*Eight years after voters approved medical cannabis, the U.S. Virgin Islands is getting closer to launching its medical weed program.* ... See MoreSee Less
> “What happens if cannabis is legalized in Colombia without licenses?” Petro, the country’s first left-wing president, said, according to a translation. “Like sowing corn, like sowing potatoes.” ... See MoreSee Less
Newly sworn in Colombian President Gustavo Petro is talking up the potential of legalizing marijuana, adding that it’s time to seriously think about releasing people who are currently incarcerated o...
**In-depth: Delivering euphoria and alertness, Captagon is popular with partygoers and soldiers alike. The New Arab spoke with smugglers, psychiatrists and drug policy experts about the drug's effects, trafficking, and the emergence of narco-states.** ... See MoreSee Less
In-depth: Delivering euphoria and alertness, Captagon is popular with partygoers and soldiers alike. The New Arab spoke with smugglers, psychiatrists and drug policy experts about the drug's effects, ...
> Walking around my neighborhood in East Oakland, I see many plants with psychoactive components. Through the educational materials provided by [Personal Plants](www.mypersonalplants.com/), a website devoted to [DIY cultivation kits](docsend.com/view/7jm6kwf4cr5uy3wk) for entheogenic plants, I’ve learned that the ice plants in my neighbor’s yard are more than just a hearty ground cover with daisy-like purple flowers, they also contain the hallucinogenic chemicals DMT and 5-MeO-DMT. ... See MoreSee Less
Wall Street Journal, 07 Apr 2021 - PUERTO CACHICAMO, Colombia-The pandemic closed the only school in this remote hamlet, long a stronghold for Marxist guerrillas. With no internet connection for virtual classes, 16-year-old Danna Montilla told her family she was leaving to find work, but instead authorities say she joined a narco-trafficking rebel group. Last […]
New York Times, 01 Apr 2021 - PHOENIX - When Arizonans voted to legalize recreational cannabis in November, it seemed plausible that sales would begin sometime in the spring. But on Jan. 22, less than three months after the vote, the Arizona Department of Health Services started quickly approving applications, allowing dispensaries to sell cannabis […]
New York Times, 26 Mar 2021 - State lawmakers finalized a deal on Thursday to legalize recreational marijuana in New York, paving the way for a potential $4.2 billion industry that could create tens of thousands of jobs and become one of the largest markets in the country. Following several failed attempts, lawmakers in Albany […]
Current and Former Louisville, Kentucky Police Officers Charged with Federal Crimes Related to Death of Breonna Taylor Charges Include Federal Civil Rights Offenses, Unlawful Conspiracies, Obstruction Offenses, and Use of Excessive Force […] A federal grand jury in Louisville, Kentucky, … Continue reading →
Good article by the wonderful Maia Szalavitz in the New York Times: The War on Drugs Has a Warning for Post-Roe America Under Roe, most obstetricians and gynecologists didn’t face this level of legal peril. But this isn’t the first … Continue reading →
Ending the war on drugs: Making the case for regulation of drug markets in Latin America and beyondA workshop organized by Transform DrugPolicy Foundation and MéxicoUnido Contra la Delincuencia as part of The International DrugPolicy Reform Conference 2013Join us to learn and share experiences on how to meaningfully engage with the drug policy reform debate, […]
Transformand MUCD were pleased to launch the latest publication from our joint Latin American Programme for Drug Policy Reform in Mexico City yesterday.‘Ending the War on Drugs: How to win the debate in Latin America' is the product of a series of workshops and consultations with experts across the region, and builds on Transform's 2007 book […]
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