State & Local Legislatures

Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky signed a medical marijuana bill into law this week.

NH Marijuana Legalization Bill Advances, Zelensky Signs Ukraine MedMJ Bill, More... (2/15/24)

It's all marijuana policy today, from Madison and Phoenix to Bonn and Kyiv.

Voters in San Francisco appear set to approve anti-crime and anti-drug measures next month. (Creative Commons)

HI Legal Marijuana Bill Advances, San Francisco Voters Ready for Crime Crackdown, More... (2/14/24)

Marijuana-related legislation is popping up at statehouses around the country, North Carolina lawmakers ponder banning "gas station heroin," and more.

The psilocbyin molecule. New Mexico lawmakers are considering a resolution to promote psilocybin therapeutics. (Creative Commons)

NM Therapeutic Psilocybin Resolution Advances, Philippines MedMJ Bill Advances, More... (2/13/24)

Battles over what to do with Oregon's drug decriminalization continue, an Arizona bill ostensibly aimed at homelessness would heighten penalties for some drug crimes and create a new offense, and more.

You still can't legally grow a plant at home in Washington state after a bill to allow it died. (Creative Commons)

MA Therapeutic Psilocbyin Bill Advances, WA Home Grow Bill Dies Without a Vote, More... (2/12/24)

Virginia lawmakers keep moving toward approving a legal marijuana marketplace, Hawaii lawmakers now have a pair of complementary marijuana legalization bills to ponder, and more.

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.

Billboards like this would be illegal under a proposed Idaho law. (Creative Commons)

ID Lawmakers Move to Ban Weed Advertising, CA Therapeutic Psychedelic Bill Filed, More... (2/7/24)

The DEA settles with another opioid distributor, Oklahoma's Republican governor calls for civil asset forfeiture reform, and more.

A South Dakota bill to heighten penalties for drug sales resulting in a fatal overdose is advancing. (Creative Commons)

Germany Pot Legalization One Vote Away, SD Bill to Hike Sentences in Fatal ODs Advances, More...(2/5/24)

The US and China form an official counternarcotics working group to deal with fentanyl and its analogs, a Virginia bill to clear the way for retail marijuana sales advances, and more.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton doesn't want any pot leaves in the Lone Star State.

HHS Issues Rule to Ease Methadone Access, Texas AG Sues Pot Reform Cities, More... (2/1/24)

Rhode Island's first safe injection site is likely to be open by this summer, the FDA renews its warning on "gas station heroin," 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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