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Taking It to the Streets: States That Could Vote on Marijuana in November [FEATURE]
There's a whole heap of marijuana legalization and medical marijuana initiatives out there this year.
State & Local Legislatures
Federal marijuana prosecutions declined significantly last year, a new report finds. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: Federal Marijuana Prosecutions Drop, Drug Czar Touts Reduced Overdoses, More... (1/17/20)
A New Mexico marijuana legalization bill gets filed, Rhode Island's governor calls for pot legalization, the drug czar touts a drop in drug overdose deaths, and more.
The Virginia state capitol in Richmond. Activists and legislators are jousting over marijuana reforms. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: NM Governor Says Legalize This Year, KY Justice Reform Push, More... (1/16/20)
New Mexico could legalize marijuana next month, Virginia activists says marijuana decriminalization is not enough, Kentucky prepares to go to work on criminal justice reforms, and more.
A Michigan task force releases recommendations on cutting jail populations in the state. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: MI Jail Task Force Recommendations, Congress Wants Answers on Meth and Cocaine ODs, More... (1/15/20)
The Czech Pirate Party reaches for the stars, House members want answers from the administration about rising meth and cocaine deaths, and more.
Will Washington, DC, deprioritize magic mushrooms and other natural psychedelics? (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: Decriminalize Nature Hits DC, Colombia Coca Eradication Fight, More... (1/10/20)
Vermont lawmakers begin a push to tax and regulate marijuana sales, the Decriminalize Nature movement arrives in the nation's capital, Colombia's president and governors disagree about aerial eradication of coca crops, and more.
Pharmacies are suing doctors now.
Chronicle AM: MS MedMJ Initiative Qualifies for Ballot, DPA Executive Director to Step Down, More... (1/9/20)
A search for a permanent new executive director is underway at the Drug Policy Alliance, Mississippians will vote on a medical marijuana initiative this year, New York's governor vows to legalize marijuana this year (again), and more.
downtown Atlanta (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: MD Marijuana Poll, USAID Bolivia Mission, Atlanta PD Disbands Dope Squad, More... (1/8/20)
The Atlanta Police are shutting down their dope squad to concentrate on violent crime, the Florida legislature and state attorney general try to block a marijuana legalization initiative, and more.
South Dakotans will vote on both medical marijuana and marijuana legalization initiatives in November. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: South Dakota MJ Legalization Vote, Mexico's Toll of Disappeared, More... (1/7/20)
The MORE Act gets another push, there will be no decriminalization of marijuana in New Jersey during the lame duck session, a South Dakota marijuana legalization initiative qualifies for the ballot, and more.
View from old Fort George, Trinidad & Tobago, where marijuana has just been legalized. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: Trinidad & Tobago Legalizes, Trump Says He Can Ignore Congress's Medical Marijuana Protections, more... (12/23/19)
No marijuana brews for Oregonians, Trinidad & Tobago legalizes possession and cultivation, Trump asserts the power to enforce federal drug laws in medical marijuana states, and more.
Chicago legal marijuana sales will begin January 1, despite concerns over diversity. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: SD MMJ initiative Qualifies for Ballot, New Zealand Pill Testing Study, More... (12/20/19)
South Dakota voters will get to decide on okaying medical marijuana next year, Chicago legal sales are set to begin January 1, New Zealand's government pays for a pill-testing study, and more.