Path: ...!news.nobody.at!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Bobbie Sellers Newsgroups: alt.drugs,alt.hemp,rec.drugs.misc,rec.drugs.psychedelic,talk.politics.drugs Subject: Drug War Chronicle 1221 -- Table of contents Drug Reform Inits on Ballot, Oregon Recrim Takes Effect, Rescheduling Hearing in December, more.. Followup-To: talk.politics.drugs Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2024 08:07:31 -0700 Organization: none at all Lines: 109 Message-ID: Reply-To: blissInSanFrancisco@mouse-potato.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Sun, 08 Sep 2024 17:07:31 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="cff49aaf70cef14c1d414d136ed9b045"; logging-data="2067894"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18My85NFCFJjiLg3Z/lvXxz" User-Agent: Betterbird (Linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:/D/lQX2ctq+6LXMVbRppZNs48s4= Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 6460 Bliss Notes: This is shorter than usual because SpamAssassin is rejeting my posts so I am trimming it back. Drug War Chronicle, Issue #1221 -- 9/6/24 Phillip S. Smith, Editor, psmith@drcnet.org https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/1221 A Publication of StoptheDrugWar.org David Borden, Executive Director, borden@drcnet.org "Raising Awareness of the Consequences of Drug Prohibition" APPEAL: Help Us Respond to the Opportunities and the Challenges of This Time: https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/help_us_respond Table of Contents: 1. STATE DRUG REFORM INITIATIVES ON THE NOVEMBER BALLOT [FEATURE] Amidst all the Trump-Harris hoopla, it is easy to forget that the presidential race is not the only thing on the ballot. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/state-drug-reform-initiatives-november-ballot-feature 2. OR LAW RECRIMINALIZING DRUG POSSESSION NOW IN EFFECT [FEATURE] The country's first experiment with state-level decriminalization of drug possession is over, but what will change -- other than more drug arrests? https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/or-law-recriminalizing-drug-possession-now-effect-feature 3. THIS WEEK'S CORRUPT COPS STORIES The Chronicle was on vacation last week, but prohibition-related law enforcement corruption took no holiday. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/weeks-corrupt-cops-stories-5 4. DEA SETS MJ RESCHEDULING HEARING DATE AFTER ELECTION, COLOMBIA TO TRY AGAIN ON LEGALIZATION, MORE... (8/27/24) North Dakota lawmakers have come up with a revenue and expense estimate if a marijuana legalization initiative passes, a Swedish labor court has ruled for employers in a drug testing case, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/dea-delays-pot-scheduleing-hearing-until-after-election-colombia-try-again-pot 5. HOME DEPOT TO STOP MARIJUANA TESTING FOR WORKERS, DEA JUDGE SETS PSYCHEDELIC COMPOUND BAN HEARING, MORE... (8/28/24) The California Senate has passed a pair of bills aimed at opening up markets for small marijuana growers and "cannabis cafes," the drug czar asks Congress to reauthorize his office, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/home-depot-stop-testing-workers-marijuana-dea-judge-sets-hearing-proposed-psychedelic 6. FEDERAL APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS POT SMOKER'S GUN RIGHTS, UKRAINE REGULATORS REJECT MEDMJ FOR PTSD, MORE... (8/30/24) Arkansas campaigners for an initiative to expand the state's medical marijuana program handed in a second batch of signatures in a bid to make the November ballot, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/federal-appeals-court-upholds-pot-smokers-gun-rights-ukraine-regulators-reject-medmj-ptsd 7. OR DRUG DECRIM ENDS, NEBRASKA INITIATIVES QUALIFY FOR BALLOT, MORE... (9/3/24) The Kamala Harris campaign slams Trump for "brazen flip-flopping" on marijuana after he says he'll vote for Florida initiative, a paired set of Nebraska medical marijuana initiatives has qualified for the ballot, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/oregon-drug-decrim-ends-nebraska-inits-qualify-more-9324 8. FDA APPROVES EARLY-STAGE TRIALS OF PSYCHELIC "MOXY," OREGON STUDY ON DECRIM AND OVERDOSES, MORE... (9/5/24) Wisconsin tribes are mobilizing for medical marijuana, the Tennessee Supreme Court rules that even though drug dogs can't distinguish hemp from weed, a sniff can still be probable cause for a search, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/fda-approves-early-stage-trials-psychelic-moxy-or-study-decriminalization-and-overdose 9. 2026 IDAHO LEGALIZATION INIT PLANNED, KY SEES STRONG MEDMJ BUSINESS INTEREST, MORE... (9/6/24) From its coca-growing fiefdom in the country's southwest, Colombia's second-largest dissident FARC faction says peace talks with the government are stalled, and more. https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/id-2026-legal-pot-initiative-planned-ky-sees-big-interest-medmj-businesses-more-9624 (Not subscribed? Visit https://stopthedrugwar.org to sign up today!) ================                          ___________________                                           It's time to correct the mistake:                                         Truth:the Anti-drugwar                                       Cops say legalize drugs--find out why:                                        Stoners are people too:                                        ___________________      bliss -- Cacao  Powered... 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