. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: NIH Awards Grant to Study MedMJ and Opioids, Hawaii Dispensary Woes, More... (8/14/17)
The National Institute of Health is ready to see what impact medical marijuana can have on opioid use, Hawaii's first dispensary hits a (temporary) regulatory hurdle, human rights groups warn on the Philippines and Indonesia, and more.
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Medical Marijuana Update
Interest in the medical marijuana industry is high in North Dakota, Hawaii gets its first two dispensaries, New Jersey ponders expanding qualifying conditions, and more.
The Vancouver safe injection site has a hidden counterpart somewhere in the US. (vch.ca)
Chronicle AM: Secret Safe Injection Site in US City, VT "Blue Ribbon" MJ Panel, More... (8/8/17)
The body representing state legislatures again calls for marijuana reforms, Vermont's governor is about to empanel on commission to study legalization issues, a safe injection site has been operating secretly in a US city for the past three years, and more.
Jeff Sessions is on a lonely crusade against marijuana legalization. (freethoughtproject.org)
Chronicle AM: Sessions' Crime Task Force Doesn't Recommend Going After Legal Marijuana, More... (8/7/17)
The attorney general's crime task force has little new to say about grappling with legal marijuana, Sessions sends another letter to another governor, the US leans on Colombia over coca, and more.
Aging "trainspotters" are driving drug deaths in Britain, experts say. (Wikimedia)
Chronicle AM: British Drug Deaths at Record High, Another Good Poll for Pot, More... (8/3/17)
A new poll shows extremely low support for marijuana prohibition, Maine lawmakers want to restrict how much pot landowners can allow for personal grows, drug deaths are up dramatically in the UK, and more.
UNGASS on Drugs is now just five weeks away. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: ME Legalizers Sue Over Invalidated Signatures, Civil Society Groups Sign UNGASS Letter, More... (3/10/16)
A South Dakota GOP lawmaker tells the parents of sick kids they should move to another state if they want to use CBD cannabis oil, Maine legalizers are suing over disqualified signatures, the Senate passes a major bill dealing with heroin and opiates, but without funding, and mor