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Drug War Chronicle, Issue #1094 -- 4/24/20
Phillip S. Smith, Editor, psmith@drcnet.org https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/1094

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

The software that generates the long version of the newsletter
is broken so maybe next week we will see the longer stories.

UPDATE ON OREGON MUSHROOMS INITIATIVE WITH
DR. BRONNER'S MAGIC SOAPS CEO DAVID BRONNER
4:00pm ET / 1:00pm PT TODAY https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_zer3_NkER2WCrvbpWyTWQg

Table of Contents:

1. THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC IS WREAKING HAVOC WITH DRUG REFORM
INITIATIVES [FEATURE]
The coronavirus epidemic has upended initiative campaigns across the
land, shutting some down and hobbling others. But there are still some
rays of hope. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2020/apr/22/coronavirus_pandemic_wreaking

2. CALL TO EASE ACCESS FOR OPIOID DISORDER TREATMENT DURING CRISIS, DC
PATIENTS GET MEDMJ DELIVERY, MORE... (4/15/20)
DC medical marijuana patients can now get home delivery and curbside
pickup, Montana activists are suing the state to be able to do
electronic signature gathering during the pandemic, calls mount to free
a jailed Bolivian coca grower union leader, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2020/apr/15/call_ease_access_opioid_disorder

3. MO POT LEGALIZATION CAMPAIGN FALLS VICTIM TO COVID-19, BORDER
SMUGGLERS HAVE TO INNOVATE, MORE... (4/16/20)
The Show Me State won't be able to show us legal weed this year, the DEA
says meth and heroin prices are going up, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2020/apr/16/mo_pot_legalization_campaign

4. MA JUDGE UPHOLDS RECREATIONAL POT SHOP BAN; MEXICAN CARTELS HAND OUT
FOOD, SUPPLIES AMIDST CRISIS, MORE... (4/17/20)
Sorry, Massachusetts, no legal pot sales for you for now; Mexican drug
cartels and El Chapo's daughter are currying favor by handing out food
and supplies amidst the pandemic, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2020/apr/17/ma_judge_upholds_recreational

5. NEW ACLU REPORT ON POT ARRESTS FINDS RACIAL DISPARITIES PERSIST, UK
LOOSENS UP ON BUPRENORPHINE, MORE... (4/20/20)
Some members of Congress are asking for marijuana businesses to be
included in future coronavirus relief packages, the Mexican Supreme
Court okays a delay in marijuana legalization until the fall, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2020/apr/20/new_aclu_report_pot_arrests

6. NYC 4/20 POT PARTY BUSTED OVER SOCIAL DISTANCING, MEXICAN PRESIDENT ACKNOWLEDGES CARTEL AID-GIVING, MORE... (4/21/20)
Mexico's president acknowledges cartels have been handing out
coronavirus relief packages and implore them to knock it off, a New York
City 4/20 pot party ran afoul of social distancing measures, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2020/apr/21/nyc_420_pot_party_busted_over

7. POLL FINDS LEGALIZING MARIJUANA IS GOOD POLICY, WA DRUG
DECRIMINALIZATION INITIATIVE CAMPAIGN GETS UNDERWAY, MORE... (4/22/20)
A new poll finds most of us think marijuana legalization has been a
success, Lebanon's parliament approves medical marijuana and hemp
cultivation, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2020/apr/22/poll_finds_legalizing_marijuana

8. PUSH TO LET LEGAL POT BUSINESSES GET PANDEMIC AID, BLOODY GUN BATTLES
IN MEXICO, MORE... (4/23/20)
A push is on in Congress to secure coronavirus pandemic relief aid for
the legal marijuana industry, a poll suggests that a DC psychedelic decriminalization initiative could win -- if it can make the ballot --
and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2020/apr/23/push_let_legal_pot_businesses

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