Drug War Chronicle

It's the changing of the guard at the UNODC. As of Monday, a veteran Russian diplomat now runs one of the backbones of the global drug prohibition regime.

With disagreement over strategy from some sectors of the Washington state reform community, Sensible Washington failed to attract the support needed to get its pot legalization initiative on the ballot this year. Now they're aiming for November 2011.

Jim Webb's National Criminal Justice Commission Act would do a comprehensive review of the wreck that is the US criminal justice system. It has passed the House of Representatives, and now it needs your support to pass the Senate and become law.

A former Michigan sheriff turned Republican legislator has introduced a bill that would allow for the roadside drug testing of suspect drivers.

As the clock ticks toward election day, the battle over Proposition 19 in California is heating up. This week, law enforcement spoke out for marijuana legalization.

A six-pack of marijuana defense attorneys had plenty of blunt advice for pot growers, sellers, and smokers.

The mass murder of 72 migrants reported two weeks ago continued to suck up more lives in its aftermath. Three suspected murderers from the incident, and two police officers who were investigating it, were found dead this week.

Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.

Possessing up to four grams of crack or 14 grams of powder cocaine is just a misdemeanor in Maine, and the Portland police chief wants to change that.

If anyone needs a reason to consider voting "yes" on California's Proposition 19, we've got 550,000 of them right here.