Month: August 2021

Wednesday is the deadline to submit comments on a draft Senate bill to federally legalize marijuana, and feedback has flooded in from a broad array of advocates and industry stakeholders. While legalization proponents have widely celebrated the introduction of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act (CAOA), they have some suggestions for improvement—principally as it concerns …

Denver Psychedelics Activists Push To Expand Psilocybin Decriminalization To Allow Gifting And Communal Use – Marijuana Moment Read More »

By Veronica Irwin Examiner staff writer A California Senate Bill that aimed to decriminalize possession and use of some of the most commonly known psychedelic substances stalled Thursday and slated to be reconsidered next year. SB 519, authored by Sen. Scott Wiener of San Francisco, would have decriminalized a lengthy list of substances for which …

Wiener’s bill to decriminalize psychedelics delayed until 2022 – San Francisco Examiner Read More »

Law360 (August 27, 2021, 7:28 PM EDT) — North Carolina took a step closer to legalizing medical cannabis, while an effort to decriminalize psychedelics in California was put on pause. Here are the major developments in cannabis and drug reform from the past week. In North Carolina, the Senate Healthcare Committee on Thursday advanced S.B. …

Cannabis Bill Roundup: NC Inches Closer To Medical Pot – Law360 Read More »

Latest From California Healthline: California Healthline Original Stories Medicaid Vaccination Rates Founder as States Struggle to Immunize Their Poorest Residents Efforts by states and the private health plans that many states pay to cover low-income Americans has been scattershot and hampered by a lack of data. California is rewarding health plans and providing gift cards …

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2020’s all-time overdose death peak in New Mexico included a nearly 129% year-on-year growth in fentanyl-related deaths. Meanwhile, California shelved a bill that had proposed decriminalizing some psychedelic drugs. Philadelphia’s injection site and the Sackler family are also in the news. The Hill: Overdose Deaths In New Mexico Reached All-Time High In 2020  Overdose deaths …

Overdose Deaths From Meth, Alcohol, Fentanyl Hit Record In New Mexico – Kaiser Health News Read More »

SACRAMENTO — A bill that would have decriminalized the use of some psychedelic drugs has stalled in the California Legislature — at least for this year — after its author pulled the proposal. The measure, SB519 by state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, would have allowed the possession and personal use of hallucinogenic mushrooms, LSD, …

Bill to decriminalize psychedelics shelved in California Legislature – San Francisco Chronicle Read More »

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — State Sen. Scott Wiener’s bill decriminalizing the possession of certain psychedelic drugs became a two-year bill Thursday, keeping it alive so it can be voted on next year. In a statement released Thursday, Wiener (D-San Francisco) noted that SB519, the first-of-its-kind bill in the state legislature, is making progress. READ …

Final Vote On Sen. Wiener’s Bill To Decriminalize Psychedelics In California Delayed – CBS San Francisco Read More »