Washington, DC, Approves Natural Entheogen Initiative
Nov 4, 2020 · 2020. Voters in the nation's capital have overwhelmingly approved an initiative to effectively decriminalize the cultivation, use, possession, and distribution of natural psychedelics, such as ayahuasca, magic mushrooms, and peyote. According to unofficial election results, the measure was winning with 76% of the vote.
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Oct 30, 2024 · Endorsement Harris, Part 2 of 2: Cannabis (Marijuana) Policy. Advancing the rescheduling process is a critically important achievement of the Biden-Harris administration. Harris reduced arrests as San Francisco DA, and supports legalization. Trump's seeming tolerance for cannabis law reforms may have less to it than meets the eye. Breonna Taylor.
Federal Appeals Court Taps the Breaks on Drug Induced Homicide ...
Jun 24, 2021 · A woman who bought heroin with a pair of friends, one of whom shortly afterward suffered a fatal overdose on the drug, is not a murderer, at least according to the US 3 rd Circuit Court of Appeals. That was the June 1 ruling in US v.Semler, a case that may not set binding precedent, but does send a signal to the prosecutors and the judiciary that the federal courts do not want to see a federal ...
In Memoriam: Dan Bigg, a Giant of Harm Reduction Gone Much …
Aug 24, 2018 · Harm reductionists, drug policy reformers, and many others are mourning the unexpected passing of Dan Bigg at age 59 this week. Dan, a cofounder and the long-term executive director of the Chicago Recovery Alliance, played a leading role advancing syringe exchange in the United States, and more recently naloxone distribution to prevent heroin ...
Family Sues in Missouri Dog-Shooting SWAT Raid
Sep 21, 2010 · The Columbia, Missouri, family whose dogs were shot during a Columbia Police SWAT raid in February, video of which went viral on the Internet, filed a federal civil lawsuit Monday against the City of Columbia and 13 other defendants in US Western District Court in Jefferson City. The raid, in which police expected to find a large quantity of ...
Book Review: Drug Use for Grown-Ups - StoptheDrugWar.org
Feb 18, 2021 · Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear, by Carl Hart (2021, Penguin Press, 290 pp., $28.00 HB) Dr. Carl Hart is a one-man drug and drug user destigmatization machine. In his new book, Drug Use for Grown-Ups, the Columbia University psychology professor blasts drug prohibition as both an affront to the American dream of the ...
Fighting Back Against the Non-Consensual Drug Testing of …
Dec 23, 2021 · The two women, identified only as Crystal H. and Jane Doe, are being represented by the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) and National Advocates for Pregnant Women (NAPW). The complaints against Garnet Health Medical Center (GHMC) in Middletown were filed with the state Division of Human Rights.
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NYPD Spent Almost $100 Million on Drug Enforcement Last Year, …
Jun 26, 2020 · Medical Marijuana. Michigan House Passes Bill Allowing Spouses of State Employees to Seek Medical Marijuana Licenses.The House has passed HB 5700, which would allow spouses of state employees to obtain licenses for medical marijuana businesses. The bill now heads to the Senate Judiciary and Public Safety Committee.
Oregon Drug Decrim is Slashing Drug Arrests, Massively Funding …
Nov 19, 2021 · Measure 110 promised not only thousands fewer drug arrests, but also a turn from the punitive to the compassionate -- providing hundreds of millions of dollars for greatly expanded access to evidence-informed drug treatment, peer support, housing, and harm reduction services, without raising taxes to do so.