Chronicle AM: Trump Vows to Win Drug War, Sessions Rejects Marijuana...
The Trump administration's posture toward drug and marijuana reform is becoming evident, Philippines President Duterte is reenlisting the National Police in his drug war, the Colombian government and...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Capitol Hill Pot Politics Heating Up, INCB Condemns Philippines...
Eleven senators urge the Trump administration to leave legal marijuana alone, a federal pot legalization bill gets introduced, Justin Trudeau says yes to marijuana legalization but no to drug...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Sessions Offers Ominous Hint on Drug Sentencing, RI AG Gins Up...
Attorney General Sessions hints at a return to tough federal drug sentencing, Rhode Island Attorney General Kilmartin announces a campaign to fend off pot legalization, Bolivia's president signs a law...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Bolivia to Defend Coca Law at CND, MA Activists Warn Pols No...
Welfare drug testing bills are under consideration in Florida and North Dakota, Massachusetts legalizers warn lawmakers not to mess with the state's voter-approved pot law, Bolivia is set to defend its...
View ArticleChronicle AM: US Senate Okays Unemployment Drug Testing, NM Pot Decrim...
The US Congress has voted to allow states to force drug tests on people seeking unemployment benefits, decriminalization bills get filed in Florida and advance in New Mexico, another mass grave is...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Philippines Prez in Hot Seat Over Bloody Drug War, WV Sees Pot...
The Philippines' bloody-handed president is facing harsh criticism as the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs meets in Vienna, West Virginia gets a marijuana legalization bill, New York City Mayor Bill de...
View ArticleChronicle AM: AZ Initiative Would Legalize All Drugs, DE Pot Legalization...
Arizona initiative would legalize all drugs, Delaware will see a marijuana legalization bill this year, a West Virginia medical marijuana bill advances, and more.[image:1 align:right...
View ArticleTrump Drug Czar Nominee: Tough on Colombian Peasants and US Marijuana Users
President Trump will name Pennsylvania Congressman Tom Marino (R) to head the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP -- the drug czar's office), CBS News reported Tuesday. The White House gave...
View ArticleChronicle AM: VT Lawmakers Pass Legalization, Sessions May Restart Harsh Drug...
A bill legalizing the possession and cultivaiton of small amounts of marijuana has passed the Vermont legislature, Attorney General Sessions could be on the verge of reinstating harsh drug war...
View ArticleChronicle AM: NJ Legalization Bill Filed, Seattle Safe Injection Sites Face...
A new Jersey state senator wants to legalize marijuana, and so do Britain's Liberal Democrats; Seattle's proposed safe injection sites face NIMBY opposition, violence flares in Mexico and threatens to...
View ArticleChronicle AM: DEA Lied About Honduras Incident, Not Guilty Verdict in SD MJ...
A joint report from the Justice and State inspector generals' finds that the DEA lied and covered up the facts in a 2012 Honduran raid that left four innocent civilians dead, Peruvian security forces...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Key MJ Issues Dividing MA Pols, Some Coca Diverted, Says...
Massachusetts lawmakers are slugging it out over what legalization will look like this week, Bolivia's president acknowledges and decries the diversion of coca to the black market, and more.[image:1...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Drug Warriors Push Back on Sentencing Criticisms, Mexico...
There's medical marijuana news from Maryland, drug warriors defend Sessions' harsh sentencing approach, Mexico's prohibition-related violence is ticking upward, and more.[image:1 align:left...
View ArticleChronicle AM: MA MJ Talks Resume, WI "Cocaine Mom" Law Back in Effect (For...
Massachusetts lawmakers finally figured out their budget, so now maybe they can figure out how to implement the will of the voters on legal pot; the Supreme Court lets Wisconsin continue to enforce its...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Vets MedMJ Vets Advances in Senate, Drug War Bill Advances in...
Congress is dealing with medical marijuana and drug policy issues, legalization advocates call on New Hampshire's governor to kill a marijuana study commission bill, Rhode Island's governor issues an...
View ArticleChronicle AM: US Lawmakers Rip Duterte, Harris/Paul Senate Bail Reform Bill,...
A congressional panel ripped into Philippines President Duterte and his bloody drug war Thursday, Kamala Harris and Rand Paul file a bail reform bill, a South Carolina Republican congressman files a...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Congress Takes Up MJ This Week, Colombia Coca Violence Flares,...
Congress will take up several amendments relating to marijuana policy this week, Maine is getting closer to agreement on how to implement legalization, fighting in Colombia's coca country is generating...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Sessions' Crime Task Force Doesn't Recommend Going After Legal...
The attorney general's crime task force has little new to say about grappling with legal marijuana, Sessions sends another letter to another governor, the US leans on Colombia over coca, and...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Global NGOs Concerned About Forced Coca Eradication in...
Global NGOs have written to the Colombian president to express concerns about forced eradication of coca crops, a Nevada judge removes a marijuana sales bottleneck, Massachusetts has a new police force...
View ArticleChronicle AM: US Senate Okays Unemployment Drug Testing, NM Decrim Advances,...
The US Congress has voted to allow states to force drug tests on people seeking unemployment benefits, decriminalization bills get filed in Florida and advance in New Mexico, another mass grave is...
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