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California Bill Builds on Reforms That Could Herald the Surprisingly Fast Collapse of Psychedelic Prohibition

S.B. 58, which emulates an initiative that Colorado voters approved last month, would legalize the use of five psychoactive substances found in fungi and plants.

Reason

New York Governor Promises to Open the State's First Weed Shop

New York City is opening its first legal marijuana dispensary this month.

The Street

The marijuana edible industry is growing fast—and so are the rates of overdoses among kids and pets. Here's how to keep them safe

Gummies are especially problematic for kids as they're made to look like candy.

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The Failure To Enact Marijuana Banking and Crack Sentencing Reforms Is a Window on Congressional Dysfunction

Although both bills have broad bipartisan support, they never got a vote in the Senate and were excluded from the omnibus spending bill.

Reason

Cannabis Had a Rough Year, but There Are Bright Spots in 2023

Federal legalization is still unlikely even as more markets open at the state level.

The Street

New York to open first legal pot dispensary by year's end

New York's first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana is set to open Dec. 29

The Independent UK

Washington state's marijuana sales decline for first time since legalization

SEATTLE — This December marks a decade since Washington state became one of the first two states in the U.S. to legalize marijuana.

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Rikers Island correction officers contribute to flow of drugs and other contraband in NYC jails

NEW YORK — A packet of drugs in a McDonald’s salad. Vacuum-sealed marijuana in a lunch box. Hennessy cognac in AriZona Iced Tea bottles and Ciroc coconut-flavored vodka in Poland Spring water bottles.

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In New York, previously convicted get first cannabis licenses

New York (AFP) - Naiomy Guerrero's brother was stopped by police often and was once convicted on drug charges when marijuana was illegal in New York.Now, she is setting up a legal cannabis business, a promising new market fraught with pitfalls.

AFP

Lisa Jarvis: We need a public health campaign against teen marijuana use

There’s good news and bad news when it comes to teen drug and alcohol use. The good news is that fewer teens are drinking, a trend that has been steadily improving over the last two decades. The negative is that cannabis seems to be picking up alcohol’s slack.

Tribune News Service

Chuck Schumer Scrambles To Save the Marijuana Banking Bill He Blocked Last Year

The Senate majority leader is suddenly keen to pass legislation that he portrayed as a threat to broader reform.

Reason

TribCast: Texas’ persistent problem with maternal mortality

On this week’s TribCast, Matthew speaks with Eleanor about a long-awaited state report on maternal mortality in Texas and Alex about cities’ efforts to decriminalize marijuana.

The Texas Tribune

New Cannabis Research Institute will study the effects of marijuana and how best to manage it

CHICAGO — A new cannabis research center in Chicago will explore the effects of the plant and how best to manage the industry, officials announced Thursday.

Chicago Tribune

Voters in five Texas cities approved decriminalizing marijuana. Now city officials are standing in the way.

Some local leaders say they worry the changes violate state law, while residents who supported decriminalizing marijuana say the pushback disrespects democracy.

The Texas Tribune

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Ballot measures on weed and abortion won in 2022. Now they're fueling a backlash

Right-leaning states moved to make ballot measures tougher to pass after success of voter initiatives on abortion rights, marijuana and Medicaid expansion. That's led to pushback from state lawmakers.

Reason

Even States That Have Already Decriminalized Marijuana Use See Fewer Possession Arrests After Legalization

A study credits "an overall lower police search rate," the result of new priorities and legal constraints.

Tribune News Service

Michigan prosecutors: Crumbleys' lying friend shouldn't house couple if freed on bail

PONTIAC, Mich. — Oakland County prosecutors on Tuesday attacked the credibility of proposed living arrangements for James and Jennifer Crumbley if they were to be released on bond, arguing that the person designated to house them had legal issues and is not responsible enough.

Bangkok Post

Two arrested with contraband ganja

NAKHON PHANOM: A Mekong Riverine Unit patrol arrested two men with 257 kilogrammes of contraband marijuana from Laos, in That Phanom district late on Sunday night, police said.

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Stephen L. Carter: Brittney Griner is home. Next up should be Paul Whelan

We can all rejoice at the news that Russia has freed basketball star Brittney Griner. Griner was detained at a Moscow airport in February, after officials found in her luggage 0.7 ounces of hashish oil, for which she had a doctor’s note. She was later convicted of possession and smuggling,…

The Street

Cannabis News Week: BG Is Free; These States Begin Recreation Sales

Brittney Griner is back in the U.S. after being detained in Russia since March, but her release has not been without controversy.

The Independent UK

Awash in illegal marijuana, Oregon looks at toughening laws

In 2014, Oregon voters approved a ballot measure legalizing recreational marijuana after being told it would eliminate problems caused by “uncontrolled manufacture” of the drug

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Marijuana legalization in Missouri takes effect Thursday

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Marijuana legalization in Missouri takes effect Thursday, capping a 50-year effort to end prohibition and allowing individuals to legally possess 3 ounces or less of marijuana flower.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Pa.’s marijuana pardon project was supposed to benefit thousands. Far fewer are getting relief

PHILADELPHIA — Gov. Tom Wolf announced the marijuana pardon project as a program that could potentially help thousands of Pennsylvanians with minor cannabis convictions clear their records. But far fewer people will actually receive that benefit.

Reason

A Law That Facilitates Cannabis Research Exemplifies the Modesty of the Reforms We Can Expect From Congress

Making it easier for scientists to study marijuana is a far cry from the liberalization that most Americans want.

Bangkok Post

More ganja seized on Mekong river bank

NAKHON PHANOM: A large quantity of compressed marijuana was seized from the bank of the Mekong River in Ban Phaeng district by a patrol of the Mekong Riverine Unit (MRU) late on Monday night.

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