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For this hiatus episode, Rachelle joins Sam to discuss the biggest stories and forecast upcoming events in drug policy.
News Updates:
Headlines:
- Duterte’s war on drugs a ‘reign of terror’, church says
- Health Canada approves three supervised consumption sites for Montreal
- New Bill Would End Federal War on Marijuana
- Brazil Supreme Court judge calls for drugs legalisation to beat gangs
Forecast:
- 2/14: Maryland House Judiciary Committee Hearing on Del. Morhaim’s bill to decriminalize personal amounts of all drugs
- 2/16: Unreliable and Unchallenged: The Way Forward for Police Drug Kits in Vegas
- 3/2: Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Hearing on Sen. Muse’s bill to decriminalize the possession of personal amounts of all drugs
Music Credits:
Intro: Dance for Sport by the2ba
Outro: Goodbye by Deep Dish
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Sunday that the NYPD will stop arresting people for possessing small amounts of marijuana and will issue a ticket and summons to court instead. New York City’s evolution on marijuana enforcement reflects, in part, concern that the practice disproportionately affects minorities.