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    Drug War Chronicle, Issue #1209 -- 4/25/24
    Phillip S. Smith, Editor, psmith@drcnet.org https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/1209

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

    APPEAL: Help Us Respond to the Opportunities and the Challenges of This
    Time:
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    Table of Contents:

    1. SIX STATES WHERE THE VOTERS COULD DECIDE ON MARIJUANA POLICY IN 2024 [FEATURE]
    A half-dozen states could see marijuana legalization or medical
    marijuana initiatives on the ballot this year. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/next_six_cannabis_states

    2. TRYING TO GROW POT RIGHT IS A REAL FIGHT [FEATURE]
    Mom-and-pop legal marijuana farmers trying to grow in the most
    Earth-friendly fashion face many obstacles, but they keep on keepin' on. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/organic_regenerative_cannabis_challenges

    3. MEDICAL MARIJUANA UPDATE
    Lawmakers in the Granite State are dealing with a bevy of medical
    marijuana bills, a North Carolina Native American tribe opens the
    state's first dispensary, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/medical_marijuana_update_apr24-2024

    4. THIS WEEK'S CORRUPT COPS STORIES
    A meth-slinging Pennsylvania police chief gets ready to head to prison
    and so does a former NYPD officer who used her desk duties to cook up
    dope deals. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/corrupt_cops_stories_apr24-2024

    5. SD GOV BANNED BY TRIBES OVER CARTEL COMMENTS, BRAZIL SENATE
    CONSIDERING PROHIBITION AMENDMENT, MORE... (4/15/24)
    A political battle is looming in Brazil over drug decriminalization, New
    York's attorney general is investigating a hospital for drug testing
    pregnant patients without their consent, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/south_dakota_tribes_ban_governor

    6. CA THERAPEUTIC PSYCHEDELICS BILL ADVANCES, KY PRISON GUARDS TASE
    PRISONERS FOR DRUG TEST FAILS, MORE... (4/16/24)
    There was some torture-style nastiness over failed drug tests in a
    Kentucky prison, Kentucky lawmakers act to expedite medical marijuana licensing, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/california_therapeutic_psychedelics_bill

    7. ND LEGAL POT INITIATIVE FILED, AMSTERDAM MAYOR CALLS FOR REGULATED
    COCAINE, ECSTASY SALES, MORE... (4/16/24)
    The UN says Colombian coca cultivation is at an all-time high, North
    Carolina lawmakers move to ban "gas station heroin," and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/north_dakota_initiative_amsterdam_mayor_drug_regulation

    8. BLUMENAUER HONORED FOR MARIJUANA LEADERSHIP, SENTENCING COMMISSION
    ENDS ACQUITTED CONDUCT PUNISHMENTS, MORE... (4/18/24)
    That National Conference of State Legislatures reiterates its support
    for banking access for pot businesses, Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV) files a marijuana expungement bill, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/earl_blumenauer_cannabis_leadership_award

    9. ANOTHER POLL HAS A STRONG MAJORITY FOR MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION, MO
    VETERANS' PSILOCYBIN BILL ADVANCES, MORE... (4/19/24)
    Granite State lawmakers ponder a bevy of medical marijuana bills, a Data
    for Progress poll has two-thirds supporting marijuana legalization, and
    more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/legalization_poll_veterans_psilocybin_bill

    10. CO SAFE INJECTION SITE BILL KILLED, CROWDS ON GOLDEN GATE PARK'S
    HIPPY HILL FOR 4/20, MORE... (4/22/24)
    Pot fans gathered in Berlin and San Francisco to mark 4/20, the Colorado
    Senate has approved a social media bill that could ban praise of illicit
    drugs, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/no_colorado_safe_injection_sites

    11. HAWAII SENATE KILLS POT DECRIM EXPANSION; FEDERAL DRUG TESTS COULD
    DROP MDMA, ADD FENTANYL, MORE... (4/23/24)
    Maine's governor signs a bill to seal the records of past marijuana
    offenses, a North Carolina tribe opens the first medical marijuana
    dispensary in the state, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/fed_drug_tests_may_drop_mdma

    12. BIDEN PARDONS A HANDFUL OF FORMER DRUG PRISONERS, CA THERAPEUTIC PSYCHEDELICS BILL ADVANCES, MORE... (4/24/24)
    The Kansas governor signs a civil asset forfeiture reform bill into law,
    a South Carolina medical marijuana bill that has languished for months
    finally gets some attention, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle_biden_pardons_clemencies_very_limited

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    1. SIX STATES WHERE THE VOTERS COULD DECIDE ON MARIJUANA POLICY IN 2024 [FEATURE]
    https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/next_six_cannabis_states

    A half-dozen states could see marijuana legalization or medical
    marijuana initiatives on the ballot this year.

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