Jose "Pepe" Mujica. Not exactly Captain Cannabis. (wikimedia.org)
Uruguay's Mujica is the Grumpy Old Man of Global Marijuana Legalization
Uruguay will formally unveil the regulations for its legal marijuana commerce next week, although
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Chronicle AM -- April 11, 2014
A DC marijuana legalization initiative is about to start signature-gathering, we have a trio of state pot polls, the US Sentencing Commission moves to cut drug sentences, German criminal law professors call for marijuana legalization, and more.
Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina (user surizar via wikimedia.org)
Guatemalan President Will Present Plan to Legalize Marijuana, Opium Production
Guatemala could present a plan to legalize marijuana and opium production by year's end, President Otto Perez Molina told Reuters yesterday.
Coat of arms for the Russian Federal Drug Control Service. It's getting the cold shoulder from the US these days. (kremlin.ru)
Chronicle AM -- March 27, 2014
No marijuana legalization in New Hampshire this year, neurologists recommend cannabis oil for MS, New Mexico pharmacists will start prescribing naloxone, Russian-US drug cooperation is at risk over the Crimea crisis, and more.
Oberleitungsbusbahnhof in Simferopol (user Cmapm via Wikimedia)
Crisis Looms for Addicts as Russia Bans Methadone in Crimea
The folding of Crimea back into Russia has some ominous implications for hard drug users there, and the other shoe is already beginning to drop for them.
What will keep this Rasta smiling? Jamaican ganja farmers have some ideas. (wikimedia.org)
Chronicle AM -- March 17, 2014
Alaska state agencies complain that legalization will cost money (and they want some of it), Vermont cops complain the governor is soft on pot, federal prosecutors complain about reforming mandatory minimums, and more.
Caribbean leaders are discussing ganja this week. (wikimedia.org)
Chronicle AM -- March 10, 2014
California's Democrats endorse marijuana legalization, Caricom gets ready to talk marijuana, Attorney General Holder calls for expanded access to naloxone to prevent overdose deaths, legislatures in the Pacific Northwest make moves on medical marijuana, and more.
Responding to new synthetic drugs by banning them is still a favored response in state legislatures. (wikimedia.org)
Chronicle AM -- March 12, 2014
Medical marijuana is keeping state legislators busy, Maine's governor has a 20th Century approach to drug problems, New Mexico's governor cuts funds to a diversion program, Indonesia shifts its stance on drug users, and more.
Yours truly with Peruvian coca farmer. The government wants to eradicate his crop. (Phil Smith/stopthedrugwar.org)
Chronicle AM -- March 7, 2014
Oregon's medical marijuana dispensary regulation bill has passed the legislature with only temporary local bans allowed, more CBD medical marijuana bills are moving, an Indiana hemp bill has passed the legislature, and more.
Zohydro or No-hydro? A move is on to get the new hydrocodone-based pain medication killed.
Chronicle AM -- February 27, 2014
A thousand people march in support of "El Chapo" Guzman in his home state, Alaska makes it official that legalization is on the August ballot, another poll has a majority for marijuana legalization, medical marijuana bills move in a pair of states, there are a pair of moves to tighten up on pain pills, and more.