Militarization

The attacks have "no justification under international law," says UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk.

Obeying an order to kill unarmed civilians on the high seas could get American GIs in trouble.

For at least the sixth time in as many weeks, the US has blown an alleged boat carrying drugs out of the water in the Caribbean, a Colombian family says the strikes killed one of their members, and more.

The State Department has revoked the visas of dozens of Mexican politicians and government officials over cartel ties, Kazakhstan legalizes industrial hemp, and more.

A Florida appeals court is the latest to rule that the odor of marijuana is no longer grounds for a vehicle search, Wisconsin Republicans take on their own party as they try again to pass a medical marijuana bill, and more.

In its annual review of compliance with US drug war objectives, the US decertifies Colombia; Trump's drug war turns even uglier, and more.

The Washington Office on Latin America releases a detailed statement on issues around the lethal US attack on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat, and more.

The US is now blowing alleged drug traffickers out of the water in an act of dubious legality, Nebraska regulators promulgate emergency medical marijuana rules, and more.

Mexico's president says no US troops will operate in her country, Trump considers marijuana rescheduling after $1 million-a-plate fundraiser with pot investors, more.