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  • Georgia patients will no longer have to go to the dispensary after the state okayed home deliveries. (Creative Commons)
    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)
    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.
  • The US keeps blowing up "drug boats" and killing their crews. (SOUTHCOM))

    Daily Drug War Digest -- September 21, 2026

    The US kills four more seamen in yet another "drug boat" attack; the Boston Freedom Rally was the largest yet as the state faces a pot legalization repeal initiative, and more.
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