The West African iboga tree, whence comes ibogaine. (Creative Commons)
Daily Drug War Digest -- October 6, 2026
New limitations on weed purchases go into effect in Ohio, a kratom regulation bill advances in Pennsylvania, and more.
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Georgia patients will no longer have to go to the dispensary after the state okayed home deliveries. (Creative Commons)Daily Drug War Digest -- October 5, 2026
There are now three Florida marijuana legalization initiative campaigns aimed at 2028, the US conducts another lethal attack on a "drug boat" in the Caribbean, and more. -
Is there a triad hiding behind that hemp field. Some GOP senators want to know. (Creative Commons)Daily Drug War Digest -- October 2, 2026
Houston will vote on making pot possession the lowest law enforcement priority, a group of GOP senators warn of Chinese criminal organizations infiltrating the marijuana and hemp industries, and more. -
The Trump administration's justification for its lethal boat attacks is going before a federal judge, who will decide whether to make it public. (DOD)Daily Drug War Digest -- October 1, 2026
A federal judge orders the Pentagon to show him the memo it uses to justify its lethal strikes on Latin American seamen, a DEA judge halts the marijuana rescheduling process to review a GAO report that found problems with how HHS made its rescheduling determination, and more. -
Daily Drug War Digest -- September 29, 2026
The US revokes the visas of Latin American officials it accuses of links to the drug trade; the BC Supreme Court voids the conviction of Vancouver harm reductionists for distributing "safe supply" drugs, and more. -
Daily Drug War Digest -- September 28, 2026
Corrections Canada is embracing harm reduction by handing out snorting straws and drug testing strips to prisoners, marijuana arrests declined dramatically in Virginia after legalization, and more. -
The US military is participating in drug raids in Ecuador (Ecuador Interior Ministry)Daily Drug War Digest -- September 25, 2026
Pennsylvania lawmakers talk marijuana legalization, US troops and DEA agents take part in drug raids in Ecuador, and more. -
Scotland leads Europe in fatal drug overdoses. The Scottish government wants drug decriminalization, but London doesn't. (Creative Commons)Daily Drug War Digest -- September 24, 2026
Trump tells a drug policy whopper at the UN; Idaho is set to vote on an initiative that would end citizens' ability to change drug policy through the initiative process, and more. -
The number of pot-buying options in Bangkok is likely to shrink dramatically in coming years. (Pixabay)Daily Drug War Digest -- September 23, 2026
US, Canadian, and Latin American lawmakers call for an end to the Trump administration's boat strike campaign, China tightens controls on two more precursor chemicals, and more. -
A Boston street. Marijuana is on the minds of voters and regulators alike in the Bay State. (Creative Commons)Daily Drug War Digest -- September 22, 2026
MA marijuana regulators are working to overhaul the system, Latin American countries are joining the US in designating drug trafficking groups as foreign terrorist organizations, and more.