Colombia, FARC Reach Accord on Drug Issues
The Colombian government and the Marxist guerrillas of the FARC have reportedly reached an agreement on how to deal with drug issues, the third item in a five-part agenda for peace talks that have...
View ArticleChronicle AM -- June 2, 2014
A Nevada marijuana legalization initiative picks up a key endorsement, Iowa joins the ranks of the CBD medical marijuana states, Tennessee's governor gets ready to roll out a new plan to address...
View ArticleChronicle AM -- June 5, 2014
An Arkansas marijuana legalization initiative can start signature-gathering, DC's medical marijuana program now includes more eligible conditions, Tennessee's governor unveils his prescription drug...
View ArticleChronicle AM -- June 12, 2014
Marijuana reform is exciting some third-party activity, New York's medical marijuana bill is still alive amidst ongoing last-minute negotiations, the New York Senate has passed a package of anti-opiate...
View ArticleChronicle AM -- July 10, 2014
Forget Amazon's promised drone deliveries; the Mexican cartels have beat them to it. Also, Massachusetts cops will need to do more than just smell weed to search you or your vehicle, Arizona PTSD...
View ArticleChronicle AM -- July 23, 2014
South Portland, Maine, will vote on marijuana legalization in November, medical marijuana researcher Dr. Sue Sisley's campaign to be reinstated is picking up steam, Mississippi officials get an earful...
View ArticleChronicle AM -- August 5, 2014
It's the slow season in Congress and at state houses, but it's the beginning of eradication season in the fields. Plus, the Oregon legalization initiative has raised a million bucks, the drug war racks...
View ArticleChronicle AM: OR Dems Just Say Yes, DEA Tightens Screws on Vicodin, CT's...
Oregon Dems just say yes, Connecticut's first dispensary opens, the DEA tightens the screws on Vicodin, guess who's more likely to get busted for pot in Ferguson, Missouri, and more. Let's get to...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Mexican Coca, Saudis Behead Another Trafficker, Feds Raid LA...
A federal CBD medical marijuana bill picks up more sponsors, so does a federal asset forfeiture reform bill, Georgia advocates want whole whole plant medical marijuana, Mexico's first coca patch is...
View ArticleChronicle AM: NFL Relaxes Marijuana Policy, Bolivia Rejects US Criticism,...
MPP fights to get a third local Maine initiative on the ballot, Florida CBD cannabis oil growers fight for better rules, the NFL relaxes its marijuana policy, Bolivia's president rejects US claims on...
View ArticleChronicle AM: DC Pot Poll, NM Pot Poll, Molly Fry Petition, EU Sides with...
A pair of marijuana polls have good news for DC, but not so good for New Mexico, there's a move on to get Dr. Molly Fry out of federal prison, Ohio employers are pushing drug testing for students, the...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Carl Sagan Pot Papers Released, Supreme Court Takes Up Highway...
The Library of Congress unveils writings on marijuana and drug reform from astronomer Carl Sagan, pot pops up in the Oklahoma Senate race, the Supreme Court will take up the issue of how long police...
View ArticleChronicle AM: State Dept. Okay With Legalization Elsewhere, Bolivia's Morales...
The State Department's point man on international drug affairs signals a new flexibility in US policy, Bolivia's coca farmer President Evo Morales wins reelection, the DC initiative wins more...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Lebanon Ag Min Says Legalize Hash, NY MedMJ Regs, "Baby Bou...
New York officials have released draft medical marijuana regs, and advocates aren't too impressed, Lebanon's agriculture minister says it's time to legalize it, Bolivia's president criticizes Mexico's...
View ArticleChronicle AM: More Pot Bills, Asset Forfeiture Action, Silk Road Conviction,...
The marijuana reform bills keep on coming, Oregon activists fight to protect legalization there, the feds get a conviction in the Silk Road case, there's news on the asset forfeiture front, and more....
View ArticleChronicle AM: Historic Fed MedMJ Bill Filed, Coca Boom Falters, Wichita Weed...
A bipartisan trio of US senators roll out a historic medical marijuana bill, American Indian tribes form a cannabis coalition, medical marijuana loses by one vote in Utah, South America's coca boom may...
View ArticleChronicle AM: NH Decrim Bill Passes House, CO Legal Pot Sales Record,...
Marijuana stories all over the place, medical marijuana, too; federal drug policy bills (good and bad) get filed, it's it's National Coca-Chewing Day in Bolivia, and more. [image:1 align:left]Marijuana...
View ArticleChronicle AM: NM Legislature Passes Civil Asset Forfeiture Ban, No Jail for...
A ban on civil asset forfeiture passes the legislature in New Mexico, there was a legalization demo in New Jersey and a medical marijuana rally in Tennessee, a UN agency says the herbicide used to...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Indonesia Executes Eight Drug Smugglers, OR MedMJ Regulation...
A Maine legalization initiative is moving, an Iowa medical marijuana bill is not, Indiana prosecutors oppose needle exchanges, Indonesia ignores world opinion to execute eight drug smugglers, and...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Mexico Drug War Flares Up, Colombia Coca Crops Up, Global Call...
Mexico drug war flares, Colombia coca production jumps, a Texas decrim bill is moving, so is a Hawaii dispensary bill and a Louisiana medical marijuana bill. And more.[image:1 align:left...
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