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Hospitals Are Still Reporting New Mothers for Neglect Based on Drug Tests Triggered by Poppy Seeds

March 23, 2023 by Jacob Sullum

Before Kate L. gave birth to a baby girl last September, a nurse at New Jersey’s Hackensack University Medical Center collected a urine sample from the soon-to-be mother. Kate thought …

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Illinois Bill Would Legalize Psilocybin Despite Federal Prohibition

March 12, 2023 by Tenth Amendment Center

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (March 10, 2022) – Last week, an Illinois House committee held a hearing on a bill that would legalize the possession of “magic mushrooms” despite the ongoing federal …

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Categories Politics & Culture

Studies Link Marijuana Legalization to All Sorts of Positive Public Health Outcomes

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023 by Elizabeth Nolan Brown

Legalization linked to fewer suicides, traffic fatalities, and opioid deaths. A new paper on the public health effects of legalizing marijuana finds “little credible evidence to suggest that [medical marijuana] …

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Brickbat: Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right

February 8, 2023February 8, 2023 by Charles Oliver

New York City prosecutors had some 550 convictions in cases investigated by police officer Joseph Franco thrown out, most involving low-level drug offenses. Franco was charged with perjury and misconduct …

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Indiana Bill Would Legalize Medical Marijuana, Ban Enforcement of Some Federal Cannabis Prohibition

January 13, 2023 by Tenth Amendment Center

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (Jan. 13, 2023) – A bill introduced in the Indiana House would legalize medical marijuana in the state despite ongoing federal cannabis prohibition. The bill would also prohibit …

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New York Bill Would Legalize Psilocybin Despite Federal Prohibition

January 4, 2023 by Tenth Amendment Center

New York City, N.Y. (Jan. 4, 2023) – A bill filed in the New York Senate would legalize the personal possession and use of “magic mushrooms,” and ban state and …

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Even States That Have Already Decriminalized Marijuana Use See Fewer Possession Arrests After Legalization

December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 by Jacob Sullum

President Joe Biden and many other politicians who continue to resist marijuana legalization instead advocate decriminalization of simple possession. By replacing criminal penalties with civil fines, they argue, legislators can …

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Colorado Voters Decriminalize “Magic Mushrooms” Despite Federal Prohibition

November 11, 2022 by Tenth Amendment Center

DENVER, Colo. (Nov. 11, 2022) – Colorado voters passed a ballot measure decriminalizing several naturally occurring psychedelic substances including “magic mushrooms” despite the ongoing federal prohibition of the same. Proposition …

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Categories Politics & Culture

After Supreme Court Ruling, States Grapple With How To Define an Excessive Fine

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 by C.J. Ciaramella

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2018 that the Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on excessive fines and fees applies to states under the incorporation doctrine. In the underlying case that triggered …

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Categories Politics & Culture

Top-4 Ways the Feds Nationalize and Militarize Local Police

August 22, 2022 by Tenth Amendment Center

While federal agencies have increasingly become a de facto standing army, a number of federal programs have been doing the same with local police for decades. Path to Liberty: Aug …

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