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Drug War Chronicle, Issue #986 -- 8/18/17
Phillip S. Smith, Editor,psmith@drcnet.org http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/986

A Publication of StoptheDrugWar.org
David Borden, Executive Director,borden@drcnet.org
"Raising Awareness of the Consequences of Drug Prohibition"

Table of Contents:

1. MEDICAL MARIJUANA UPDATE
NIH awards a grant to study marijuana and opioid addiction, the head of the NBA hints at a more relaxed approach to pot, Utah activists are ready to begin signature-gathering for a medical marijuana initiative, and more.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2017/aug/16/medical_marijuana_update

2. THIS WEEK'S CORRUPT COPS STORIES
A Texas border town cop tries an innovative method of financing his campaign for elected office, a Chicago cop on a DEA task force gets nailed for telling childhood friends a bust was coming, and more.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2017/aug/16/weeks_corrupt_cops_stories

3. THE 2017 INTERNATIONAL DRUG POLICY REFORM CONFERENCE, OCTOBER 11-14, ATLANTA The 2017 International Drug Policy Reform Conference is the major biannual gathering of drug policy reformers from around the world.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2017/aug/18/2017_international_drug_policy_r

4. CHRONICLE AM: CA JUDGE RULES FOR GROWERS, CT JUDGE RULES FOR PATIENT, MORE... (8/11/17)
Federal judges stuck up for California marijuana growers and a Connecticut medical marijuana patient, another Seattle suburb goes NIMBY on safe injection sites, and more.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2017/aug/11/chronicle_am_ca_judge_rules_grow

5. CHRONICLE AM: NIH AWARDS GRANT TO STUDY MEDMJ AND OPIOIDS, HAWAII DISPENSARY WOES, MORE... (8/14/17)
The National Institute of Health is ready to see what impact medical marijuana can have on opioid use, Hawaii's first dispensary hits a (temporary) regulatory hurdle, human rights groups warn on the Philippines and Indonesia, and more.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2017/aug/14/chronicle_am_nih_awards_grant_st

6. CHRONICLE AM: FDA OPENS PUBLIC COMMENT ON INTERNATIONAL SCHEDULING OF NEW DRUGS, MORE... (8/15/17)
It's the mid-August doldrums, but he FDA has opened public comment on whether and where to schedule a bunch of new drugs -- and CBD! -- under the international drug control treaties, the NBA's commissioner hints he's softening his stance on marijuana,
and more. http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2017/aug/15/chronicle_am_fda_opens_public_co

7. CHRONICLE AM: OR DEFELONIZES DRUG POSSESSION, IRAN COULD CUT DRUG EXECUTIONS, MORE... (8/16/17)
Oregon is the latest state to decriminalize drug possession, Iran moves to reduce drug trafficking executions, Philippines President Duterte cheers on cops killing drug suspects, and more.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2017/aug/16/chronicle_am_or_defelonizes_drug

8. CHRONICLE AM: BC CALLS FOR RADICAL OPIOID RESPONSE, 2ND MI MJ INIT, MORE... (8/17/17)
BC health officials present some revolutionary recommendations for dealing with the opioid crisis, Alaska officials defend marijuana legalization, a second Michigan legalization initiative is okayed for signature gathering, and more.
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2017/aug/17/chronicle_am_bc_calls_radical_op

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1. MEDICAL MARIJUANA UPDATE http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2017/aug/16/medical_marijuana_update

NIH awards a grant to study marijuana and opioid addiction, the head of the NBA hints at a more relaxed approach to pot, Utah activists are ready to begin signature-gathering for a medical marijuana initiative, and more.

National

Last Wednesday, the NIH awarded a grant to study marijuana and opioid addiction (https://merryjane.com/news/federal-grant-medical-marijuana-opioid-abuse). The National Institute of Health last week awarded a $3.8 million grant to researchers at the
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System to study the effects of medical marijuana on opioid use and addiction. The study will examine chronic pain patients suffering from HIV in hopes of developing rigorous evidence to back a
growing number of anecdotal claims that marijuana can reduce the resort to opioid pain relievers and treat the associated pain.

On Sunday, the head of the NBA hinted at a new openness to examining medical marijuana (http://uproxx.com/dimemag/adam-silver-nba-medical-marijuana-science-players-association/). National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner Adam Silver, who has
been a staunch foe of relaxing the league's marijuana policy, hinted on a recent trip to Israel that he may be changing his mind. When asked by a reporter about whether the NBA would follow the more pot-friendly NFL's lead, Silver responded thusly in
remarks quoted by Uproxx: "I would say it's something we will look at," Silver said. "I'm very interested in the science when it comes to medical marijuana. My personal view is that it should be regulated in the same way that other medications are if the
plan is to use it for pain management. And it's something that needs to be discussed with our Players Association, but to the extent that science demonstrates that there are effective uses for medical reasons, we'll be open to it. Hopefully there's not
as much pain involved in our sport as some others, so there's not as much need for it."

Arkansas

Last Friday, state officials reported no grower or dispensary applications yet (https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/arkansas/articles/2017-08-11/medical-marijuana-applications-low-as-deadline-approaches). With the state halfway through its
application period for medical marijuana grow and dispensary licenses, state officials said that they had yet to receive any applications, but they weren't worried. "We are not concerned, as we understand the applications require detailed and specific
information that will take time to complete," Department of Finance and Administration spokesman Scott Hardin told the Associated Press. "Applicants are likely performing their due diligence to provide quality applications." The deadline for applications
is September 18.

Connecticut

Last Tuesday, a federal judge ruled a job applicant not hired because of medical marijuana can sue (http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20170810/NEWS08/912315115/Katelin-Noffsinger-medical-marijuana-drug-screening-lawsuit-Connecticut-Nianitc). A
federal district court judge in New Haven ruled that a woman who was using medical marijuana in compliance with state law can sue an employer who rescinded her job offer after she tested positive for marijuana. The woman had previously disclosed her
medical marijuana use and had quit her former job when, one day before she was supposed to begin her new job, the company notified her it was rescinding the offer. The ruling echoes one last month in Maine's Supreme Judicial Court, and may signal the
beginning of judicial recognition of the employment rights of medical marijuana users.

Hawaii

Last Saturday, the state's first dispensary was temporarily shuttered by bureaucratic delays (http://www.babwnews.com/2017/08/huge-marijuana-fight-erupts-in-hawaii/). Maui Grown Therapies, the state's first permitted medical marijuana dispensary, had to
suspend sales just five days after opening due to supply issues because of delays at the Hawaii State Labs Division. The dispensary was set to begin sales to walk-in customers Monday, but now has to hold off until, it hopes, Wednesday.

Maryland

On Monday, regulators approved eight more cultivation licenses (http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-marijuana-grower-license-20170814-story.html). The state's medical marijuana regulators on gave final approval for licenses for eight
medical marijuana cultivation companies. Previously, only one grower had received a license. More growers are needed to provide product for the state's anticipated 102 dispensaries.

New York

Last Thursday, regulators proposed new regs to expand the medical marijuana program (https://www.health.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/2017-08-10_new_mmp_regulations.htm). The state Health Department has released new proposed regulations that would ease
access to the program. Among the proposals are reducing security requirements for registered groups, shortening the length of the course doctors must take to be able to recommend medical marijuana, and allowing two more types of marijuana products to be
sold.

Utah

Last Thursday, initiative backers got the okay to begin signature gathering (http://www.sltrib.com/news/health/2017/08/10/utah-approves-signature-gathering-for-2018-medical-marijuana-initiative/). The Utah Patients Coalition has received permission from
state officials to begin signature gathering for their medical marijuana initiative (https://www.utahpatients.org/initiative/). The group will need 113,000 valid voter signatures before April 15, 2018.

[For extensive information about the medical marijuana debate, presented in a neutral format, visit MedicalMarijuana.ProCon.org (http://medicalmarijuana.procon.org).]



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