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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A Florida deputy goes down for trying to set up an innocent man, an Ohio narc gets ready to head for prison after getting caught in an FBI sting, and more.
News Brief
Tryptamines. The DEA wants to ban five of the psychedelic substances, but the ban is being challenged. (streetdrugs.org)
Challenge to DEA Plan to Ban 5 Tryptamines Will Get Hearing, VA Senate Approves Early Marijuana Sales, More... (2/15/22)
A marijuana legalization bill gets filed in Missouri, a marijuana decriminalization bill is filed in Wyoming, and more.
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez (Creative Commons)
MD Lawmakers Begin Work on Pot Legalization Bills, Honduras Former Prez Detained on US Drug Charges, More... (2/15/22)
The Oregon Health Authority has released draft rules for therapeutic psilocybin, the New Mexico legislature approves legalizing fentanyl test strips, and more.
Joe Manchin apparently doesn't like harm reduction. (senate.gov)
Manchin, Rubio File Anti-Crack Pipe Bill; Public Health PR Firm Launches Overdose Memorial Site, More... (2/14/22)
Oregon goes after water haulters in a bid to repress illicit pot grows, the Utah House approves a psychedelic study task force bill, and more.
Ten senators have asked the Biden administration to get moving on demilitarizing the police. (Creative Commons)
Senate Dems Look for Input on Pot Legalization Bill, DPA Chides Biden Administration on Crack Pipe Kerfluffle, More... (2/11/22)
Chuck Schumer is trying to get his marijuana legalization bill finalized, an Illinois bill would fix a bizarre situation around expungement of past marijuana offenses, and more.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A small-town Georgia cops gets caught slinging weed from his patrol car, a corrupt killer Puerto Rican cop heads for decades in prison, and more.
Opioid pain prescribing practices are in the news. (Creative Commons)
CDC Prepares New Opioid Prescribing Guidelines, OH Senate Won't Take Up Legalization Voter Init, More... (2/10/22)
The South Carolina Senate approves a medical marijuana bill, a new Rand study tracks opioid prescribing declines, and more.
A broken crack pipe. Bowing to noise from the right, the Biden administration won't fund harm reduction kits with them. (CC)
Washington Drug Decrim Init Ready for Signature Gathering, Crack Pipe Funding Furor, More... (2/9/22)
Thailand removes cannabis from its schedule of controlled substances (but marijuana legalization is still down the road a bit), a Washington state drug decriminalization initiative is cleared to begin signature gathering, and more.
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DOJ Signals Openness to Safe Injection Sites, Congressional Commission Issues Overdose Strategy Report, More... (2/8/22)
Pennsylvania sees its first ever legislative debate on marijuana legalization, Tennessee sees a slew of marijuana-related bills, and more.
Marijuana legalization could be coming to the Senate in April. (Creative Commons)
Schumer Says Marijuana Legalization Bill Coming in April, Study Questions Reliability of Maternal Drug Testing, More... (2/7/22)
Wisconsin's governor vetoes a bill that would have dramatically hiked criminal penalties for butane marijuana extraction, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel is now making bombs to deploy against the military, and more.