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.
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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.
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Pot Smoker's Gun Rights, Ukraine Regulators Reject MedMJ for PTSD, More... (8/30/24)
Arkansas campaigners for an initiative to expand the state's medical marijuana program handed in a second batch of signatures in a bid to make the November ballot, and more.
Former Haitian President Michael Martelly has been hit with sanctions by the Treasury Department over his ties to the cocaine trade and drug gangs. (Embassy of Haiti)
Fired VT MedMJ User Loses Unemployment Appeal, US Sanctions Former Haitian President Over Drugs, More... (8/23/24)
Yakima, Washington, has approved a plan to bar drug offenders from certain neighborhoods, a Missouri appeals court upholds expungements for THC -- not just weed -- and more.
Mexican soldiers out fighting the cartels. (Creative Commons)
IA Push for Fentanyl Test Strip Legalization, Case of Kidnapped Cartel Leader Grows More Bizarre, More... (8/22/24)
A poll of polls finds strong support for marijuana legalization but less so than two years ago, South Dakota medical marijuana operators are complaining about delta-8 and delta-10 THC products, and more.
In the hash fields of Morocco in pre-legalization times. (Cannabis Culture)
FL Legal Pot Campaign Maintains Huge Funding Advantage, Morocco Pardons Pot Farmers, More... (8/21/24)
New York state has now passed half a billion dollars in legal marijuana sales, a factional dispute within the Sinaloa Cartel is heating up and turning deadly, and more.