The sun rises on a new chapter for hemp in America (votehemp.org)
Here Comes Hemp: Congress Votes to Unchain a Billion-Dollar Industry [FEATURE]
Marijuana's lanky, straight-laced country cousin is about to get legal.
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meet the law of unintended consequences (Creative Commons)
Study: Crackdowns on Heroin, Pain Pills Gave Rise to Fentanyl Overdose Epidemic [FEATURE]
The black market always has an answer. Too bad this one is so deadly.
Magic mushrooms could be decriminalized under the Oregon Psilocybin Service Initiative (Wikipedia)
Oregon Initiative Would Decriminalize Psilocybin [FEATURE]
Signature-gathering for 2020 is about to get underway.
Meth or cotton candy? Georgia cops couldn't tell the difference. (Creative Commons)
Georgia Nightmare: Jailed Four Months for Possession of Cotton Candy [FEATURE]
Cops said their roadside drug test said it was meth. It's far from the only time the cops or the test has been wrong.
The grinch who stole sentencing reform. (Creative Commons/Gage Skidmore)
McConnell Puts Kibosh on Sentencing Reform [FEATURE]
The president had endorsed a reform bill, but that didn't matter to Mitch.
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Mexico's Supreme Court Effectively Legalizes Marijuana Possession, Cultivation, and Use [FEATURE]
The US is about to become the only one of North America's three largest countries not to have legalized marijuana.
Jeff, we hardly knew ye. (senate.gov)
Good Riddance! Drug Reformers Applaud Sessionsâ Departure from DOJ [FEATURE]
His vision was firmly rooted in the failed drug war of the last century.
Jair Bolsonaro (Creative Commons)
Bad News from Brazil: The Right Populist President-Elect Will Be Absolutely Horrid on Drug Policy [FEATURE]
Brazilians elected Jair Bolsonaro, "the Trump of Brazil," as their next president on Sunday. He has promised to murder drug suspects as Duterte does.
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Marijuana Midterms: The Prospects for State-Level Legalization and Medical Marijuana [FEATURE]
Less than two weeks out, a couple of these races are turning into nailbiters.
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Two New Polls Suggest Marijuana Prohibition's Days Are Numbered [FEATURE]
Gallup and Pew both report record levels of support for marijuana legalization.