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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…
MT Supreme Court Throws Out Lawsuit Against Pot Initiatives, US Imprisonment Rate at 25-Year Low, More… (10/22/20)
The Montana marijuana legalization initiatives have survived a last-minute legal challenge, the ACLU and DPA challenge the murder conviction of a meth-using California woman whose…
Purdue Pharma Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges Over Oxycontin, Another NJ Pot Poll Looking Good, More… (10/21/20)
The Trump campaign demands a Mississippi medical marijuana initiative campaign cease and desist from saying he supports it, the Transform Drug Policy Foundation releases a…
Filipino President Says Hold Him Responsible for Drug War Killings; NM Pot, Decriminalization Poll, More… (10/20/20)
New York should be advancing marijuana legalization early next year, Mexico's Senate should be voting on marijuana legalization by month's end, and more.Marijuana…
Cannabis reduces OCD symptoms by half in the short-term
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) report that the severity of symptoms was reduced by about half within four hours of smoking cannabis. After smoking cannabis,…
Former Mexican Defense Minister Busted at LAX, MT Legal Pot Initiative Faces Late Legal Challenge, More… (10/19/20)
Missouri and Virginia both saw their first legal medical marijuana sales this past weekend, the US Sentencing Commission reports more than 3,000 federal prisoners have…
NE MedMJ Activists Take Aim at 2022, Study Finds Heroin, Fentanyl Use Up During Pandemic, More… (10/16/20)
Virginia's governor signs a minor marijuana reform bill into, the Mexican government has captured a major cartel leader, heroin and fentanyl use is up during…
AZ, MT Marijuana Legalization Polls, NM MedMJ Reciprocity Expansion, British Drug Deaths Up, More… (10/15/20)
The Drug Policy Alliance is in a new push to move the MORE Act, there are new polls on the Arizona and Montana marijuana legalization…
Supreme Court Won't Hear Marijuana Rescheduling Case, New Zealand Marijuana Vote Saturday, More… (10/14/20)
The Supreme Court slaps down the latest effort to reschedule marijuana, Pennsylvania's governor is again calling on the legislature to legalize marijuana, New Zealand votes…
Prenatal cannabis exposure linked to cognitive deficits, altered behavior
Regular cannabis exposure in rats during pregnancy may cause their offspring to have long-term cognitive deficiencies, asocial behavior, and anxiety later in adulthood.
The Psychedelic Revolution is Coming to the Ballot Box–Initiatives in DC and Oregon [FEATURE]
The psychedelic renaissance that has been emerging in recent years will finally get a chance to be ratified by voters in November. On one side…
NJ Police Chiefs Warn on Marijuana Legalization, European Drug Tends, More… (10/13/20)
Mississippi's Republican governor tries to undermine a medical marijuana initiative, the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction has a new report out, and…
More young adults are abstaining from alcohol
Fewer college-age Americans drink alcohol, compared to nearly 20 years ago, according to a new study.
Cannabis use appears to encourage, not replace, non-medical opioid use
Contrary to some claims, people in the US may not be substituting cannabis for opioids, New research examined the direction and strength of association between…
CDC Reports on Rising Cocaine Overdose Deaths, Mexico Poppy Farmers Vow to Fight Eradication, More… (10/9/20)
South Dakota's marijuana legalization initiative picks up support from a leading state political figure, the CDC says cocaine overdose deaths nearly tripled between 2013 and…
VT Becomes 11th State to Legalize Adult Use Marijuana Sales, ME Legal Pot Sales Start Tomorrow, More… (10/8/20)
The Virginia legislature has passed bills limiting the ability of police to use the odor of marijuana as the pretext for a warrantless search, Vermont…
Older adults using cannabis to treat common health conditions
Researchers report that older adults are increasingly using cannabis to treat a variety of common health conditions, including pain, sleep disturbances and psychiatric conditions like…
Cannabis ads and store location influence youth marijuana use
States may want to consider the proximity of cannabis retailers and cannabis advertising to neighborhoods to prevent underage use of the drug, according to new…
Oregonian Newspaper Endorses Drug Decrim Measure, Mexico Cartel Post-COVID Threat, More… (10/7/20)
Arizona may relax its past marijuana use rules for police applicants, the International Crisis Group calls out the Colombian government over the assassination of hundreds…
OR Drug Decriminalization Initiative Gets Big Donation, DC Dems Endorse Psychedelic Initiative, More… (10/6/20)
Facebook's founder kicks in half a million dollars for Oregon drug decriminalization, the Canadian Drug Policy Coalition launches a national dialog on the overdose crisis…
VT Battle Over Marijuana Bill, Key Mexico Leader Vows Marijuana Legalization Bill Passage by December, More… (10/5/20)
Another Arizona poll muddies the waters on support for marijuana legalization, pressure is mounting on Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R) to sign or veto the…
Bipartisan Policy Center Recommends Safe Injection Sites, Pot Busts Declined Last Year, More… (10/2/20)
The House includes marijuana banking language in its latest COVID relief bill, pot busts declined last year, an Arizona poll is looking good for marijuana…
Montana's Marijuana Legalization Campaign Is Set for a Big October Push [FEATURE]
Come November, Big Sky Country could be among the latest places to free the weed. As is the case in Arizona, New Jersey, and South…
VT Governor Hints Could Veto Marijuana Sales Bill, NY Governor Calls for Arrest of Street Drug Users, More… (10/1/20)
New Jersey's governor gets behing the marijuana legalization initiative, the Department of Health and Human Services wants to impose hair drug testing on federal employees,…
CA Governor Signs Marijuana Appellations Bill, IL Senate Committee Takes Up Drug Penalties, More… (9/30/20)
A new federal bill uses drugs and terrorism to take aim at tech companies' liability protections, a new Wyoming bill would ban smokeable hemp and…
AZ Poll Has Pot Legalization Initiative in Dead Heat, Psychedelic Group Releases Handbook for Organizers, More… (9/29/20)
The battle over medical marijuana in Mississippi is heating up, a proposed 2022 Oklahoma marijuana legalization initiative has to go back to the drawing board,…
Biden Campaign Scorns Trump Demand for Pre-Debate Drug Test, NE MedMJ Advocates File for 2022, More… (9/28/20)
Medical marijuana via telemedicine could be coming soon to New Jersey, medical marijuana via the ballot box could be coming to Nebraska in 2022, and…
Study Finds Drug Use Rose During Pandemic, San Francisco Sues to Block Dealers from Tenderloin, More… (9/25/20)
The Michigan legislature is moving forward on a couple of front, San Francisco prosecutors try an innovative tactic against Tenderloing drug dealers, and more.[image:1 align:right…
Will New Jersey Be the Next State to Legalize Weed? [FEATURE]
New Jersey looks set to be the next state to legalize marijuana. It's on the ballot come election day, the polls are looking good, and…
No Indictments for Killing Breonna Taylor, Vermont MJ Commerce Bill Goes to Governor, More… (9/23/20)
A Vermont legal marijuana commerce bill goes to the governor, Michael Bloomberg has paid the fines of 32,000 Floridians with felony records so they can…
South Dakota Pot Poll Has Good News, UC Berkeley to Open Psychedelic Research Center, More… (9/22/20)
A Texas jump has temporarily lifted a ban on smokable hemp, the Ann Arbor city ciuncil approves a resolution effectively decriminalizing plant-based psychedelics, and more.[image:1…
It is time to embrace cannabis for medicinal use, say experts
Attitudes towards cannabis products for medicinal use need to change with much greater appropriate use of such products to help alleviate patients’ pain, suggests new…
New Coalition Unveils Plan to Legalize Interstate Marijuana Commerce, Colombia Cocaine Regulation Bill, More… (9/21/20)
People with small-time pot possession convictions in New York state can not move to get them expunged, Secretary of State Pompeo promises more anti-drug aid…
AZ Poll Has Pot Initiative With Bare Majority, White House Releases Annual Drug Certification List, More… (9/16/20)
A new poll has the Arizona marijuana legalization initiative at 51%, the natural psychedelic decriminalization movememnt comes to Ann Arbor, and more.Marijuana PolicyArizona…
Book Review: Hell in the Heartland [FEATURE]
Hell in the Heartland: Murder, Meth, and the Case of Two Missing Girls by Jax Miller (2020, Berkley Books, (319 pp., $27.00 HB)[image:1 align:left]Early on…
House Postpones Marijuana Legalization Vote Until After Election Day, BC Expands "Safe Supply" of Drugs, More… (9/17/20)
There will be no House voe on marijuana legalization until after the election, Vermont lawmakers reach agreement on regulated legal marijuana sales, British Columbia moves…
Settlement in Breonna Taylor Drug Raid Killing, UN Human Rights Chief Criticizes Philippines Drug War, More… (9/15/20)
There is a landmark settlement in the killing of Breonna Taylor, the federal government hints at a move toward the use of hair follicle testing…
Marijuana Legalization Appeal Garners Broad Amicus Support, Pending Singapore Drug Execution Slammed, More… (9/16/20)
Despite marijuana legalization, Black DC residents still make up 90% of pot arrestees; human rights groups challenge a pending drug execution, and more.Marijuana…