Drug War Chronicle

As the federal ban on hemp-derived cannabinoid products looms, the White House weighs in.

Our side event -- this time online-only -- for the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, continues where our March event at the Commission on Narcotics Drugs meeting left off.

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court is set to announce its ruling in a jurisdictional question that will determine whether the Philippines case can continue or not.

Our March 2026 side event at the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs meeting discussed extrajudicial drug war killings by the Philippine and US governments, and called for information-gathering to prepare future criminal prosecutions of US officials for the Trump administration's unlawful strikes on alleged "drug boats".

"Murder on the Land and the Sea" will discuss identified episodes of extrajudicial drug war killings in the 21st century, their context and interrelationships, and their implications for the future of democracy and the rules-based order.

The bill would create a medical marijuana program, legalize marijuana, and regulate intoxicating hemp products.

When Silicon Valley tech bro culture meets Santa Cruz surfer culture meets Northern California cannabis culture in a time of rapid legal and regulatory change, the results can be explosive.

The move could devastate the state's hemp-derived cannabinoid industry.

Lawmakers moved to lengthen the window the hemp industry has to come up with a regulatory scheme before a congressionally-approved ban on most hemp cannabinoids goes into effect.

Whether to ban or regulate hemp-derived intoxicating cannabinoids is the issue, and if they are to be regulated, how?