There are still more than 40,000 marijuana offenders behind bars in the US, Oregon s governor names the members of the state s Psilocybin Advisory Board, Australia moves toward clinical trials of psychedelics, and more.
New Mexico lawmakers are busy at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe as the clock ticks down on the session. (Creative Commons)
Marijuana Policy
More Than 40,000 Pot Prisoners in the USA. The Last Prisoner Project, which seeks to free incarcerated marijuana offenders, has been using a figure of 40,000 marijuana prisoners. That s decidedly an approximation the numbers readily available are 31,901 in state and federal prisons. But that doesn t include people in jails, juvenile facilities, or immigration detention centers, among others.