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MN Set to Become 23rd Legal Marijuana State, Iran Hangs Three More Drug Offenders, More… (5/22/23)
A bill protecting medical marijuana patients advances in Louisiana, a bill broadening expungement and freeing some pot prisoners advances in Connecticut, and more.[image:1 align:left]Marijuana PolicyConnecticut…
Researchers analyze THC in breath of cannabis smokers
Researchers analyzed THC levels in the breath of people who use cannabis regularly, both before and after they smoked marijuana. The researchers found that THC…
MN House Votes to Legalize Marijuana, Act to Restore SNAP Benefits to Drug Felons Re-Filed, More… (5/19/23)
Minnesota is one Senate vote away from legalizing marijuana, the RESTORE Act gets reintroduced, and more.[image:1 align:left]Marijuana PolicyMinnesota House Gives Final Approval to Marijuana Legalization…
Fatal Drug Overdoses Rose Only Slightly Last Year, White House Prods Naloxone Makers, More… (5/17/23)
Pot isn't the only thing you can buy in some Los Angeles-area pot shops, overdose deaths appear to have plateaued last year, and more.[image:1 align:left…
MN Final Legal Pot Votes Coming Soon, WA Lawmakers Compromise on Drug Possession Law, More… (5/16/23)
A Florida marijuana legalization initiative will get a state Supreme Court review, Washington's governor signs into law a bill protecting pot-smoking employees, and more.[image:1 align:right…
Amsterdam Bans Outdoor Pot Smoking in Red Light District, AK Drug Sentencing Bill Advances, More… (5/15/23)
The House passes a bill to fund research into the veterinary-drug-turned-fentanyl-supplement Xylazine, a former Filipina president introduces a medical marijuana bill, and more.Drug…
NH Senate Kills Legal Pot Bill, Philippines Drug War Critic Acquitted on Drug Charge, More… (5/12/23)
New Hampshire's governor changes his tune on marijuana legalization, the Connecticut House approves psilocybin decriminalization, and more.Marijuana PolicyNew Hampshire Senate Again Kills Marijuana…
SAFE Banking Act Gets Senate Hearing, Iran Hangs Three Cocaine Traffickers, More… (5/11/23)
Kansas becomes the latest state to legalize fentanyl test strips, the Arizona Senate folds psilocybin research funds into a budget bill, and more.Marijuana…
Chronicle Book Review: Bizarro
Bizarro: The Surreal Saga of America's Secret War on Synthetic Drugs and the Florida Kingpins It Captured by Jordan S. Rubin (2023, University of California…
DEA Extends Telehealth for Buprenorphine, Colombia Legal Pot Bill Advances to Senate, More… (5/10/23)
Washington State bans discrimination against potential new hires over off-the-job marijuana use, Senate drug warriors file a bill aimed at counterfeit pills, and more.[image:1 align:left…
OH Marijuana Legalization Signature Gathering Push, CA Drug War Reparations for Blacks, More… (5/9/23) Blacks
Marijuana legalization hits a bump in New Hampshire, Jordan kills a Syrian drug trafficker in a cross-border air strike, and more.Marijuana PolicyNew Hampshire…
NIDA Issues $5 Million Grant to Study Safe Injection Sites, Massive Honduras Coca Plantation, More… (5/8/23)
A New York bill increasing civil penalties for illicit pot shops is signed into law, Oregon regulators approve the nation's first licensee for therapeutic psilocybin…
SAFE Banking Act Hearing Looms, FL Lawmakers Approve Fentanyl Test Strip Bill, More… (5/5/23)
A Vancouver man's experiment with "safe supply" drug sales is quickly ended by police, a Pennsylvania marijuana legalization bill is filed, and more.Marijuana…
Maryland Governor Signs Legal Marijuana Commerce Bill Into Law [FEATURE]
Last November, Maryland voters made it abundantly clear that they wanted marijuana legalization by approving a referendum to that effect. On Wednesday, with the signing…
Luxembourg Unveils Marijuana Legalization Plan, WA Governor Calls Special Session on Drug Charging, More… (5/3/23)
A Maryland bill implementing legal marijuana commerce is signed into law, an Oklahoma bill cracking down on illicit medical marijuana grows is signed into law,…
CA Natural Psychedelic Bill Heads for Senate Floor Vote, German Legal Weed Plan, More… (5/2/23)
An Ohio signature-gathering campaign to put marijuana legalization on the November ballot is about to get underway, Wisconsin Republicans kill the governor's marijuana legalization proposal…
Biden Commutes 31 Drug Sentences, MN Senate Approves Legal MJ, More… (4/1/23)
Three Colorado Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to kill a safe injection site bill, a Texas bill to impose harsher penalties on fentanyl dealers has…
SAFE Banking Act Reintroduced in Both House and Senate [FEATURE]
The SAFE Banking Act is back. Bipartisan legislation to increase public safety through statutorily authorizing state-legal marijuana businesses access to the financial sector was reintroduced…
PA Bill to Criminalize Safe Injection Sites Advances, Federal Smart Sentencing Bills Filed, More… (4/27/23)
The Texas House gives preliminary approval to a marijuana decriminalization bill, Senate Republicans block a veterans' medical marijuana bill, and more.Marijuana PolicyCalifornia Bill…
Singapore Hangs Man for Two Pounds of Weed, CO Senate Passes Psychedelic Regulation Bill, More… (4/26/23)
A bipartisan bill addressing xylazine gets filed, Texas Republican senators block a fentanyl test strip bill, and more.PsychedelicsColorado Senate Advances Psychedelic Regulation Bill…
MN House Votes to Legalize Cannabis, with Singapore Set to Hang Man for Two Pounds of It, More… (4/25/23)
Another year of no marijuana legalization for Louisiana, the European Union sanctions Syrian officials and entities for trafficking in a Middle Eastern amphetamine, and more.[image:1…
WA Drug Sentencing Fix Fails, SC 4/20 Pot Pardon Bill Filed, More… (4/24/23)
Dispensaries are finally coming to Georgia (though product choice is limited), a trio of 4/20 week polls show continuing strong support for marijuana legalization, and…
Delaware Legalizes Marijuana [FEATURE]
As Saturday night turned into Sunday morning, Delaware became the 22nd state to legalize marijuana. That is because Gov. John Carney (D), who is skeptical…
MN Legalization Pot Bill Set for House Floor Vote, Federal Criminal Justice Reform Bills Filed, More… (4/21/23)
There will be no marijuana law reform in Alabama this year, senior senators introduce a package of criminal justice reform bills, and more.Marijuana…
Cannabinoids give worms the munchies, too
Marijuana (cannabis) is well known for giving people the ‘munchies.’ Not only does it make people want to eat more, but it also makes them…
Minnesota is on the Verge on Marijuana Legalization: Here's What It Will Look Like [FEATURE]
The end is in sight. After surviving a perilous passage through more than two dozen House and Senate committees, companion marijuana legalization bills, House File100…
RI Safe Injection Site to Open Early Next Year, NC Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed, More… (4/20/23)
Dozens of advocacy groups urge the White House to end federal pot prohibition, Brazil's new president reinstalls civil society representatives on the national drug policy…
Germany to Legalize Pot But Not Pot Shops, NM Governor Vetoes Sentencing Reforms, More… (4/13/23)
Houston's DA tells the cops not to jail people for less than four grams of drugs, Washington's Hosue votes to keep drug possession a misdemeanor,…
DEA Head Under Investigation over No-Bid Contracts, CA Fentanyl Sentencing Ballot Measure, More… (4/19/23)
A federal veterans' medical marijuana bill gets refiled, an Oklahoma fentanyl test strip bill advances, and more.[image:1 align:left]Medical MarijuanaBipartisan Bill to Legalize Medical Marijuana for…
MN Marijuana Legalization Bill Heading for Floor Votes, China Condemns US Fentanyl Sanctions, More… (4/18/23)
A Washington therapeutic psilocybin bill goes to the governor's desk, the Minnesota marijuana legalization bill is finally heading for House and Senate floor votes, and…
Trump Tries to Blame Pot for Mass Shootings, AR Governor Signs Dealer Murder Bill, More… (4/17/23)
Canada's Supreme Court upholds a Quebec ban on home marijuana cultivation, the Illinois Senate approves bills deepening marijuana legalization, and more.Marijuana PolicyCandidate Trump…
Joint US-Mexico Statement on Fentany, Arms Trafficking; AZ Psilocybin Research Bill Stalled, More… (4/14/23)
A bipartisan bill aims to lay the groundwork for federal marijuana legalization, Oregon naloxone access bills are moving, and more.Marijuana PolicyBipartisan Bill to…
Chronicle Book Review: Marijuana Boom
Marijuana Boom: The Rise and Fall of Colombia's First Drug Paradise by Lina Britto (2023, University of California Press, 332 pp., $29.95 PB)[image:1 align:left]The first…
Fentanyl-Xylazine Mix Declared "Emerging Theat," AZ Governor Vetoes Fentanyl Mandatory Minimums, More… (4/12/23)
A Maryland bill blocking police searches based on the odor of marijuana is on the governor's desk, a Delaware bill to end civil asset forfeiture…
Congressional Progressives Urge Biden to Expedite Pot Scheduling Review, NV Fentanyl Bills, More… (4/11/23)
A drug policy think tank releases a "toolkit" for avoiding a corporate takeover of the marijuana industry, the Texas House approves a fentanyl test strip…
Another Fed Court Rules Pot Gun Bans Unconstitutional, WA Drug Sentencing Bill Advances, More… (4/10/23)
Maryland is just the governor's signature away from having a system of taxed and regulated marijuana commerce, Minnesota lawmakers fold a psychedelic task force bill…
China Rebukes US on Fentanyl Crisis, Cleveland Mayor Will Seal Thousands of Pot Records, More… (4/7/23)
Michigan's former GOP House Speaker pleads guilty to marijuana bribery, a natural psychedelic legalization bill is filed in Uruguay, and more.Marijuana PolicyIndiana Democrat…
Kentucky Becomes 38th Medical Marijuana State [FEATURE]
With the signature of Gov. Andy Beshear (D) on Senate Bill 47 last Friday, Kentucky became the 38th state to make medical marijuana legal. The…
NH House Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill, Federal Smart Sentencing Act Filed, More… (4/6/23)
An Arkansas pot legalization bill gets filed, the German health minister says the government's pot legalization bill will be revealed after Easter, and more.[image:1 align:left…
GOP Pounding War Drums on Mexican Cartels, MN Legal Pot Bill Draws Near to Floor Votes, More… (4/5/23)
A Florida marijuana legalization initiative looks well placed to meet its signature gathering threshold, a pair of GOP senators introduce a bill designating Mexican drug…