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Marijuana Policy Maryland Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed. Delegate Jazz Lewis (D-Prince Georges County) has filed House Bill 32, which would legalize marijuana and set up a system of taxed and regulated legal marijuana commerce. The bill calls for tax revenues from pot sales to be invested in the states historically black colleges. Psychedelics Florida Therapeutic Psilocybin Bill Coming Soon. State Rep. Michael Grieco (D-Miami Beach) is set to introduce a bill that would legalize psilocybin ...

Portland stands by strict rules for needle exchange despite warnings of higher risk The citys health and human services director says the program has maintained access to clean syringes without relaxing its exchange rules, but public health experts say the more restrictive approach can put people at risk during the pandemic. Share The city of Portland issued a lengthy defense of its needle exchange program on Friday after advocates criticized officials for maintaining restrictive policies duri...

Read Article The city of Portland issued a lengthy defense of its needle exchange program on Friday after advocates criticized officials for maintaining restrictive policies during the coronavirus pandemic. City officials say there has been no need to drop its policy restricting the number of syringes provided to people enrolled in the program despite guidance from public health experts that it is limiting access to clean needles and putting people at risk of contracting COVID-19. The statemen...

Portland’s needle exchange program stands alone in keeping strict rules With overdose deaths on record pace during the pandemic, city officials are urged to take advantage of state waivers intended to ensure that drug users have access to clean needles and overdose reversal drugs. Share Advocates in the recovery community are urging Portland city officials to end restrictive policies that make it harder for intravenous drug users to get clean needles and support services during the pandemic....

Portland’s needle exchange program stands alone in keeping strict rules With overdose deaths on record pace during the pandemic, city officials are urged to take advantage of state waivers intended to ensure that drug users have access to clean needles and overdose reversal drugs. Share Advocates in the recovery community are urging Portland city officials to end restrictive policies that make it harder for intravenous drug users to get clean needles and support services during the pandemic....

What a year! Pandemic, civic unrest, national elections -- 2020 has been a year of tumult that cant be done with soon enough. But when it comes to drug policy, it wasnt all bad; in fact, a lot of it was pretty darned good. Some of it however was quite tragic Heres our year-end round up of the biggest drug policy stories of the year. Update: The 2020 top ten list now goes to eleven, with Congress removing the drug conviction question from the federal financial aid for college form. See below. Th...