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Colombia Senate Approves Weed Legalization, DOJ Seeks Delay in Philly Safe Injection Site Case, More… (12/6/22)
An Ohio marijuana legalization bill gets a hearing, a Filipino father wins a small measure of justice for his young son killed in Rodrigo Duterte's…
Biden Signs Marijuana Research Bill into Law [FEATURE]
The White House announced last Friday that President Biden (D) had signed into law the bipartisan Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act (HR 8454).…
NJ Pot Lounges One Step Closer, DEA Sets Psychedelic Drug Production Quotas, More… (12/5/22)
Kansas's Democratic governor wants medical marijuana this coming year, the DEA announces new, higher research quotas for various psychedelics and marijuana, and more.Marijuana…
NV On-Site Pot Smoking Lounges, Mexican President Wants to Know Where "La Barbie" Is, More… (12/2/22)
Sen, John Hickenlooper (D-CO) has filed a bill to prepare for federal marijuana legalization, the Nevada Supreme Court rules in favor of a medical marijuana…
RI Recreational Marijuana Sales Begin, Berkeley Could Decriminallize LSD, More… (12/1/22)
A global coalition is calling on UN drug bureaucracies to condemn the sudden resumption of drug executions in Saudi Arabia, a new Gallup poll has…
Another Poll Shows Supermajority for Marijuana, OH Fentanyl Test Strip Bill Moving, More… (11/30/22)
A push is on to get marijuana on the ballot in Ohoi next year, the UNODC warns Bolivia about synthetic drugs such as fentanyl, and…
Pregnant women's cannabis usage in legalized U.S. states raises calls for screening
Pregnant women living in U.S. states where cannabis is legal must be screened for the drug, for the health of both mother and baby, claim…
Legalization of recreational cannabis linked with increased alcohol drinking, study finds
States that legalized recreational cannabis saw a slight population-level uptick in alcohol consumption that was largely driven by young adults and men, according to new…
CT Pot Sales Coming Early Next Year; Colombia, Mexico Presidents Call for New Drug Policies, More… (11/29/22)
Idaho medical marijuana activists are set to try again in 2024, Thai authorities continue to grapple with ambiguities and nuances in their move to reform…
Report on Options for Safe Injection Sites, Berkeley Could Decriminalize LSD, More… (11/28/22)
Irish opposition parties are talking drug reform, the Congressional Research Service issues a report on how to get around legal proscriptions on safe injection sites,…
Letter to House Leaders Calls for Drug Decriminalization, Colombia Legal Pot Bill Advances, More… (11/23/22)
A New Hampshire coalition begins laying the groundwork for another try at marijuana legalization, Rhode island adult use marijuana sales at existig dispensaries are set…
OR Pot Pardons, Deadly Colombia Cocaine Clashes, More… (11/22/22)
A new Pew poll has a supermajority for medical marijuana, New York rolls out its first three dozen pot shop licenses, and more.Marijuana…
Biden to Sign Marijuana Research Bill This Week, Texas GOP Rep's Cartel Bill, More… (11/21/22)
A German provincial official seeks to scuttle the federal government's marijuana legalizattion plans, the first marijuana reform legislation passed by Congress is about to be…
More Than 300,000 Pot Arrests in 2020, FDA Points Toward OTC Naloxone, More… (11/17/22)
Congress passes a marijuana research bill, a bipatisan pair of senators file a psychedelic research and rescheduling bill, and more,Marijuana PolicyDespite Legalization in…
Colorado Becomes Second State to Approve Natural Psychedelic Reforms [FEATURE]
Three years after voters in Denver opened the door to psychedelic reform by approving a municipal initiative that made possession of psilocybin mushrooms the lowest…
KY Governor Signs MedMJ Executive Order, AMA Endorses Fentanyl Test Strips, More… (11/16/22)
A congresional committee takes up marijuana legalization, Pennsylvania's governor signs a fentanyl test strip bill into law, and more.Marijuana PolicyCongressional Committee Holds Hearing…
Cannabis not made safer by increasing its CBD content, study finds
New research has found no evidence that cannabidiol (CBD) reduces the negative effects of cannabis.
CA Local Voters Approve More Legal Pot Shops, Filipino Drug War Continues but With Fewer Killings, More… (11/15/22)
The Gallup organization looks at which groups support or oppose marijuana legalization, most Oregon residents will be able to access nearby psilocybin therapy centers, and…
MO Pot Sales Coming Fast, Kansas City Entertainment Complex Will Have Marijuana Lounges, More… (11/14/22)
A broad coalition is asking Attorney General Garland to allow legal marijuana sales in the District of Columbia, an Evanston, Illinois, councilman sponsors a psychedelic…
Global Commission on Drug Policy Calls for Colombia Legalization, More… (11/11/22)
A federal judge throws a wrench in the works as New York tries to get legal pot shops open, Houston cops and prosecutors have dozens…
WI Cities,County Vote for Legal Marijuana; FDA Warns on Animal Tranquilizer in Drug Supply, More… (11/10/22)
The Treasury Department is using an executive order to go after dark web drug suppliers, the FDA is warning health care workers to watch out…
Five Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Were on the Ballot; Only Two Passed [FEATURE]
Tuesday's election brought decidedly mixed results for marijuana legalization advocates with three out of five state-level campaigns going down in defeat, according to unofficial results…
CO Magic Mushroom Initiative Leading, La Paz's Itinerant Cocaine Bar, More… (11/9/22)
Five Texas cities pass marijuana decriminalization local measures, the National Park Service is asking tourists to not lick Sonoran desert toads in search of an…
CO Magic Mushroom Initiative, Call for Biden Pot Pardons to Include Immigrants, More… (11/8/22)
The use of asset forfeiture funds to buy armored vehicles for the cops creates controversy in Norman, Oklahoma; a plan to create a "narco museum"…
NY Legal Pot Shops Set to Open by Year's End, Irish Decrim Recommendation, More… (11/7/22)
A federal judge throws out a lawsuit seeking gun ownership rights for medical marijuana patients, competing Bolivian coca grower factions prepare to clash again this…
PA Governor Signs Fentanyl Test Strip Bill, Ecuador Drug Gang Violence Spikes, More… (11/4/22)
A late poll has good news for the Missouri marijuana legalization initiative, drug gangs rampage in Ecuador, and more. Marijuana PolicySen. Hickenlooper Introduces Bill…
Bad Poll for AR Pot Initiative, British MP Calls for "Monkey Dust" Rescheduling, More… (11/3/22)
Colombia and the Czech Republic are both moving toward marijuana legalization, late polling doesn't bode well for the Arkansas marijuana legalization initiative, and more.[image:1 align:left…
These Five States Could Legalize Marijuana on Election Day [FEATURE]
It is now less than a week until voters across the country head to the polls for Election Day 2022, and by the time the…
Biden Pot Pardons Have Broad Public Support, Afghan Opium Crop Up, More… (11/2/22)
A Colorado psychedelic initiative needs just a bit more support to get over the top next week, the Missouri marijuana legalization initiative is in the…
Opiate Treatment Program (OTP) Barriers, Schumer Says Progress on SAFE Banking Act +, More… (11/1/22)
There's a drug crackdown going on in India's Punjab, Afghan drug prices are rising despite questions about whether the Taliban ban is actually happening, and…
MD Legal Pot Question Polls Well, Afghan Shisha Ban, Australia ACT Decriminalizes Drugs, More… (10/31/22)
A Nevada judge orders marijuana removed from the state's Controlled Substances Act, the Germans roll out a marijuana legalization plan, British cops plan a crackdown…
Could greater prescription of medical cannabis be a solution to the opioid crisis?
In new study, opioid use seen to reduce or stop altogether, following prescription of medical cannabis.
Driving high? Chemists make strides toward a marijuana breath analyzer
Chemists have developed a fuel cell sensor that they hope to develop into a handheld analyzer to detect THC on a person’s breath. When THC…
DC Voters Still Like Marijuana Legalization, Native Plans to Sue Feds Over Reservation Pot Raid, More… (9/28/22)
Pot prohibitionists are backing a marijuana research bill, the Philippines DEA says it is okay with medical marijuana, and more.Marijuana PolicyPot Prohibitionists Get…
Colombia President's Drug War Heterodoxy Draws Critics, Belgian Drug Trafficker Threats, More… (9/27/22)
Singapore arrests its citizens for doing drugs outside the country, Colombian President Petro's frank talk about the need for a new model drug policy is…
Arkansas Pot Initiative Cleared for November, CO Psilocybin Initiative Trailing, More… (9/23/22)
Republicans seek political advantage by calling Mexican cartels "terrorist organizations," the FDA eases rules for groups distributing the opioid overdose reversal drug nalxone, and more.[image:1…
The Public Stands Behind Oregon's Drug Decriminalization andAddiction Funding Initiative [FEATURE]
It has been nearly two years since Oregon voters approved Measure 110, a sweeping drug decriminalization and public health services funding initiative, and it still…
OK Legal Pot Initiative Won't Be on November Ballot, House Committee Advances Marijuana Bills, More… (9/22/22)
Jockeying over marijuana reform legislation in Congress continues, the Oklahoma Supreme Court says a marijuana legalization initiative won't be on the November ballot but can…
State Treasurers Group Renews Call for Marijuana Banking Reform, NY MedMJ Home Grow Regs Adopted, More… (9/21/22)
Indiana lawmakers will meet next week to hear a report on marijuana policy, Louisiana lawmakers have created a task force to look at employment protections…
Colombia President Tells UN Drug War Must End; Good MA, MO Pot Polls, More… (9/20/22)
The Missouri Democratic Party can't bring itself to endorse the marijuana legalization initiative, clashes between coca grower union factions in Bolivia continued for another week,…