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New Synthetic Opioids Add to Overdose Crisis; Jordanian Army Ambushes, Kills 27 Drug Smugglers, More… (1/28/22)
Tennesseans could send their legislators a message on marijuana policy under a pair of bills just filed, Costa Rica's president vetoes a medical marijuana bill…
DE Marijuana Legalization Bill Wins Committee Vote, SD Lawmakers Move to Ban MedMJ Edibles, More… (1/27/22)
Psilocybin is making some news this week in Colorado, Wisconsin Republicans roll out a restrictive medical marijuana bill, and more.Marijuana PolicyDelaware Marijuana Legalization…
These States Could Legalize Marijuana via the Ballot Box in 2022 [FEATURE]
A new year is here, and with it, new opportunities to expand the legal marijuana landscape at the ballot box. Currently, marijuana is legal in…
MS Lawmakers Reach Agreement on MedMJ Bill, Seattle City Council Approves Psychedelic Decrim, More… (1/26/22)
Thailand takes another big step toward marijuana decriminalization, San Francisco is turning a blind eye to drug use at a Tenderloin services center, and more.[image:1…
SD House Votes to Ban MedMJ Home Grows; MN Usual Suspects Form Anti-Marijuana Coalition, More… (1/25/22)
Life just got a bit easier to Empire State medical marijuana patients, a Wisconsin GOP lawmaker wants to reinstate drug testing of some welfare recipients,…
VA GOP Bill Would Gut Marijuana Social Equity Funding, Mexico Murders May Have Peaked, More… (1/24/22)
North Dakota marijuana initaitive campaigners will have to go back to the drawing board, social equity funding is on the chopping block in Virginia'a GOP…
DEA Proposes Scheduling 5 Tryptamines, RI Governor to Push for Marijuana Legalization, More… (1/21/22)
Legislators in a pair of red states attempt to deal with mounting pressure for medical marijuana, a Washington state bill moves to end employment-related marijuana…
MS House Passes MedMJ Bill, MO Drug Decriminalization Bill Filed, More… (1/20/22)
A marijuana services company has filed a federal lawsuit over massive cash seizures by cops in California and Kansas, the Colombian Constitutional Court puts the…
Overdose Surge Hits Black Men the Hardest, Austin No-Knock Raid Ban and Decrim Inits, More… (1/19/22)
The prospects for home marijuana gardens in the Garden State grow dim, black men are bearing the brunt of the fatal overdose crisis, and more.[image:1…
NJ Governor Signs Syringe Access Expansion Bills, Thailand to Decriminalize Marijuana, More… (1/18/22)
It's January, and the marijuana bills are coming fast and furious, a Utah bill would create a psychedelic therapy task force, and more.Marijuana…
Mexico Cartel Drone Bombs Rivals, VT Lawmakers File Drug Decriminalization Bill, More… (1/14/22)
Ohio marijuana legalization campaigners take a second stab at coming up with enough signatures for their initiated statute, Virginia lawmakers file bills to defelonize peyote…
MS Senate Approves MedMJ Bill, Italy Marijuana and Psilocybin Referendum Has Needed Signatures, More… (1/13/22)
Florida Democratic lawmakers urge the Republican legislature to pass a marijuana legalization bill, an Oklahoma Republica lawmaker wants to tighten up the state's medical marijuana…
Cannabis poisoning in young children increased nine times after legalization
Ontario saw nine times more emergency department visits per month for cannabis poisonings in young children under the age of 10 after Canada legalized recreational…
Global Coalition Launches Push to Internationally Reschedule Psilocybin, MS MedMJ Bill Filed, More… (1/12/22)
A Florida bill seeks to make it easier to prosecute drug overdoses as murders, an Austin initiative to decriminalize pot possession has enough signatures to…
Brain-based method to determine impairment from cannabis intoxication
A new study shows that imaging of brain activity with functional near-infrared spectroscopy might offer a more accurate and reliable way to distinguish impairment from…
Canada Opens Legal Pathway for Access to Psychedelic Treatment with MDMA, Psilocbyin, More… (1/11/22)
The nation's top spook announces an easing of rules around past marijuana use and national security clearances, the New Jersey legislature approves needle exchange expansion…
Naloxone Vending Machines Coming to New York City, No More Tickets for Pot in New Orleans, More…(1/10/22)
A Kentucky GOP lawmaker is trying once again to get a medical marijuana bill passed, a pair of Florida lawmakers file identical bills to legalize…
NH House Approves Marijuana Legalization (Again), WA Therapeutic Psilocybin Bill Filed, More… (2/7/22)
Kansas Democrats propose constitutional amendments to legalize medical and recreational marijuana, an Indiana lawmaker files a medical marijuana bill, and more. Marijuana PolicyKansas Democrats…
Marijuana users’ risk of deadly complication doubles after rare type of bleeding stroke
Among adults with a certain type of bleeding stroke, those who used marijuana within the last 3-30 days were more than twice as likely to…
Top 10 International Drug Policy Stories of 2021 [FEATURE]
With 2021 now receding in the rear view mirror, we look back at the good, the bad, and the ugly in the arena of drug…
Duterte Will "Never Apologize" for Drug War Killings, OK Marijuana Legalization Initiative Filed, More… (1/6/22)
It's January and marijuana legalization efforts are winding up, Manhattan's new DA will refuse to prosecute some drug crimes, and more.[image:1 align:left]Marijuana PolicyIowa Lawmakers Release…
Study Confirms Safety of Group Psychedelic Sessions, MS Lawmakers to Take Up MedMJ Again, More… (1/5/22)
Wyoming marijuana legalization activists are forced to turn their aim to 2024, a New Mexico bill to legalize fentanyl test strips is coming, and more.[image:1…
More Fentanyl Than Heroin Seized at Border Last Year; MD, SD Marijuana Legalization Bills Pre-Filed, More… (1/4/22)
It''s January, and state legislatures are gearing up to deal with marijuana, a New York state inspector general's report unearths serious problems with prison drug…
MT Legal Marijuana Sales Begin, IRS Denies Tax Exempt Status to Iowa Ayahuasca Church, More… (1/3/22)
You can now buy two ounces of weed at a time in Oregon instead of only one, New Hampshire lawmakers will try to override the…
The Top Ten Domestic Drug Policy Stories of 2021 [FEATURE]
Whew! Another year to put in the rear view mirror, but not before we reflect on the year that was. It was a year of…
NYC Safe Injection Sites Already Saving Lives, Commutations for Drug Prisoners Could Be Coming, More… (12/23/21)
An Iowa Republican legislative leader shoots down Democrats' plan for a constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana, it's the time of year for presidential pardons and…
Iowa Constitutional Amendment to Legalize Marijuana, Fed Prisoners Released Due to Pandemic Can Stay Home, More… (12/22/21)
The Biden administration rolls out new sanctions aimed at international drug trafficking, a Washington state town endorses psychedelic reforms, and more.Marijuana PolicyIowa Senate…
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No More Pot Tickets in St. Louis, NY Hospital Sued Over Nonconsensual Drug Testing of Pregnant Women, More… (12/21/21)
An Ohio marijuana legalization initiative campaign hands in initial signatures, St. Louis becomes the latest city to give up on policing small-time pot possession, and…
CO Psychedelic Initiatives Filed, San Francisco State of Emergency Over Drugs, Crime in Tenderloin; More… (12/20/21)
Joe Manchin thinks his constituents would use child tax credit payments to buy drugs, a state of emergency in San Francisco could clear the way…
Federal Judge Throws Out Purdue Pharma Oxycontin Settlement, 90-Year-Old Pot Prisoner Freed, More… (12/17/21)
The Ohio Senate approves a medical marijuana expansion bill, Baltimore will end pre-employment drug and alcohol screening for potential city government hires, and more. [image:1 align:right…
What is the Best Path Forward for Marijuana Reform in Congress? [FEATURE]
The Senate passed the defense spending bill this week without the SAFE Banking Act (HR 1996) after Senate leaders stripped the provision aimed at allowing…
Senate Passes Bill Naming Meth an "Emerging Drug Threat," UFCW Pot Indistry Unionization Drive, More… (12/14/21)
A bad batch of synthetic cannabinoids is sickening people in Florida, Chicago is handing out fentanyl test strips in a bid to bring down record…
Malta Legalizes Marijuana, NY GOP US Reps Back Bill to "Defund de Blasio's Injection Sites," More… (12/15/21)
A therapeutic psilocybin bill is filed in New York, the prosecutor in Arizona's second most populous county is at least temporarily not prosecuring drug possession…
St. Louis Repeals Marijuana Law, Haiti President Likely Murdered by Well-Heeled Drug Traffickers, More… (12/13/21)
No more pre-employment marijuana testing in Philly starting next month, Malta is set to become the first country is Europe to legalize weed this week,…
Cannabis use could cause harmful drug interactions
Using cannabis alongside other drugs may come with a significant risk of harmful drug-drug interactions, new research suggests. The researchers looked at cannabinoids–a group of…
Yet Another Poll Shows Strong Public Support for Legal Weed, Canada Decriminalization Platform, More… (12/10/21)
Member states of the UN's Commission on Narcotic Drugs block a human rights expert from presenting a report on arbitrary detentions, a Missouri bill would…
Key Senate Democrats Block SAFE Banking Act's Inclusion in Must-Pass Defense Spending Bill [FEATURE]
In the ongoing struggle among congressional Democrats over whether to prioritize incremental marijuana reform legislation over pushing for full federal legalization, proponents of the former…
LA Times Endorses Safe Injection Sites, New Zealand to Ban Cigarettes By Raising Legal Age, More… (12/9/21)
SAMHSA announces historic harm reduction grants, South Dakota marijuana legalization campaigners say their signature-gathering campaign is going well, Michigan's governor signs a bill easing burdens…
Move to Ease Research Burdens on Schedule I Drugs Gains DEA Support, Colombia Pill Testing, More… (12/7/21)
Language protecting banks doing business with state-legal marijuana firms has been removed from a defense spending bill, Canada's Alberta province is looking into establishing a…