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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:
https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/help_us_respond

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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