South Dakota women's prison in Pierre (KELO-TV screen grab)
How This Red State's Cruel Meth Laws Are Putting Women Behind Bars in Record Numbers [FEATURE]
In South Dakota, testing positive for drugs is a felony.
State & Local Legislatures
Attorney General Sessions (R) wants more, better drug war aimed at cartels and MS-13. (senate.gov)
Chronicle AM: New DOJ Task Force to Target Cartels, CA Pain Summit Next Month, More... (10/16/18)
The Justice Department creates a new anti-cartel task force, a California summit will address issues around chronic pain and the war on drugs, the New York Assembly holds a hearing on marijuana legalization, and more.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says legislature should vote on legalization October 29. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: US Clarifies Canada Pot Worker Entry, Rendell Defends Safe Injection Sites, More... (10/11/18)
The US has clarified that Canadiana marijuana workers and investors can enter the US but not for that business, New Jersey's governor says a vote on legalization will happen before month's end, Pennsylvania's former governor sticks up for safe injection sites, and more.
No marijuana-infused gummies for you, Washington staters! (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: FDA Seeks Public Comment on Marijuana Classification WA Bans Gummies and Candies, More... (10/10/18)
The FDA is seeking public comment on marijuana classification, Mississippi cops continue to seize cash and other goods despite a change in state law that should have stopped them, and more.
The Mexican military disarms all the cops in Acapulco amidst allegations of drug gang links. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: Bad Drug Bill Dropped From Fed Opioid Package, Acapulco Cops Disarmed, More... (9/26/18)
A bad provision gets stripped out of the congressional opioid package, a Pennsylvania legislator files a legalization bill, Mexican Marines disarm Acapulco cops, and more.
Ohio regulators want to ban kratom. If they succeed, the state will be the seventh to have done so. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: Ohio Moves To Ban Kratom, ONDCP Says Pot Review Will Be Objective, More... (10/3/18)
The drug czar's office tells a US senator a multi-agency review of marijuana will be "objective," protestors target Rep. Andy Harris over his opposition to allowing medical marijuana to treat opioid addiction, Ohio regulators take a first step toward banning kratom, and more.
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Will New Jersey Be the Next State to Legalize Weed?
The governor and the legislature are just about ready to roll.
President Trump will address a UN side meeting of hard-line drug war counties next week. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: Trump Plans UN Meeting to Push Drug War, NJ Pot Bill Details Unveiled, More.... (9/19/18)
President Trump is headed to the UN to rally global drug warriors, New Jersey's long-awaited marijuana legalization bill is just about ready, Philadelphia settles a massive asset forfeiture lawsuit, and more.
North Dakota's Theodore Roosevelt National Park, where the prairies meet the badlands. (Creative Commons)
Republicans Are Playing Dirty in Their Bid to Stop North Dakota's Legal Pot Initiative
The GOP-led Health Department radically inflated cost estimates, and the GOP-led legislature went along with it.
Synthetic cannabinoids are being blamed for five deaths and dozens of overdoses in the nation's capital. (Louisiana Health Dept.
Chronicle AM: DC "Fake Pot" Overdose Outbreak, Canada Pot Travel Ban Pushback, More... (9/17/18)
Tough talk about barring Canadians with links to legal marijuana leads one congressman to act, "fake pot" kills five and leaves dozens sick in DC, Oklahoma's medical marijuana fight continues, and more.