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Medical cannabis can reduce essential tremor: Turns on overlooked cells in central nervous system
Medical cannabis can reduce essential tremor in mice. By injecting a specific synthetic cannabinoid into the spinal cord of mice suffering from essential tremor, researchers…
Rahul Gupta Could Be Next Drug Czar, Federal Marijuana Banking & Insurance Bills Filed, More… (3/19/21)
White House staffers get fired or suspended for past marijuana use, NYC mayoral candidates call for safer injection sites, more.Marijuana PolicyBiden White House…
Psychedelics at the Statehouse 2021 [FEATURE]
A new front in the war against the war on drugs has opened up. It has been less than two years since voters in Denver…
NM Marijuana Legalization Deadline Looms, Australia to Fund Psychedelic Trials for Mental Illness, More… (3/17/21)
There are still more than 40,000 marijuana offenders behind bars in the US, Oregon's governor names the members of the state's Psilocybin Advisory Board, Australia…
COVID Relief Bill Has Big Bucks for Treatment & Prevention, NY Legal Pot Talks Stalled, More… (3/16/21)
A second marijuana legalization bill gets filed in Texas, New York's push to legalize marijuana hits a slight bump in the road, and more.[image:1 align:left…
CA Coerced Treatment Bill Draws Opposition, WY Committee Advances Marijuana Legalization, More… (3/15/21)
New Mexico lawmakers have less than a week to get their act together and legalize marijuana, Republican US senators target drug cartels with a new…
Sharp reductions in costs of producing cannabis, fentanyl likely to spur widespread changes in use, dependence
A new analysis explores the effects of these changes on use. The analysis concludes that sharp declines in production costs for cannabis and opioids could…
Key Democrat Will Refile Federal Marijuana Legalization Bill, MD House Approves Police Reforms, More… (3/12/21)
A Vermont drug decriminalization bill is filed, Rhose Island's governor rolls out a marijuana legalization plan, Morocco moves toward legalizing hemp and medical marijuana, and…
Fed Bill Would End Crack/Powder Cocaine Sentencing Disparity, SD MedMJ Will Happen on Schedule, More… (3/11/21)
The South Dakota Senate has blocked the governor's effort to delay the implemenation of a voter-approved medical marijuana initiative, the Mississippi House has killed a…
Mexico Chamber of Deputies Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill [FEATURE]
Mexico took a giant step toward ending pot prohibition Wednesday night as the Chamber of Deputies approved a bill to legalize marijuana on a vote…
HI, NM Marijuana Legalization Bills Advance, NJ Harm Reduction Bill Package Introduced, More… (3/10/21)
Marijuana legalization bills advance in Hawaii and New Mexico, a pot prisoners' group calls on President Biden to grant clemency to federal marijuana offenders, a…
Fed Bill Would Protect Immigrants With Marijuana Records, ME Drug Reform Push, More… (3/9/21)
The South Dakta Senate throws the governor a curve ball, New Jersey lawmakers are considering lessening the penalties for home marijuana grows–but not legalizing them–and…
Mexico Lower Chamber Takes Up Legal Pot Bill, WV Bill Extending Drug Sales Sentences Advances, More… (3/8/21)
A Washington state bill that would decriminalize drug possession now emphasizes drug treatment, the Russians warn against drug legalization efforts, Morocco moves toward legal medical…
House Passes George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, HI Marijuana Legalization Bill Advances, More… (3/5/21)
A Long Island doctor has been the first in New York to be charged with murder for his opioid prescribiing practices, there's strong popular support…
Virginia Legislature Votes to Legalize Marijuana, But Not Everybody is Happy [FEATURE]
Last Saturday, the Virginia House and Senate approved a pair of bills to legalize marijuana — but not for three years and with significant portions…
DEA Releases Annual National Drug Threat Assessment, RI Senate Approves Safe Injection Sites, More… (3/2/21)
The DEA points to Mexican drug cartels as the nation's greatest criminal drug threat, senators in Washington state move to reinstate the state's invalidated felony…
VA Lawmakers Approve Legal Pot…Three Years from Now, Colombia Goes for More Drug War Militarization, More… (3/1/21)
New Mexico lawmakers work to shrink four marijuana legalization bills down to one, Pennsylvania's governor pardons dozens more marijuana offenders, and more.New Mexico…
WA Supreme Court Throws Out Felony Drug Possession Law, Clock Ticking on VA Pot Legalization, More… (2/26/21)
Asset forfeiture reform is moving in Arizona, the Connecticut governor's marijuana legalization bill gets a hearing, the Nevada legislature looks at ending the federal ban…
NM Legal Pot Bill Passes Senate, Honduran Prez Warns US on Drug Trafficking Allegations, More… (2/25/21)
A bipartisan marijuana legalization bill gets filed in Pennsylvania, a medical marijuana bill wins approval in the Alabama Senate, and more.Marijuana Policy New Mexico…
With Sweeping Criminal Justice Reform Bill, Canada Seeks an Off-Ramp from the War on Drugs [FEATURE]
On February 16, Canada's governing Liberal Party finally moved to enact long-promised reforms to criminal justice by introducing a sweeping new bill that would make…
NJ AG Orders End to Most Marijuana Arrests and Prosecutions, Mexico Coca Plantation Discovered, More… (2/24/21)
A North Dakota marijuana legalization bill passes the House, Nebraska medical marijuana advocates demand action from the legislature, and more.Marijuana PolicyMinnesota Marijuana Legalization…
Biden AG Nominee Addresses Marijuana, Mandatory Minimums; El Chapo's Wife Busted at Dulles, More… (2/23/21)
Republcan legislators continue to try to wreak havoc with voter-approved marijuana initiatives, Judge Merrick Garland speaks out on marijuana and sentencing policy at his confirmation…
NJ Governor Signs Marijuana Legalization Bills, VA Lawmakers Pass Mandatory Minimum Bills, More… (2/22/21)
New Jersey finally gets pot legalization done, Virginia lawmakers are trying to do the same, a Massachusetts drug decriminalization bill is filed, and more.[image:1 align:left…
Norway Government Proposes Drug Depenalization, ND House Approves MedMJ Edibles, More… (2/19/21)
Medical marijuana is receiving attention at various state houses, a trio of US senators warn the Philippine government on imprisoned drug war critic Sen. Leila…
Book Review: Drug Use for Grown-Ups
Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear, by Carl Hart (2021, Penguin Press, 290 pp., $28.00 HB)[image:1 align:left]Dr. Carl Hart is…
CA Psychedelic Decriminalization Bill Filed, NJ Marijuana Mess Continues, More… (2/18/21)
A Minnesota marijuana legalization bill moves, Wisconsin's governor calls for legal marijuana, the South Dakota House quashes telehealth for medical marijuana patients, and more.[image:1 align:left…
AZ "Drug Trafficking Homicide" Bill Filed, HI Marijuana Legalization, Decrim Bills Advance, More… (2/17/21)
Hawaii legislators take up marijuana reform bills, Maryland legislators take up marijuana legalization, and more.Marijuana PolicyHawaii Marijuana Legalization Bill Advances. The Senate Public…
NM Legal Pot Bill Advances, WA Drug Decrim Bill Advances, NY Legal Pot Fight Continues, More… (2/16/21)
A marijuana legalization bill moves in New Mexico, a bill to expand marijuana decriminalization advances in North Dakota, a drug decriminalization bill advances in Washington,…
Biden IRS Doesn't Support Pot Shop's Tax Fight, Myanmar Opium Down But Meth Is Up, More… (2/15/21)
South Dakota's Republican attorney general won't defend the state's voter-approved marijuana legalization amendment any further, a Michigan court rules people on probation can use medical…
CT Governor Includes Marijuana Legalization in Budget Proposal, Baltimore Announces Policing Reform, More… (2/11/21)
The appetite for busting pot smokers grows weaker in Fort Lauderdale and Milwaukee, Idaho could this year finally legalize hemp, and more.Marijuana PolicyConnecticut…
SD Judge Throws Out Marijuana Legalization Initiative, IL Drug Defelonization Bill Coming, More… (2/10/21)
A South Dakota court throws out the voter-approved marijuana legalization amendment, Idaho medical marijuana campaigners can begin signature gathering for 2022, and more.Marijuana…
Lawmakers Urge Biden to Allow Buprenorphine Expansion, Honduran President Target of US Drug Investigation, More… (2/9/21)
A major new marijuana reform coalition has formed, a Hawaii asset forfeiture reform bill advances, so does an Idaho medical marijuana bill, and more.[image:1 align:left…
Virginia Is on the Verge on Legalizing Marijuana [FEATURE]
The Old Dominion is set to notch a pair of marijuana firsts after both chambers of the state legislature approved marijuana legalization bills last Friday.…
NJ Governor Signs Bill to Reduce Psilocybin Penalties, VA Drug Decrim Bill Killed, More… (2/8/21)
New Jersey reduces penalties for possession of psychedelic mushrooms, an Idaho medical marijuana bil lis filed, a Minnesota asset forfeiture reform bill advances, and more.[image:1…
VA House Votes to Legalize Marijuana, WA Drug Decrim Bill Filed, NJ Psilocbyin Penalties Eased, More… (2/5/21)
Virginia is on the verge of legalizing marijuana, San Antonio's prosecutors will reject especially small-time marijuana and other drug possession charges, and more.Marijuana…
Purdue Pharma Consultant to Pay $573 Million to Settle Lawsuits, ID Bill to Ban Legal Pot Advances, More… (2/4/21)
Another massive settlement resulting from Purdue Pharma's aggressive marketing of OxyContin, a Maryland pot legalization bill gets filed with support from the leadership, South Dakota…
VA Poll Has Two-Thirds Support for Legal Pot, Reformers Urge End to Fed Cocaine Sentencing Disparity, More… (2/3/21)
An Alabama bill would let police use wiretaps against suspected drug felons, another Alabama bill would legalize medical marijuana, a New Jersey court hears a…
NM Marijuana Legalization Bills Filed, PA Bill Would Restrict Access to Buprenorphine, More… (2/2/21)
Kansas's governor wants medical marijuana approved to pay for Medicaid expansion, the Mississippi Supreme Court has set a date for oral arguments in a case…
OR Decrim In Effect, Senate Leadership Marijuana Legalization Plan, More…(2/1/21)
Oregon becomes the first state to implement drug decriminalization, Virginia marijuana legalization bills are moving, a New Jersey bill could help break the marijuana legalization…
Frequent cannabis use by young people linked to decline in IQ
A study has found that adolescents who frequently use cannabis may experience a decline in Intelligence Quotient (IQ) over time. The findings of the research…