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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,…
Trump Again Calls for Death Penalty for Drug Dealers, Peru Coca Crop Up, More… (9/19/22)
California's governor signs another batch of marijuana bills, a Pennsylvania doctor and medical marijuana patient sues over the ban on medical marijuana patients buying handguns,…
White House Issues Annual Drug Countries List, CA Governor Signs Forced Treatment Bill, More… (9/16/22)
A federal appeals court shoots down yet another effort to move marijuana off Schedule I, new research finds prentant Black women are more likely to…
A Federal Bill to Help Small Pot Growers Survive Is Filed [FEATURE]
It is tough times for the West Coast's small-time legal marijuana growers. In California, they are being battered by low prices, a tax and regulatory…
OK Arrests Pregnant Women for Medical Marijuana, Bolivia Coca Leader Arrested, More… (9/15/22)
North Dakota activists cry foul over a financial summary of their legal pot initiative, the South Caroline Supreme ourt upholds civil asset forfeiture, and more. [image:1…
Federal Bill to Help Small Pot Growers, UN Report on Philippines, More… (9/14/22)
Bolivia coca conflict continues, the back and forth over the Arkansas marijuaan legalization also continues, and more.Marijuana PolicyArkansas Secretary of State Declares Marijuana…
Scary MO Pot Legalization Poll, NJ Judge Throws Out 2,000 Drug Cases, More… (9/13/22)
Germany moves to ban an LSD derivative, a new pol lhas the Missouri marijuana legalization initiative trailing, and more. Marijuana PolicyMissouri Poll Has Legalization…
MO Judge Okays Legal Pot Initiative, Taliban War on Opium a Dud So Far, More… (9/12/22)
Fentanyl has largely replaced heroin in the nation's capital and that's being reflected in overdose statistics, India creates a national drug trafficker registry, and more.[image:1…
San Francisco DA's Misdemeanor Drug Crackdown, Philippine Rejects ICC Investigation into Drug War Killings, More… (9/9/22)
Seattle makes a move on marijuana equity, Bolivian coca growers get rowdy, and more. Marijuana PolicySeattle City Council Approves Marijuana Equity Legislation. The city…
Colorado Voters Can Embrace Psychedelic Reform in November [FEATURE]
Beginning with the successful 2019 Denver municipal initiative that made possession of psilocybin mushrooms the lowest law enforcement priority, Colorado has been on the cutting…
San Francisco Deprioritizes Natural Psychedelics, UK Blocks Bermuda Pot Legalization, More… (9/8/22)
Prisoners and advocacy groups call on the Bureau of Prisons to clean up its act, Colombia's new president has some words for the US, and…
Poll Finds SAFE Banking Act Has Broad Support, DEA Fentanyl Scaremongering, More… (9/7/22)
Missouri's Republican governor rejects a call to include marijuana legalization in an upcoming special session, a DC court reverses the firing of a medical marijuana-using…
Iran Drug Executions Surge, Trump Baselessly Accuses Fetterman of Abusing Hard Drugs, More… (9/6/22)
Marijuana legalization initiatives in Arkansas and Missouri face challenges, California's governor signs a pair of medical marijuana bills, and more.Marijuana PolicyArkansas Marijuana Legalization…
PA Pot Pardon Program Unveiled, New York City Rally for Safe Injection Sites Statewide, More… (9/2/22)
New York City's child welfare agency is still holding marijuana use against parents–especially black ones–San Francisco's new DA is approaching misdemeanor drug prosecutions much like…
These Six States Could Legalize Marijuana on Election Day [FEATURE]
It is just a little over two months until Election Day, and the picture around marijuana legalization in the states is becoming clear. Six states—Arkansas,…
MI Police Admit Pot Driving Drug Tests Are No Good, CA Pot Bills Go to Governor, More… (9/1/22)
Indonesia has more than 200 people on death row for drug offenses, an effort by a Nebraskas medical marijuana campaign to block part of the…
CA Bill to Protect Workers' Off-Duty Marijuana Use Passes, OK Supreme Court to Decide If Legal Pot Initative Makes Ballot, More… (8/31/22)
Workers' rights to use marijuana off duty are in the news, a Missouri marijuana legalization campaign draws organized opposition from within the cannabis community, and…
CA Governor Signs Fentanyl Test Strip Bill, FL Sets MedMJ Rules, More… (9/30/22)
Residents of La Paz, Bolivia, are growing weary of coca grower clashes, Colombia's new president calls for a regional assembly to plot alternatives to the…
Gallup Poll Has Pot Use at All-Time High, DEA Walks Back Proposed Ban on Two Psychedelics, More… (8/29/22)
A trio of marijuana bills are on the California governor's desk, New York City cocaine users are adopting fentanyl test strips, Colombia's new president announces…
Cannabis legalization boosts use by double digits
A new first-of-its-kind study of twins finds that residents of states where recreational marijuana is legal use it 24% more frequently than those in states…
NY Now Taking Applications for Pot Shops, Bolivia Coca Clashes Continue, More… (8/26/22)
A strike in British Columbia is impacting retail marijuana shops, there is still a sliver of hope for Nebraska's medical marijuana initiataive, and more. [image:1 align:left…
DEA Moves to Ban Two Obscure Psychedelics, Odd SD Pot Poll, More… (8/25/22)
Colombia's new president says he will not extradite drug traffickers who quit the trade and comply with surrender conditions, a California bill to protect employees…
OK Legal Pot Initiative May Miss November Ballot, San Francisco Could Open Safe Injection Sites, More… (8/24/22)
A bipartisan coalition of senators is demanding justice for another American medical marijuana user imprisoned in Russia, a Nebraska senator vows to file a medical…
OK Legal Pot Initiative Has Enough Signatures, CA Governor Vetoes Safe Injection Sites, More… (8/23/22)
Prohibitionists file a legal challenge to a Missouri legalization initiative, a Nebraska medical marijuana initiative signature-gathering campaign comes up short, and more.Marijuana PolicyMissouri…
People who use therapeutic cannabis are more likely to use nicotine, too
People who use therapeutic cannabis are more likely to also use nicotine products than the general population, according to a new study.
Psychedelic Use Increasing in US, Colombia Looks to Cocaine Decriminalization, More… (8/22/22)
The European Parliament wants to buy up the Afghan opium harvest and turn it into legal opioid medications, a Swiss pilot program allowing legal marijuana…
Oakland Entheogenic Church Sues Over Raid, Thai Minister Discourages Pot Tourism, More… (8/19/22)
Wisconsin's Republican legislative majority is out of step with the people when it comes to freeing the weed, an Idaho medical marijuana initiative campaign takes…
North Dakota Marijuana Legalization Initiative Qualifies for the November Ballot [FEATURE]
And then there were five: With an announcement Monday by the secretary of state that a New Approach North Dakota marijuana legalization had qualified for…
NYPD Busts Unlicensed Pot Trucks; Meth Use, Arrests, OD Deaths All Up in Recent Years, More… (8/18/22)
Nevada's Supreme Court rules against employees who smoke marijuana, Ireland is about to see its first pilot drug checking program, and more.Marijuana PolicyNevada…
New Gallup Pot Poll, Bolivia Coca Conflict Continues, More… (8/17/22)
South Korean prosecutors sign on for more, better drug war' a group of French senators makes an urgent call for marijuana legalization, and more.[image:1 align:left…
ND Legal Pot Initiative Qualifies for Ballot, Appalachian Senators Call for More Drug War, More.. (8/16/22)
A South Dakota marijuana legalization initatiive draws organized opposition, Mexico's week of cartel violence raises questions, and more.Marijuana PolicyNorth Dakota Becomes Fifth State…
CA Psychedelic Decriminalization Bill Dies, Mexico Cartels Wreak Havoc, More… (8/15/22)
Another Texas poll has solid majority support for marijuana legalization, cartel violence flares in Mexico, and more.Marijuana PolicyAnother Texas Poll Has Majority Support…
CA Psychedelic Legalization Advances, AR MJ Legalization Back on Ballot, More… (8/12/22)
Maryland officials finalize the ballot language for a marijuana legalization referendum, a Florida marijuana legalization bill dies without a hearing, and more.[image:1 align:left]Marijuana PolicyArkansas Supreme…
Missouri Marijuana Legalization Initiative Makes the Ballot, But Not Everybody Is Happy [FEATURE]
Missourians will be voting on whether to free the weed in November. On Tuesday, Secretary of State John Ashcroft certified that an initiative in the…
CO Pot Sales Declining for Months, Biden Orders More Colombia Drug War, More… (8/11/22)
An Ohio harm reduction group is suing a state board over how $400 million in opioid settlement money is spent, an Uruguayan meth bust signals…
Biden DOJ Opposes Gun Rights for MedMJ Patients, MO Legal Pot Initiative Qualifies, More… (8/10/22)
A Florida marijuana legalization initiative campaign aimed at 2024 gets underway, a Colorado natural psychedelic initiative comes up short, and more.Report: Spike in…