Drug War Chronicle, Issue #1208 -- 4/15/24 Table of Contents

Drug War Chronicle, Issue #1208 -- 4/15/24
Phillip S. Smith, Editor,psmith@drcnet.org
https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/1208
A Publication of StoptheDrugWar.org
David Borden, Executive Director,borden@drcnet.org
"Raising Awareness of the Consequences of Drug Prohibition"
TONIGHT! Victims Move Forward from the Philippine Drug War online event:
https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/victims_move_forward
IMPORTANT: Watch our March 21 event with Leila de Lima, the Senator's first international speech since being released:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PafQaqrrvX4
APPEAL: Help Us Respond to the Opportunities and the Challenges of This Time:
https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/help_us_respond
Table of Contents:
1. APPEAL: HELP US RESPOND TO THE OPPORTUNITIES AND THE CHALLENGES OF THIS TIME
StoptheDrugWar.org needs your support to help us stay on the move at a time of both opportunity and challenge in drug policy.
https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/help_us_respond
2. ONLINE THIS WEEK: VICTIMS MOVE FORWARD FROM THE PHILIPPINE DRUG WAR
Victims/survivors of Duterte's extrajudicial drug war killings face continuing hardship and indignity. This event will explore challenges they face, efforts being made to help them, and how it affects the ICC Philippines case.
https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/victims_move_forward
3. IN BOLD STEP BACKWARD, OR LAWMAKERS VOTE TO RECRIMINALIZE DRUG POSSESSION [FEATURE]
Oregon's experiment with drug decriminalization has been killed in its crib. All that is left is for the governor to perform the last rites.
https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/oregon_recriminalization_passes
4. FLORIDA SUPREME COURT CLEARS MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION INITIATIVE FOR NOVEMBER BALLOT [FEATURE]
Marijuana legalization and abortion rights are going to be on the Florida ballot in November. That could make the presidential race there more interesting, as well.
https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/florida_legalization_init_survives_court_challenge
5. MEDICAL MARIJUANA UPDATE
A quiet week on the medical marijuana front, but there was action in a couple of state capitals.
https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/medical_marijuana_update_04-03-24
6. FL GOVERNOR WARNS AGAINST WEED INITIATIVE, IRAN'S EXECUTION BINGE, MORE... (4/5/24)
A New York judge threw a scare into the state's marijuana industry but all is better now, Vancouver activist Dana Larsen opens another drug-checking operation, and more.
https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/iran_drug_executions
7. CO HOUSE PASSES SAFE INJECTION SITE BILL, CHRISTIANIA RIPS UP PUSHER STREET, MORE... (4/8/24)
A New York bill to require informed consent before drug testing pregnant women hits a roadblock, Australia's New South Wales gets its first drug checking pilot program, and more.
https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/colorado_safe_injection_sites_bill
8. MORE TRUCK DRIVERS REFUSE DRUG TESTS, KS ASSET FORFEITURE REFORM HEADS TO GOVERNOR, MORE... (4/9/24)
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signs a bill protecting medical marijuana-using state and local government employees, GOP senator demands Border Patrol step back from easing restrictions on past marijuana use among new hires, and more.
https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/kansas_asset_forfeiture_reform
9. SENATE DEMOCRATS TO ROLL OUT MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION BILL THIS MONTH, MORE... (4/10/24)
A  poll of marijuana consumers offers some hints about who they will vote for in November, a group of US senators condemns Russia for holding a Pennsylvania medical marijuana user prisoner, and more.
https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/senate_legalization_bill_marc_fogel_more
10. POLL FINDS AMERICANS WANT TO GROW THEIR OWN WEED, ME PSYCHEDELIC STUDY BILL GOES TO GOVERNOR, MORE... (4/11/24)
Maine lawmakers reject a xenophobic effort to crack down on illicit pot grows, District of Columbia lawmakers reject an effort to tighten location restrictions on dispensaries, and more.
https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/psychedelic_study_bill_grown_your_own_poll_more
11. NH HOUSE APPROVES MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION BILL, CA METHADONE ACCESS BILL FILED, MORE... (4/12/24)
Customs and Border Patrol announces a new fentanyl crackdown, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and others file the SEEK HELP to protect people administering naloxone, and more.
https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/nh_mj_legalization_ca_methadone_access_more
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