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Mississippi becomes the 37th state to legalize medical marijuana.

A new year brings a new slate of potential state-level marijuana legalization initiatives.

New York City opened safe injection sites in December, and now it is moving to have naloxone vending machines operating across the city by February.

With 2021 now receding in the rear view mirror, we look back at the good, the bad, and the ugly in the arena of drug policy around the world.

The nation's top spook announces an easing of rules around past marijuana use and national security clearances, the New Jersey legislature approves needle exchange expansion and syringe decriminalization bills, and more.

As always, there was a lot going on in the realm of domestic drug policy, and here are ten of the year's most important stories.

A New York hospital is taken to task for drug testing pregnant women without their consent, then siccing authorities on them for false negatives they should have caught.

A virtual event held last summer sheds light on continuing global drug war abuses -- and some means of fighting back.

With pot shops targeted by criminal gangs, the debate continues over whether the SAFE Banking Act would help, and whether it should be supported before legalization can pass or not.

Democrats are fighting over whether to enact incremental marijuana reforms, or to block them until legalization with social justice can pass.