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May 27th, 2023

House Passage of HALT Fentanyl Act Slammed, DEA Jerks Opioid Distributor's License, More… (5/26/23)

The Louisiana House votes to radically quicken expungements for pot possession offenses, a Texas medical marijuana bill is dead in the water in the state…

May 26th, 2023

Minnesota Set to Become 23rd State to Legalize Marijuana [FEATURE]

With final votes approving the House File 100 marijuana legalization bill in the House and Senate last week, Minnesota is only a governor's signature away…

May 26th, 2023

House Passes HALT Fentanyl Act, CA Senate Passes Psychedelic Decriminalization Bill. More… (5/25/23)

No more pot smoking on the streets of Amsterdam's red light district, a bipartisan marijuana legalization bill gets filed in Ohio, and more.Marijuana…

May 25th, 2023

NH Residents Ready for Legal Weed, NY Safe Injection Site Bill Advances, More… (5/24/23)

San Francisco's mayor is ready to roll out a pilot program to arrest public drug users, yet another federal bill aimed at the fentanyl trade…

May 24th, 2023

More Than 150 Groups Urge "No" Vote on HALT Act, NH Legal Pot Effort Revives, More… (5/23/23)

An Oregon bill to mandate fentanyl education in the public schools goes to the governor, a House committee rejects a Republican's marijuana legalization amendment, and…

May 23rd, 2023

MN Set to Become 23rd Legal Marijuana State, Iran Hangs Three More Drug Offenders, More… (5/22/23)

A bill protecting medical marijuana patients advances in Louisiana, a bill broadening expungement and freeing some pot prisoners advances in Connecticut, and more.[image:1 align:left]Marijuana PolicyConnecticut…

May 22nd, 2023

Researchers analyze THC in breath of cannabis smokers

Researchers analyzed THC levels in the breath of people who use cannabis regularly, both before and after they smoked marijuana. The researchers found that THC…

May 20th, 2023

MN House Votes to Legalize Marijuana, Act to Restore SNAP Benefits to Drug Felons Re-Filed, More… (5/19/23)

Minnesota is one Senate vote away from legalizing marijuana, the RESTORE Act gets reintroduced, and more.[image:1 align:left]Marijuana PolicyMinnesota House Gives Final Approval to Marijuana Legalization…

May 18th, 2023

Fatal Drug Overdoses Rose Only Slightly Last Year, White House Prods Naloxone Makers, More… (5/17/23)

Pot isn't the only thing you can buy in some Los Angeles-area pot shops, overdose deaths appear to have plateaued last year, and more.[image:1 align:left…

May 17th, 2023

MN Final Legal Pot Votes Coming Soon, WA Lawmakers Compromise on Drug Possession Law, More… (5/16/23)

A Florida marijuana legalization initiative will get a state Supreme Court review, Washington's governor signs into law a bill protecting pot-smoking employees, and more.[image:1 align:right…

May 16th, 2023

Amsterdam Bans Outdoor Pot Smoking in Red Light District, AK Drug Sentencing Bill Advances, More… (5/15/23)

The House passes a bill to fund research into the veterinary-drug-turned-fentanyl-supplement Xylazine, a former Filipina president introduces a medical marijuana bill, and more.Drug…

May 13th, 2023

NH Senate Kills Legal Pot Bill, Philippines Drug War Critic Acquitted on Drug Charge, More… (5/12/23)

New Hampshire's governor changes his tune on marijuana legalization, the Connecticut House approves psilocybin decriminalization, and more.Marijuana PolicyNew Hampshire Senate Again Kills Marijuana…

May 12th, 2023

SAFE Banking Act Gets Senate Hearing, Iran Hangs Three Cocaine Traffickers, More… (5/11/23)

Kansas becomes the latest state to legalize fentanyl test strips, the Arizona Senate folds psilocybin research funds into a budget bill, and more.Marijuana…

May 12th, 2023

Chronicle Book Review: Bizarro

Bizarro: The Surreal Saga of America's Secret War on Synthetic Drugs and the Florida Kingpins It Captured by Jordan S. Rubin (2023, University of California…

May 11th, 2023

DEA Extends Telehealth for Buprenorphine, Colombia Legal Pot Bill Advances to Senate, More… (5/10/23)

Washington State bans discrimination against potential new hires over off-the-job marijuana use, Senate drug warriors file a bill aimed at counterfeit pills, and more.[image:1 align:left…

May 10th, 2023

OH Marijuana Legalization Signature Gathering Push, CA Drug War Reparations for Blacks, More… (5/9/23) Blacks

Marijuana legalization hits a bump in New Hampshire, Jordan kills a Syrian drug trafficker in a cross-border air strike, and more.Marijuana PolicyNew Hampshire…

May 9th, 2023

NIDA Issues $5 Million Grant to Study Safe Injection Sites, Massive Honduras Coca Plantation, More… (5/8/23)

A New York bill increasing civil penalties for illicit pot shops is signed into law, Oregon regulators approve the nation's first licensee for therapeutic psilocybin…

May 6th, 2023

SAFE Banking Act Hearing Looms, FL Lawmakers Approve Fentanyl Test Strip Bill, More… (5/5/23)

A Vancouver man's experiment with "safe supply" drug sales is quickly ended by police, a Pennsylvania marijuana legalization bill is filed, and more.Marijuana…

May 6th, 2023

Maryland Governor Signs Legal Marijuana Commerce Bill Into Law [FEATURE]

Last November, Maryland voters made it abundantly clear that they wanted marijuana legalization by approving a referendum to that effect. On Wednesday, with the signing…

May 5th, 2023

Luxembourg Unveils Marijuana Legalization Plan, WA Governor Calls Special Session on Drug Charging, More… (5/3/23)

A Maryland bill implementing legal marijuana commerce is signed into law, an Oklahoma bill cracking down on illicit medical marijuana grows is signed into law,…

May 3rd, 2023

CA Natural Psychedelic Bill Heads for Senate Floor Vote, German Legal Weed Plan, More… (5/2/23)

An Ohio signature-gathering campaign to put marijuana legalization on the November ballot is about to get underway, Wisconsin Republicans kill the governor's marijuana legalization proposal…

May 2nd, 2023

Biden Commutes 31 Drug Sentences, MN Senate Approves Legal MJ, More… (4/1/23)

Three Colorado Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to kill a safe injection site bill, a Texas bill to impose harsher penalties on fentanyl dealers has…

April 29th, 2023

SAFE Banking Act Reintroduced in Both House and Senate [FEATURE]

The SAFE Banking Act is back. Bipartisan legislation to increase public safety through statutorily authorizing state-legal marijuana businesses access to the financial sector was reintroduced…

April 28th, 2023

PA Bill to Criminalize Safe Injection Sites Advances, Federal Smart Sentencing Bills Filed, More… (4/27/23)

The Texas House gives preliminary approval to a marijuana decriminalization bill, Senate Republicans block a veterans' medical marijuana bill, and more.Marijuana PolicyCalifornia Bill…

April 27th, 2023

Singapore Hangs Man for Two Pounds of Weed, CO Senate Passes Psychedelic Regulation Bill, More… (4/26/23)

A bipartisan bill addressing xylazine gets filed, Texas Republican senators block a fentanyl test strip bill, and more.PsychedelicsColorado Senate Advances Psychedelic Regulation Bill…

April 26th, 2023

MN House Votes to Legalize Cannabis, with Singapore Set to Hang Man for Two Pounds of It, More… (4/25/23)

Another year of no marijuana legalization for Louisiana, the European Union sanctions Syrian officials and entities for trafficking in a Middle Eastern amphetamine, and more.[image:1…

April 25th, 2023

WA Drug Sentencing Fix Fails, SC 4/20 Pot Pardon Bill Filed, More… (4/24/23)

Dispensaries are finally coming to Georgia (though product choice is limited), a trio of 4/20 week polls show continuing strong support for marijuana legalization, and…

April 24th, 2023

Delaware Legalizes Marijuana [FEATURE]

As Saturday night turned into Sunday morning, Delaware became the 22nd state to legalize marijuana. That is because Gov. John Carney (D), who is skeptical…

April 22nd, 2023

MN Legalization Pot Bill Set for House Floor Vote, Federal Criminal Justice Reform Bills Filed, More… (4/21/23)

There will be no marijuana law reform in Alabama this year, senior senators introduce a package of criminal justice reform bills, and more.Marijuana…

April 21st, 2023

Cannabinoids give worms the munchies, too

Marijuana (cannabis) is well known for giving people the ‘munchies.’ Not only does it make people want to eat more, but it also makes them…

April 21st, 2023

Minnesota is on the Verge on Marijuana Legalization: Here's What It Will Look Like [FEATURE]

The end is in sight. After surviving a perilous passage through more than two dozen House and Senate committees, companion marijuana legalization bills, House File100…

April 21st, 2023

RI Safe Injection Site to Open Early Next Year, NC Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed, More… (4/20/23)

Dozens of advocacy groups urge the White House to end federal pot prohibition, Brazil's new president reinstalls civil society representatives on the national drug policy…

April 20th, 2023

Germany to Legalize Pot But Not Pot Shops, NM Governor Vetoes Sentencing Reforms, More… (4/13/23)

Houston's DA tells the cops not to jail people for less than four grams of drugs, Washington's Hosue votes to keep drug possession a misdemeanor,…

April 20th, 2023

DEA Head Under Investigation over No-Bid Contracts, CA Fentanyl Sentencing Ballot Measure, More… (4/19/23)

A federal veterans' medical marijuana bill gets refiled, an Oklahoma fentanyl test strip bill advances, and more.[image:1 align:left]Medical MarijuanaBipartisan Bill to Legalize Medical Marijuana for…

April 19th, 2023

MN Marijuana Legalization Bill Heading for Floor Votes, China Condemns US Fentanyl Sanctions, More… (4/18/23)

A Washington therapeutic psilocybin bill goes to the governor's desk, the Minnesota marijuana legalization bill is finally heading for House and Senate floor votes, and…

April 18th, 2023

Trump Tries to Blame Pot for Mass Shootings, AR Governor Signs Dealer Murder Bill, More… (4/17/23)

Canada's Supreme Court upholds a Quebec ban on home marijuana cultivation, the Illinois Senate approves bills deepening marijuana legalization, and more.Marijuana PolicyCandidate Trump…

April 15th, 2023

Joint US-Mexico Statement on Fentany, Arms Trafficking; AZ Psilocybin Research Bill Stalled, More… (4/14/23)

A bipartisan bill aims to lay the groundwork for federal marijuana legalization, Oregon naloxone access bills are moving, and more.Marijuana PolicyBipartisan Bill to…

April 14th, 2023

Chronicle Book Review: Marijuana Boom

Marijuana Boom: The Rise and Fall of Colombia's First Drug Paradise by Lina Britto (2023, University of California Press, 332 pp., $29.95 PB)[image:1 align:left]The first…

April 13th, 2023

Fentanyl-Xylazine Mix Declared "Emerging Theat," AZ Governor Vetoes Fentanyl Mandatory Minimums, More… (4/12/23)

A Maryland bill blocking police searches based on the odor of marijuana is on the governor's desk, a Delaware bill to end civil asset forfeiture…

April 12th, 2023

Congressional Progressives Urge Biden to Expedite Pot Scheduling Review, NV Fentanyl Bills, More… (4/11/23)

A drug policy think tank releases a "toolkit" for avoiding a corporate takeover of the marijuana industry, the Texas House approves a fentanyl test strip…