Medical Marijuana Update
A Georgia pharmacy challenges the DEA, and more.
Medical Marijuana
At least 200,000 people were busted for pot last year. That's down from around 900,000 a year two decades ago. (Creative Commons)
Two Hundred Thousand Pot Arrests Last Year, CA Emergency Hemp THC Ban Now in Effect, More... (9/25/24)
A pair of Democratic senators file a bill to keep fentanyl out of federal prisons, President Biden addresses the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats, and more.
Pittsburgh. The city council has just approved an ordinance barring job discrimination against medical marijuana patients.
Pittsburgh Bars Job Discrimination Against MedMJ Patients, Czech Marijuana Legalization Draft Released, More... (9/24/24)
The death toll keeps rising in Sinaloa Cartel factional fighting, Germany's move to legal marijuana commerce is increasingly in doubt, and more.
The odor of burnt marijuana is not sufficient probable cause to search a vehicle, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled.
Methadone Rules to Be Eased Next Month, GA Pharmacy Begins Selling MedMJ Despite DEA Warning, More... (9/20/24)
The Illinois Supreme Court rules the odor of burnt weed is not probable cause to search a vehicle, Mexico's president says the US shares the blame for cartel violence in Sinaloa, and more.
Senate Committee Approves DOOBIE Act, AR MedMJ Init Appears Poised for Victory, More... (9/18/24)
A bill to reauthorize the drug czar's office has been filed, the Czech Republic is moving toward marijuana legalization, and more.
Senate Chuck Grassley (R-IA) gives his anti-analogue legislation another shot. (senate.gov)
DEA Simplified "Accepted Medical Use" Drugs Standard, Four Face Death Penalty for Drugs in Bali, More... (9/17/24)
The head of the Senate Drug Caucus files a bill targeting imported drug analogs, the toll rises from Sinaloa Cartel factional strife, and more.
A peaceful scene in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexican. Things are not so peaceful these days. (Creative Commons)
Japan to Punish Pot Use with Up to Seven Years in Prison, NE MedMJ Inits Certified for Ballot, More... (9/13/24)
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has filed a marijuana legalization bill in Pennsylvania, the Mexican city of Culiacan is at a standstill amid fears of intra-cartel clashes, and more.
Delta-8 THC joint (Elsa Olofsson via Wikimedia)
NC Tribe Opens MJ Sales to Adult, Trump Supports Biden Rescheduling Move, More... (9/9/24)
Nebraska's Republican attorney general is leading a crackdown on shops selling delta-8 THC products, Texas voters strongly support marijuana decriminalization, and more.
Leftist Colombian President Gustavo Petro's peace talks with a FARC dissident rebel front have hit an obstacle. (Creative Commons)
2026 Idaho Legalization Init Planned, KY Sees Strong MedMJ Business Interest, More... (9/6/24)
From its coca-growing fiefdom in the country's southwest, Colombia's second-largest dissident FARC faction says peace talks with the government are stalled, and more.
The Tennessee Supreme Court upholds a search based on a drug dog's hit on a backpack, even though the dog can't tell weed from hemp. (Creative Commons)
FDA Approves Early-Stage Trials of Psychelic "Moxy," Oregon Study on Decrim and Overdoses, More... (9/5/24)
Wisconsin tribes are mobilizing for medical marijuana, the Tennessee Supreme Court rules that even though drug dogs can't distinguish hemp from weed, a sniff can still be probable cause for a search, and more.