Drug-Related Initiatives on State Ballots This Year [FEATURE]
The initiative and referendum process has long been a tool for advancing progressive drug policy reforms. This year is different.
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The US military killed two people in this June attack on a suspected "drug boat." (Department of Defense)
New WOLA Report Details Trump Administration's "Drug Boat" Killing Spree, Shows Paths to Accountability [FEATURE]
The serial killers are still on the loose.
Bipartisan Congressmembers File Bills to Regulate -- Not Ban -- Intoxicating Hemp Products [FEATURE]
The multi-billion-dollar hemp cannabinoid industry will be forced almost entirely out of business in November unless Congress acts to modify the looming ban it approved last year.
Booker, Schumer, Wyden Reintroduce Legislation to End Federal Ban on Marijuana [FEATURE]
The legalization bill is unlikely to advance this session, but lays the groundwork for progress after the midterms.
Wisconsin Democrats File Full Spectrum Cannabis Legalization Bill [FEATURE] (Updated)
The bill would create a medical marijuana program, legalize marijuana, and regulate intoxicating hemp products.
Indiana Senate Approves Bill Aligning State Law with Federal Hemp Cannabinoid Ban [FEATURE]
The move could devastate the state's hemp-derived cannabinoid industry.
Bipartisan Bill to Push Hemp Ban Back Two More Years Filed [FEATURE] (Updated)
Lawmakers moved to lengthen the window the hemp industry has to come up with a regulatory scheme before a congressionally-approved ban on most hemp cannabinoids goes into effect.
A hemp field. (Creative Commons)
Wisconsin Lawmakers Grapple with Competing Hemp Product Bills [FEATURE]
Whether to ban or regulate hemp-derived intoxicating cannabinoids is the issue, and if they are to be regulated, how?
Texas Hemp Operators Cry Foul Over New Health Department Proposed Rules [FEATURE]
Texas hemp businesses face hefty new licensing fees and restrictive testing mandates, sparking outrage over proposed health department regulations.
New state-imposed restrictions on hemp products and legal marijuana have sparked a response from cannabis advocates. (Cathryn Murray/Creative Commons)
Ohio Cannabis Advocates Begin Push to Undo Intoxicating Hemp Products Ban and Regressive Changes to Marijuana Law [FEATURE]
Cannabis advocates have begun moving to undo restrictions on hemp products and legal marijuana imposed by state lawmakers and the governor.