International

• US: Medical Pot Laws No Answer For Us Opioid Deaths, Study Finds
  Minneapolis Star-Tribune (06/13/19)



• UK: 'They Broke My Mental Shackles': Could Magic Mushrooms Be The
  Guardian, The (06/10/19)



• US CA: Oakland Decriminalizes Shrooms And Other Natural Psychedelics
  San Francisco Chronicle (06/10/19)



• US NY: James Ketchum, Who Led LSD Experiments For The Army, Dies At
  New York Times (06/04/19)



• US: John Boehner: From Speaker Of The House To Cannabis Pitchman
  New York Times (06/03/19)



• US IL: Legal Recreational Pot Bill Passes Illinois House, On Way To
  Chicago Sun-Times (05/31/19)



• US: Editorial: Treating Overdose Deaths Like Murder Will Only Deter
  Philadelphia Inquirer, The (05/30/19)



• US PA: New Marijuana Dispensaries Announced For Philadelphia And The
  Philadelphia Daily News (12/19/18)



• US MN: Cannabis For Christmas? In Minnesota, CBD Products Are Hot
  Minneapolis Star-Tribune (12/19/18)



• US HI: Man Stabbed In Front Of Waikiki Hotel In Botched Drug Deal
  Honolulu Star-Advertiser (12/17/18)



• US MN: Marijuana Legalization Seems Headed To Minnesota, But It's
  Minneapolis Star-Tribune (12/10/18)



• US: Marlboro Maker Places $1.8 Billion Bet On Marijuana
  Honolulu Star-Advertiser (12/07/18)



• US MI: Michigan Marks 1st Day Of Legal, Recreational Pot
  Honolulu Star-Advertiser (12/07/18)



• US: Does Smoking Marijuana Cause Teen Behavior Problems Or Vice
  Philadelphia Inquirer, The (12/05/18)



• US MN: Minnesota Medical Marijuana Expanding To Add Alzheimer's
  Minneapolis Star-Tribune (12/03/18)



• US HI: Marijuana Found To Reverse Heart Failure, University Of Hawaii
  Honolulu Star-Advertiser (11/29/18)



• US NJ: N.J. Lawmakers Unveil Legislation Legalizing Marijuana
  Philadelphia Inquirer, The (11/21/18)



• US CA: Kindergartner Can Take Cannabis Drug To School, Judge Says
  Los Angeles Times (09/27/18)



• US FL: Dozens Of Political Candidates Could Lose Bank Accounts Over
  Sun-Sentinel (09/21/18)



• US: Canadian Marijuana Firm Tilray Gets Rare DEA Approval For
  Burlington County Times (09/18/18)

See the stories (updated daily) on the Media Awareness Project web site. See also the excellent materials at DRCNet (Drug Reform Coordination Network). These are excellent sources of current information about drug policy developments in Canada and around the world. If you hear about a major news story on drug policy, chances are it will reproduced at one of these sites.

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