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Drug War Chronicle, Issue #1221 -- 9/6/24
Phillip S. Smith, Editor, psmith@drcnet.org https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/1221

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. STATE DRUG REFORM INITIATIVES ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT [FEATURE]
Amidst all the Trump-Harris hoopla, it is easy to forget that the
presidential race is not the only thing on the ballot. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/state-drug-reform-initiatives-november-ballot-feature

2. OR LAW RECRIMINALIZING DRUG POSSESSION NOW IN EFFECT [FEATURE]
The country's first experiment with state-level decriminalization of
drug possession is over, but what will change -- other than more drug
arrests? https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/or-law-recriminalizing-drug-possession-now-effect-feature

3. THIS WEEK'S CORRUPT COPS STORIES
The Chronicle was on vacation last week, but prohibition-related law enforcement corruption took no holiday. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/weeks-corrupt-cops-stories-5

4. DEA SETS MJ RESCHEDULING HEARING DATE AFTER ELECTION, COLOMBIA TO TRY
AGAIN ON LEGALIZATION, MORE... (8/27/24)
North Dakota lawmakers have come up with a revenue and expense estimate
if a marijuana legalization initiative passes, a Swedish labor court has
ruled for employers in a drug testing case, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/dea-delays-pot-scheduleing-hearing-until-after-election-colombia-try-again-pot

5. HOME DEPOT TO STOP MARIJUANA TESTING FOR WORKERS, DEA JUDGE SETS
PSYCHEDELIC COMPOUND BAN HEARING, MORE... (8/28/24)
The California Senate has passed a pair of bills aimed at opening up
markets for small marijuana growers and "cannabis cafes," the drug czar
asks Congress to reauthorize his office, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/home-depot-stop-testing-workers-marijuana-dea-judge-sets-hearing-proposed-psychedelic

6. FEDERAL APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS POT SMOKER'S GUN RIGHTS, UKRAINE
REGULATORS REJECT MEDMJ FOR PTSD, MORE... (8/30/24)
Arkansas campaigners for an initiative to expand the state's medical
marijuana program handed in a second batch of signatures in a bid to
make the November ballot, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/federal-appeals-court-upholds-pot-smokers-gun-rights-ukraine-regulators-reject-medmj-ptsd

7. OR DRUG DECRIM ENDS, NEBRASKA INITIATIVES QUALIFY FOR BALLOT, MORE... (9/3/24)
The Kamala Harris campaign slams Trump for "brazen flip-flopping" on
marijuana after he says he'll vote for Florida initiative, a paired set
of Nebraska medical marijuana initiatives has qualified for the ballot,
and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/oregon-drug-decrim-ends-nebraska-inits-qualify-more-9324

8. FDA APPROVES EARLY-STAGE TRIALS OF PSYCHELIC "MOXY," OREGON STUDY ON
DECRIM AND OVERDOSES, MORE... (9/5/24)
Wisconsin tribes are mobilizing for medical marijuana, the Tennessee
Supreme Court rules that even though drug dogs can't distinguish hemp
from weed, a sniff can still be probable cause for a search, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/fda-approves-early-stage-trials-psychelic-moxy-or-study-decriminalization-and-overdose

9. 2026 IDAHO LEGALIZATION INIT PLANNED, KY SEES STRONG MEDMJ BUSINESS INTEREST, MORE... (9/6/24)
From its coca-growing fiefdom in the country's southwest, Colombia's second-largest dissident FARC faction says peace talks with the
government are stalled, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/id-2026-legal-pot-initiative-planned-ky-sees-big-interest-medmj-businesses-more-9624

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