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Federal Marijuana Research Bill Wins House Committee Vote, MA Report on Racial Sentencing Disparities, More… (9/10/20)
The federal Medical Marijuana Research Act of 2019 is heading for the House floor, New Jersey Republican party leaders come out hard against marijuana legalization,…
Pain tolerance among cannabis users
A recent study examining pain among cannabis users suggests that — unlike long-term opioid use — regular cannabis use does not appear to increase pain…
Mass Murder at Illicit California Marijuana Grow; Meth, Other Drug Use Up Amidst Pandemic, More… (9/9/20)
Maine finally issues its first adult-use marijuana business licenses, a mass killing at an illegal California marijuana grow leaves seven dead, and more.Marijuana…
Biden Calls for Mandatory Treatment for Drug Offenders, VT Lawmakers Get Closer to Okaying Legal Pot Sales, More… (9/8/20)
Joe Biden's approach to drug policy appears still rooted in the last century, the Trump administration releases mandatory guidelines for hair follicle testing for truck…
Drug Reform Pioneer Kevin Zeese Dies at Age 64
The American drug reform movement lost one of its pioneers on Sunday. Attorney Kevin Zeese died of a heart attack at home after going to…
MN Asset Forfeiture Report Released, PA GOP Legislators Continue to Block Pot Legalization, More… (9/4/20)
The Nebraska Supreme Court hears a challenge to the state's medical marijuana initiative, Minnesota releases an audit of asset forfeiture practices in the state, and…
CA Safe Injection Site Bill Killed, Good Polls on MS MedMJ and DC Natural Psychedelic Initiatives, More… (9/3/20)
There are good polling results for medical marijuana in Mississippi and a natural psychedelic initiative in Washington, DC; Pennsylvania's top elected officials call for marijuana…
One State is About to Vote on Radical Drug Policy Reform [FEATURE]
Oregon residents will have a chance in November to approve the most far-reaching drug reform measure ever to make the ballot in this country when…
House to Vote on Legal Marijuana This Month, NE MedMJ Initiative Qualifies for Ballot, Overcomes Challenge, More… (9/2/20)
A bill to ban police searches based soley on the odor of marijuana is moving in Virginia, Pennsylvania's governor wants to legalize marijuana to help…
Rates of e-cigarette and marijuana use not associated with vaping-related lung injuries, study finds
Higher rates of e-cigarette and marijuana use in U.S. states did not result in more e-cigarette or vaping-related lung injuries (known as EVALI), a new…
AZ Legal Pot Initiative Clears Final Hurdle, Oakland Cops Raid Magic Mushroom "Church," More… (8/21/20)
A British prescription heroin pilot program gets extended after promising first year results, police in Oakland raid a magic mushroom "church," and more.Marijuana…
Border Meth Seizures Surge, VT Lawmakers Aim for Accord on Legal Marijuana Sales, More… (8/19/20)
Vermont legislators look to reconcile House and Senate legal marijuana sales bills, UN officials in Colombia denounce an increasing number of massacres, and more.[image:1 align:left…
State Treasurers Lobby for Marijuana Banking in Coronavirus Bill, Journalists Harassed in Colombia, More… (8/18/20)
A coalition of state treasurers is urging Congress to pass marijuaan banking reforms as part of any coronavirus relief package, Arizona's Maricopa County improves the…
Maine Marijuana Stores to Finally Open, KY "Breonna's Law" Banning No-Knock Raids Filed, More… (8/17/20)
After years of delay, Maine regulators say retail marijuana outlets will be open in October, eight people were killed in a Colombian region where different…
Drug Reform, Social Justice Groups Demand Action on MORE Act; MT Legal Marijuana Inits Qualify for Ballot, More… (8/14/20)
More than a hundred social justice and drug reform groups call on Congress to move the marijuana legalizing MORE Act next month, researchers at Johns…
DC MJ Sales Init Filed, Filipino Drug Cops Face Murder Charges, More… (8/13/20)
DC activists have filed a legal marijuana sales initiative and hope to get it on this year's ballot, the Bahamas extends the mandate of a…
Can Marijuana Win Over Voters in This High Plains Red State? [FEATURE]
Marijuana is on the ballot in South Dakota this year. This is a state that has the dubious distinction of being the only one to…
MA MJ Industry Unionization Battles, Bolivian Coca Growers Mobilize, More… (8/12/20)
A former crime-fighting prosecutor and attorney general who now wants to legalize marijuana is Joe Biden's vice-presidential pick, a Wyoming judge frees some hemp farmers…
AZ Legalization Initiative Qualifies, Canada to Allow Psilocbyin for Terminal Patients, More… (8/11/20)
One more state will be voting on marijuana legalization in November, Canadian authorities have granted four terminally ill patients the right to use psilocybin for…
DC Natural Psychedelic Initiative Qualifies, DPA Federal Drug Decrim Push, More… (8/10/20)
Residents in the nation's capital will vote on whether to effectively decriminalize natural psychedelics, the Arizona pot legalization initiative survives a legal challenge, the Drug…
Cannabinoids may affect activity of other pharmaceuticals
Cannabinoid-containing products may alter the effects of some prescription drugs, according to researchers. They published information that could help medical professionals make safe prescribing choices…
New Federal Pot Legalization Bill, Houston Narcs Indicted, Peru Coca Production Up (Maybe), More… (8/3/20)
Peru and the US are in dispute over how much coca and cocaine is produced there, Houston narcs involved in a deadly botched drug raid…
SD Medical Association Opposes Marijuana Initiatives, ONDCP Touts Mexico Opium Reduction, More… (7/31/20)
Rhode Island's governor is once again pushing for pot legalization, the South Dakota state medical association comes out against both medical marijuana and marijuana legalization…
House Passes Bill to Block DOJ Meddling in State Marijuana Programs, Scots Want Safe Injection Sites, More… (7/30/20)
The House has voted to block the Justice Department from interfering with state-legal marijuana programs, a populous Maryland county moves to end no-knock raids for…
House to Vote on Protecting All State-Legal Marijuana Programs, Bolivia Coca Cultivation Up, More… (7/29/20)
An amendment to block the Justice Department from using its funds to go after state-legal marijuana programs is headed for a House vote, Maryland's Supreme…
Drug Reform Pioneer Arnold Trebach Dies, Dems Reject Marijuana Legalization in Party Platform, More… (7/28/20)
A new poll suggests the New Jersey marijuana legalization initiative is headed for victory in November, drug reform pioneer Arnold Trebach had died, and more.[image:1…
House Could Vote on Pot Legalization in September, France to Issue Instant Fines for Drug Use, More… (7/27/20)
The House could vote to legalize marijuana this fall, DC activists say their natural entheogen initiative has qualifed for the ballot but it's not official…
Oakland Psychedelic Activists Take Next Step, NY Senate Passes MedMJ Housing Protections, More… (7/24/20)
Congress could take up an amendment that aims at protecting state-legal marijuana programs next week, Oakland activists are pushing forward with plans to open up…
Reform Groups Call for Marijuana Legalization Amidst COVID Crisis, DEA Part of Federal Anti-Crime Surge, More… (7/23/20)
The initial draft of the Democratic platform calls for not interfering with state marijuana laws but doesn't call for legalization, a North Dakota legalization campaign…
Legal marijuana may be slowing reductions in teen marijuana use
A longitudinal study of more than 230 teens and young adults in Washington state finds that teens may be more likely to use marijuana following…
AZ Pot Foes File Suit to Block Initiative, House Votes to Allow Military Members to Use Hemp and CBD, More… (7/22/20)
The organized opposition makes a move in Arizona, a Pennsylvania lawmaker is trying to jumpstart a stalled marijuana legalization bill, and more.[image:1 align:left]Marijuana PolicyArizona Pot…
AZ Poll Has Strong Support for Pot Legalization, BC Premier Asks for Canada Drug Decriminalization, More… (7/21/20)
The city of Chicago will pay out big time for seizing the vehicles of people in small-time drug busts, a California bill would undo some…
MT Legalization Activists Say They've Qualified for Ballot, Mexican Cartel Shows Off Its Firepower, More… (7/20/20)
New Approach Montana says county-level data shows it has qualified a marijuana legalization initiative for the November ballot but the results aren't official yet, Canada's…
CA Pot Arrests Decline But Racial Disparities Persist, AR MedMJ Growers Sue to Block Competition, More… (7/17/20)
California marijuana felonies are at the lowest level since 1954, Argentina moves to make its medical marijuana program more patient-friendly, and more. Marijuana PolicyCalifornia…
CDC Says Fatal Drug ODs Up Last Year, FL Supreme Court Orders Rare Second Hearing in MedMJ Case, More… (7/15/20)
After the first decline in drug ODs in decades in 2018, the number jumped again last year, the CDC says; Canadian psychotherapists want the ability…
Drug Reform Initiatives Already on the November Ballot and Those That Could Still Make the Cut [FEATURE]
With signature-gathering deadlines now past nearly everywhere, the picture of where voters will have a chance to vote on drug reform initiatives becomes clearer –…
ID MedMJ Initiative Campaign Threatens to Sue Over Signature-Gathering, Colombia to Spray Coca Crops, More…(7/14/20)
The Idaho Cannabis Coalition threatens to sue if state officials don't allow it to use electronic signature-gathering in the midst of the pandemic, a drug…
Democratic Platform to Call for Rescheduling and Decriminalizing Marijuana But Not Legalizing, Canada Police Chiefs Want Drug Decrim, More… (7/13/20)
Democratic task forces working on the party platform have settled on rescheduling and decriminalizing marijuana but not legalizing it, the Justice Department rips a Massachusetts…
House Spending Bills Include MedMJ Protections, DC Psychedelic Initiative Hands in Signatures, More… (7/7/20)
Mexico once again looks set to move forward with medical marijuana, House funding bills include protections for medical marijuana–but not recreational marijuana–and more. Medical…
Arkansas Marijuana Legalization Initiative Won't Make Ballot, More Mexico Mayhem, More… (7/6/20)
Nevada's governor pushes for wholesale marijuana possession pardons, prohibition-related violence flares in Mexico, and more.Marijuana PolicyArkansas Marijuana Legalization Initiative Won't Qualify for Ballot.…