International

• US PA: Drugged Driving Deaths Spike With Spread Of Legal Marijuana
  Philadelphia Daily News (05/31/18)



• US IL: Oped: Let's Not Forget How Wrong Our Crime Data Are
  Chicago Tribune (05/25/18)



• US: Security Troops On U.S. Nuclear Missile Base Took LSD
  Honolulu Star-Advertiser (05/25/18)



• US NC: Proposed Bill Raises Amount Of Pot Leading To Charges
  Charlotte Observer (05/25/18)



• US: U.S. Oped: Attorney: Moving Forward On Marijuana
  Hillsboro Argus, The (05/23/18)



• US NY: Marijuana Policy Change Is Said To Be Considered
  New York Times (05/19/18)



• US NY: Making Sense Of Marijuana Arrests
  New York Times (05/19/18)



• US NY: Deblasio Directs Police Dept. To End 'unnecessary' Marijuana
  New York Times (05/19/18)



• US NY: Marijuana Cases In New York City Reveal Race Gap
  New York Times (05/19/18)



• US: Column: Exploring A World That Turns Psychedelic
  New York Times (05/19/18)



• US PA: Now That Marijuana Is Legal, Could Magic Mushrooms Be Next?
  Philadelphia Daily News (05/16/18)



• US: Sessions Further Complicates Medical Marijuana Research
  Ft. Worth Star-Telegram (05/11/18)



• US OH: Needle Exchange Program Offers Fentanyl Test Strips
  Blade, The (05/11/18)



• US PA: Pa. Lawmaker Asks To Erase Marijuana Convictions For Patients
  Philadelphia Daily News (05/11/18)



• US MA: Can The Mass. Marijuana Industry Help Heal Communities
  Boston Globe (05/05/18)



• US HI: State Seeks Farmers To Grow Hemp As Crop
  Honolulu Star-Advertiser (05/04/18)



• US PA: Temple U. Researchers Take A Leading Role In Medical Marijuana
  Philadelphia Daily News (05/04/18)



• US SC: Hemp Growing Program To Include More SC Farmers Growing More
  State, The (05/04/18)



• US GA: Teacher Raquel Spencer Had Heroin In Ga School, Police Say
  Fresno Bee, The (05/01/18)



• US CA: Pot To Treat Autism? UC San Diego Scientists To Conduct Study
  State, The (05/01/18)

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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