Drug ODs in Dramatic Drop, MA Psychedelic Init in Peril, More... (10/17/24)
The former Mexican public security minister -- the guy in charge of Mexico's drug war -- heads to federal prison for taking bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel, and more.
Federal Courts
The Supreme Court is hearing a case about whether a trucker fired for testing positive for THC can sue a medical marijuana company under the RICO Act. (Creative Commons)
DOJ Asks Appeals Court to Uphold Marijuana Prohibition, CA Judge Won't Lift Intoxicating Hemp Beverage Ban, More... (10/15/24)
The Supreme Court today heard oral arguments in the case of a trucker fired for testing positive for marijuana who is suing the company that sold him a supposed CBD product, and more.
Mexican lime producers are being targeted by drug cartels that want to expand their extortionate operations. (Creative Commons)
Kamala Harris Says She Will Federally Legalize Marijuana, NJ Hemp Conundrum, More... (10/14/24)
The Mexican federal government has sent hundreds of troops into the country's lime-producing heartland to help growers fend off drug cartels, and more.
Federal Appeals Court Upholds Pot Smoker's Gun Rights, Ukraine Regulators Reject MedMJ for PTSD, More... (8/30/24)
Arkansas campaigners for an initiative to expand the state's medical marijuana program handed in a second batch of signatures in a bid to make the November ballot, and more.
The Delaware state capitol. Lawmakers there have approved a bill to expedite adult-use marijuana sales and promote social equity applicants. (Creative Commons)
DE Bill to Let Dispensaries Begin Adult Use Pot Sales Goes to Governor, 19 Dead in Mexico Drug Gang Clash, More... (7/3/24)
One of the companies whose challenge to federal marijuana prohibition was thrown out this week vows to take it to the Supreme Court, and more.
Eradicating coca in Peru's Upper Huallaga River Valley (Peru Interior Ministry)
Federal Court Reject Pot Companies' Challenge to Prohibition, Peru Coca Eradication, More... (7/2/24)
California could see dueling initiatives seeking to increase fentanyl penalties, the Biden administration announces a new initiative on drug treatment for inmates, and more.
Someone tell Florida lawmakers it's only a movie.
New FL Law Protects Residents from Cocaine-Crazed Bears, CA Bars Must Now Offer Date Rape Drug Test Kits, More...(7/1/24)
A Mississippi medical marijuana dispensary operators lawsuit over a state advertising ban gets thrown out of federal court, and more.
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez as he was being extradited to the US. Now he will be here for a long while. (Honduras National Police)
Supreme Court Throws Out Oxycontin Settlement, Honduras Ex-President Sentenced as Cocaine Trafficker, More... (6/27/24)
A House subcommittee has moved to block marijuana rescheduling, a North Dakota marijuana legalization campaign faces an uphill battle in that reddest of red states, and more.
Chronicle Book Review: The Suburban Crisis
Trying to deal with car culture kids in the post-World War II Los Angeles suburbs laid the groundwork for the war on drugs.
The Supreme Court rejects a call for faster asset forfeiture hearings in two cases where cars were seized for offenses the owners did not commit. (CC)
NH Pot Legalization Bill Still Lives, Deadly Bomb Strikes Taliban Opium Eradicators, More... (5/9/24)
Mayor Eric Adams (D) is heralding a crackdown on illicit pot shops in New York City, the Supreme Court demurs on faster hearings in asset forfeiture cases, and more.