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Medical Marijuana Update
A Pennsylvania medical marijuana expansion bill heads to the governor's desk, a Delaware medical marijuana expansion bill gets filed, and more.
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The Middle Eastern amphetamine Captagon. (narcanon.us)
UN General Assembly Synthetic Drugs Resolution, Jordan Strikes Drug Smugglers in Syria, More... (12/19/23)
Presumed drug gangs kill a dozen people at a Christmas party in Mexico, Peruvian coca farmers are blamed for killing an indigenous leader, and more.
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CO Gun Rights for Pot Users Initiative Filed, DE MedMJ Bill Filed, More... (12/18/23)
The parties in a lawsuit over the constitutionality of imposing federal pot prohibition in legal marijuana states agree to an extension, an Italian petition drive to force parliament to take up marijuana legalization is underway, and more.
Dozens of pregnant Oklahoma women have been prosecuted for using medical marijuana. (Creative Commons)
OK Supreme Court Asked to Block Prosecutions of MedMJ-Using Pregnant Women, More... (12/15/23)
Maryland's governor orders a bureaucratic reshuffling in a bid to stem the overdose crisis, a fentanyl and xylazine testing bill heads to the Pennsylvania governor's desk, and more.
A decision by the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals puts some restrictions on the feds' equitable sharing program. (Creative Commons)
OH GOP Moves to Kill Home Grows, 4th Circuit Restricts Equitable Sharing, More... (12/5/23)
Germany's marijuana legalization gets delayed until next year, Vancouver activist Dana Larsen opens up a second drug-checking operation in the Downtown Eastside, and more.
Myanmar has overtaken Afghanistan as the world's largest opium producer, UNODC reports. (UNODC)
FDA Asked to Review MDMA as Treatment for PTSD, Myanmar Now Leading Opium Producer, More... (12/13/23)
The World Health Organization is going to review the status of coca leaves, the Colombian Senate kills mariuana legalization, at least for now, and more.
A Dutch cannabis coffeeshop. An experiment with legally grown weed begins this week. (Creative Commons)
Senate Committee Okays Bill to Ease Methadone Restrictions, Dutch Legal Weed Experiment, More... (12/12/23)
More than 100,000 Show Me State residents have seen their pot bust records erased, a pair of conservative rural California counties move to end needle exchanges, and more.
Up to five grams of cocaine is now decriminalized (again) in Colombia. (Creative Commons)
Colombia Reinstates Drug Decrim, PA Pot Decrim Bill Seeks Cosponsors, More... (12/11/23)
A pair of Missouri lawmakers are pushing a psilocybin therapy bill for next session, a clash between a drug gang and villagers in Mexico leaves 14 dead, and more.
Congress is moving ahead with a plan to allow psychedelic studies with active-duty military members. (Creative Commons)
Military Psychedelic Studies in Defense Bill, Another Federal Marijuana Reform Bill Filed, More... (12/8/23)
A South Dakota marijuana legalization initiative can begin signature-gathering, Wyoming's high court rules cops can seize cash from legal marijuana operations in other states, and more.
Welcome to the ranks of legal weed states, Ohio!
Marijuana Now Legal in OH, KS Panel Embraces Civil Asset Forfeiture Reforms, More... (12/7/23)
The DEA threatens Georgia pharmacies over sales of low-THC cannabis oil, a proposed California initiative would make it easier to prosecute dealers in the cases of fatal drug overdoses, and more.