Drug War Chronicle

President-Elect Trump has nominated MAGA bomb thrower but marijuana-friendly Matt Gaetz to head the Justice Department, and more.

Iran hangs two more drug prisoners, Italy moves toward banning hemp flower products, and more.

Idaho activists have filed a ballot measure to legalize the possession and cultivation of personal use amounts of marijuana, say goodbye to Evo Morales, and more.

During StoptheDrugWar.org's 30+ year history, our organization has had to navigate painful and troubled waters before.

Dallas wasn't the only Texas locality to vote to decriminalize this week, Kentucky localities vote to allow medical marijuana businesses, and more.

A psychedelic legalization initiative also failed, but there were a couple of glimmers of hope.

The Justice Department is doling out more dollars to help Louisiana fight its drug war, and more.

Advancing the rescheduling process is a critically important achievement of the Biden-Harris administration. Harris reduced arrests as San Francisco DA, and supports legalization. Trump's seeming tolerance for cannabis law reforms may have less to it than meets the eye.

A Filipino lawmaker has filed a bill that would flip the drug war on its head, and more.

The battle for the presidency is dominating the headlines, but there are other reasons to get to the polls, too.