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CBO Says Marijuana Legalization Would Help Federal Budget Deficit, DEA Virtual Lecture Series to Begin, More… (12/8/20)
A state senator is leading a push for a marijuana legalization initiative in Nebraska, the new progressive Los Angeles County DA is getting down to…
NJ Governor, Lawmakers Reach Agreement on Marijuana Bill, Mexico Strikes Back at DEA, More… (12/7/20)
South Dakota's attorney general's office intervenes against a challenge to the state's voter-approved marijuana legalization, New Jersey's governor and lawmakers reach an agreement on their…
In Historic Move, House Votes to End Federal Marijuana Prohibition [FEATURE]
Breaking almost entirely along party lines, the House on Friday voted to approve the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019 or the MORE…
MORE Act Heads for House Vote, San Francisco Bans Apartment Cigarette–But Not Pot–Smoking, More… (12/3/20)
Tomorrow will be a historic day for marijuana policy, New Jersey lawmakers struggle over legal marijuana and decriminalization, Peru and the US diverge on the…
GOP Snipes at Dems Over Looming House Legal Pot Vote, Congressional Report on Hemispheric Drug War, More (12/2/20)
Republicans seek to make political hay out of the looming House vote on marijuana legalization, a New Mexico criminal justice reform coalition gears up to…
In Historic Vote, UN CND Votes to Remove Cannabis from Most Restrictive Drug Schedule [FEATURE]
In a historic vote Wednesday, the 53 member states of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the UN body charged with supervising the application of the international…
ALERT: House of Representatives Voting on MORE Act This Week!
Dear reformer:[image:2 align:right]The US House of Representatives is scheduled to take an historic, first-ever vote on marijuana legalization this week! A hearing before the vote…
Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges Over Oxycontin, House to Vote on Legal Pot This Week, More… (12/1/20)
It's now legal to possess and grow your own marijuana in Arizona, the House Rules Committee takes up the MORE Act on Wednesday, Purdue Pharma…
House to Vote on Marijuana Legalization Bill This Week, Mexico Senate OKS Legal Pot, More… (11/30/20)
Marijuana legalization is on the move in Washington, DC, and Mexico City, Washington state activists push for therapeutic psilocbyin and broader drug decriminalization, British police…
NJ to End Pot Possession Prosecutions, OR County to End Drug Possession Prosecutions, More… (11/27/20)
The impact of voters' choices earlier this month is beginning to be felt, a new poll has New Yorkers ready to legalize marijuana, Vancouver's city…
Minneapolis Makes Feeble No-Knock Warrant Reforms, CT Dems Vow Legal Marijuana Push, More… (11/25/20)
Connecticut Democrats threaten to let voters have a say on marijuana legalization, Georgia opens applications for cannabis oil producers, and more.Marijuana PolicyConnecticut Democrats…
UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs to Take Up Cannabis Scheduling Next Week
The 53 member states of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the UN body charged with supervising the application of the international drug control treaties that…
San Francisco Ponders Tobacco, Marijuana Smoking, Vaping Ban, Mexico Mass Grave Has 113 Bodies, More… (11/24/20)
Fort Worth, Texas, prosecutors will dismiss minor marijuana charges with one big caveat, Colombia's defense minister says coca eradication is on track, and more.[image:1 align:left…
Mexico Senate Approves Marijuana Legalization, SD Sore Loser Cops Seek to Void Legal Pot Vote, More… (11/23/20)
A CDC study finds that marijuana legalization is linked to declining teen marijuana treatment rates, an EU court throws out France's ban on CBD, and…
Book Review: How to Regulate Stimulants
How to Regulate Stimulants: A Practical Guide by Steve Rolles, Harvey Slade, and James Nicholls (2020, Transform Drug Policy Foundation, 304 pp., $20 PB)[image:1 align:left]Marijuana…
Mexico Marijuana Legalization Bill Advances, Senate Approves Meth "Emerging Drug Threat" Bill, More… (11/19/20)
Madison WI ends penalties for pot use and possession, Vancouver, BC to take up a drug decriminalization ordinance, Mexican marijuana legalization bill heads for a…
Fed Judge Approves Purdue Pharma OxyContin Settlement, US Drops Case Against Ex-Mexican Defense Minister, More… (11/18/20)
Mississuppi's higest court agrees to a hear a challenge to the voter-approved medical marijuana initiative,New York City public hospitals say no more drug testing pregnant…
NJ Marijuana Decriminalization Sputters, NM Panel Recommends Patient Purchase Limit Expansion, More… (11/17/20)
The New Jersey legislature is trying to pass a marijuana decriminalization bill but isn't there yet, the New Jersey governor and legislative leaders are seeking…
NJ Decrim Advances in Wake of Legalization Vote, NYC to Investigate Hospital Drug Test Racial Bias, More… (11/16/20)
Virginia's governor says he supports marijuana legalization, New Jersey does marijuana and mushrooms decrim in wake of initiative, the White House releases Bolivian coca production…
Cannabis strength soars over past half century
Largest study on how cannabis has changed over time finds increased strength putting consumers at greater risk of harm.
Poll Finds Little Support for Asset Forfeiture, Argentina Okays MedMJ Home Cultivation, More… (11/13/20)
State legal marijuana regulators form an association, a New Jersey pot decriminalization bill is amended to include magic mushrooms and wins a committee vote, and…
Longest-Serving Pot Prisoner to Be Freed Next Month, Boston Must Pay Cops Fired Over Bad Drug Tests, More… (11/12/20)
New Jersey politicians are squabbling–again–over how to tax legal marijuana, Tucson joins Phoenix in walking away from marijuana prosecutions, the Mexican Senate moves toward a…
CA Psychedelic Decriminalization Bill Coming, British Pilot Heroin-Assisted Treatment Program Gets Results, More… (11/11/20)
The odor of pot will no longer be the sole grounds for police searches in Virginia after March 1, a bid to legalize marijuana in…
House Will Vote on Federal Marijuana Legalization Bill Next Month, San Francisco Psychedelic Reform Push, More… (11/20/20)
No more pot prosecutions in Phoenix, a new marijuana legalization bill in Texas, a push for psychedelic reform in San Francisco, and more.Marijuana…
Gallup Poll Has Support for Marijuana Legalization at All-Time High of 68%, More… (11/9/20)
Support for marijuana legalization hits an all-time high in the latest Gallup poll, New Jersey lawmakers take up an interim marijuana decriminalization bill, and more.[image:1…
Settlement Over Prescription Opioid Lawsuits Looms, NJ Moves to Enact Voters' Will on Legal Marijuana, More… (11/6/20)
State elected officials react in different ways to marijuana legalization votes, a major settlement looms over prescription opioids, and more.Marijuana PolicyNew Jersey Governor…
PA Bill Lets Employers Avoid Workers' Comp for MedMJ, NY Governor Says "Time is Ripe" for Legal Pot, More… (11/5/20)
New Jersey's vote to legalize marijuana is turning up the heat on nearby governors, Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers move to let employers and insurers off the…
A Clean Sweep for Drug Reform Initiatives [FEATURE]
The day after Election Day, national election results remained muddy, but one thing was crystal clear: the American public is ready for drug reform. Drug…
Mississippi, South Dakota Approve Medical Marijuana
Voters in two red states, Mississippi and South Dakota, have approved initiatives allowing for medical marijuana. In Mississippi, Initiative 65 won an easy electoral two-step, with 68%…
Oregon Becomes First State to Decriminalize All Drugs, Allow for Psilocybin Therapy
According to the Oregon secretary of state's office, as of 9 PM Pacific Time, both of the state's pionerring drug reform initiatives are cruising to…
New Jersey Legalizes Marijuana
New Jersey voters have approved marijuana legalization. Although only 35% of the vote was in as of 10 PM Eastern time, the marijuana legalization initiative…
Arizona Legalizes Marijuana
The state's marijuana legalization initiative, Proposition 207: The Smart & Safe Arizona Act, is crusing to victory Tuesday night. With nearly 73% of the vote counted…
Biden Says Tough Drug Policies Were "A Mistake," German Parliament Rejects Marijuana Legalization, More… (11/2/20)
A New Jersey bill to ensure workers' compensation covers medical marijuana advances, a Caribbean island nation embraces psychedelic therapies and wellness, and more.Medical…
Drug Reform Measures on Tuesday's Ballot [FEATURE]
Although the questions of whether Donald Trump is driven out of office and whether the Democrats sweep to control of the Senate are dominating the…
MT Poll Has Rising Majority Support for Marijuana Initiative, New Zealand Marijuana Legalization Falters, More… (10/30/20)
Santa Fe joins a growing list of cities and states that have banned no-knock raids, the Montana marijuana legalization initiatives look like they're heading for…
VA Governor Signs "Breonna's Law," Oglala Nation Legalizes Marijuana, Hemp, More… (20/29/20)
Two Native American nations take different paths on marijuana and hemp, Virginia's governor signs Breonna's Law into effect, and more.Navajo Nation Sues Farmers…
KS Pot Poll Shocker, WY Company Sues DEA, CA Cops Over Destroyed Hemp Field, More… (10/28/20)
Massachusetts' highest court rules worker's compensation doesn't cover medical marijuana costs, a Mississippi mayor has issued a last-minute legal challenge to the state's medical marijuana…
NY Poll Has Strong Majority for Marijuana Legalization, Bolivia's New President Will Industrialize Coca, More… (10/27/20)
Both New Yorkers and Czechs are ready to legalize marijuana, Bolivia's new president wants you to use coca toothpaste, and more.Marijuana PolicyPoll Finds…
SD Poll Has Both Legal Pot, MedMJ Initiatives Winning; Canada Sees First Legal Magic Mushroom Harvest, More… (10/26/20)
A new poll has both of South Dakota's marijuana initiatives winning, a Glasgow activist who runs an unauthorized mobile safe inject site has been arrested…
State, Local Regulators Call on Congress to Move on MORE Act, Rwanda to Allow MedMJ Exports, More… (10/23/20)
Rwanda okays medical marijuana exports, state and local marijuana regulators want Congress to move on marijuana legalization, and more.Marijuana PolicyState and Municipal Cannabis…