New Hampshire Will Study the State Liquor Store Model for Legal Weed [FEATURE]
The Granite State could be the first in the nation to try selling weed through the state liquor store model.
State & Local Legislatures
On the street in Portland. (Creative Commons)
Effort to Recriminalize Drug Possession in Oregon Gets Underway [FEATURE]
Oregon pioneered all drug decriminalization in 2020. Now, an effort to reverse that is getting underway.
State Sen. Sharif Street (D-North Philadelphia) is a key cosponsor of a marijuana legalization bill. (pa.gov)
Pushing for Social Equity as Pennsylvania Heads Toward Marijuana Legalization [FEATURE]
The push is on to legalize marijuana in the Keystone State, and black lawmakers want to make sure real equity measures get done.
California Governor Vetoes Psychedelic Decrim Bill [FEATURE]
There will be no psychedelic decriminalization in California this year. Maybe next year.
Pennsylvania Bill Imposing Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Some Fentanyl Overdose Death Passes Senate [FEATURE]
A contemporary crisis generates a tired, old response.
An Amsterdam cannabis coffee shop. The Dutch are set to begin an experiment in a legal supply for the shops. (Creative Commons)
Philly City Council Bans Safe Injection Sites, OR Interim Legislative Committee on Drug Policy, More... (10/2/23)
The Dutch are set to embark on a pilot project of creating a legal supply for the country's famed cannabis "coffee shops," Gavin Newsom signs a bill clearing the way for the prescribing of MDMA and psilocybin once they are federally descheduled, and more.
House Passes Defense Bill with Psychedelic Research Amendments, FL Bans Tianetpine, More... (9/28/23)
A broad range of advocacy groups is calling on Congress to support a bill to allow temporary scheduling and testing of fentanyl analogs, Maine's largest city moves toward natural psychedelic decriminalization, and more.
Competition for New York marijuana retailer licenses is going to heat up. (Creative Commons)
CA Assembly Approves Bill on Workers' Weed Rights, Aussie Decrim Fight, More... (9/14/23)
Philadelphia's city council takes preemptive steps to block dispensaries from transforming into adult-use retailers, New York regulators open the way for multistate operators to get into the retail weed business, and more.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro continues to press for a new drugs approach. (Creative Commons)
Latin American Countries Call for Drug War "Rethink," GOP Reps Tell DEA Not to Reschedule Pot, More... (9/12/23)
A California bill allowing pot shops to sell food and drink goes to the governor, a new report from Harm Reduction International tracks US and EU aid that goes to support the drug war, and more.
CA Natural Psychedelic Legalization Bill Goes to Governor, Colombia Cocaine Production at All-Time High, More... (9/11/23)
You could soon be able to get some munchies when you buy your weed in California, Afghanistan is the world's fastest-growing meth producer, and more.