Chronicle AM: Louisiana Pot Poll, Feds Raid Appalachian Opioid Prescribers, More... (4/18/19)
Originally published at Stop The Drug War
A new poll finds Louisianans are ready to free the weed, Georgia medical marijuana patients will soon be able to access CBD cannabis oils, a Peruvian clash that left to coca-growers dead raises international concern, and more.
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Louisiana Poll Has Majority Support for Legalization. A new Louisiana State University poll has support for marijuana legalization at 55%. Four out of five (80%) of 18-29-year-olds were down with it, as well as two-thirds (67%) of people aged 30 through 49. Only people over 65 were opposed, with 69% rejecting legalization.
Medical Marijuana
Georgia Governor Signs Bill Improving Access to CBD Cannabis Oil. Gov. Brian Kemp has signed into law HB 324, which makes it legal to possess CBD cannabis oil and bring it across state lines. The bill also sets up a framework for the growth and sale of CBD cannabis oil in the state. Currently, state law allows the use of CBD oil, but there is no way for patients to obtain it.
Pennsylvania Patient Loses Bid to Gain Section 8 Housing. An Indiana County medical marijuana patient whose Section 8 housing voucher was previously denied because of her medical marijuana use lost again in Common Pleas Court Wednesday even though the judge in the case expressed sympathy for her plight. He acknowledged that medical marijuana is legal under state law but said federal law doesn’t allow the use of federally illegal drugs in federal housing programs. The patient will now appeal to the Commonwealth Court.
Heroin and Prescription Opioids
DEA in Massive Raids Against Appalachian Opioid Prescribers. Federal agents led by the DEA raided doctors’ offices and pharmacies across five Appalachian states Wednesday, arresting 60 people, including 31 doctors, seven pharmacists, eight nurse practitioners, and seven other licensed medical professionals. They are accused of writing or fulfilling more than 350,000 illegal prescriptions in Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and West Virginia. No word on what the 24,000 people who received prescriptions will do now.
International
Human Rights, Policy Groups Call for Transparent Investigation of Peru Coca Farmer Killings. In a letter to Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra and anti-drug agency leader Ismael Ruben Vargas, dozens of human rights groups, drug policy groups, and individual academics and researchers have demanded a “transparent investigation” into the killings last week of two protesting coca-growing peasants in a confrontation with police and coca eradication forces. The letter cites a local witness to say police fired “indiscriminately” during the confrontation between growers and newly-arrived eradicators. The letter also called on the government to create a new coca registry in the region to allow farmers to participate in the country’s legal coca industry.
Originally published at Stop The Drug War
Source: https://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle/2019/apr/18/chronicle_am_louisiana_pot_poll
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