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President Trump tells a whopper about the number of drug OD deaths. (Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons)Trump Wildly Exaggerates OD Deaths, CA Bill to Kill New Pot Taxes Goes to Governor, More... (9/15/25)
Rhode Island regulators open the licensing period for legal weed sellers, a Massachusetts therapeutic psychedelic bill advances, and more. -
Missouri activists Eapen Thampy and Deb Nash hand in initiative petitions in Jefferson City. (Missourians for a Single Market)MO Inits Would Regulate Marijuana and Hemp Like Alchohol, NYT Says Venezuelan Drug Boat Had Turned Back Before US Sunk It, More... (9/12/25)
Nebraska's governor signs emergency medical marijuana regulations after forcing cultivation cap, the US attack on the Venezuelan drug boat is now raising even more questions, and more. -
Vice-President JD Vance. Sen. Rand Paul has called him out for callous remarks about killing suspected drug smugglers. (senate.gov)Rand Pauls Rips JP Vance Over Drug Boat Attack Comments, Swiss Take Another Step Toward Legal Weed Market, More... (9/10/25)
Santa Cruz County is moving to join California's ever-growing ranks of localities that allow for marijuana consumption lounges, Nebraska medical marijuana regulators tighten up commercial grow rules in a bid to appease the Republican governor, and more. -
Phil receiving the Brecher Award for Journalism, 2013 International Drug Policy Reform conferenceRestarting Drug War Chronicle, Continued (donations urgently needed!)
We are pleased to continue with the restarted Drug War Chronicle newsletter. Our fundraising drive, to help our longtime writer Phillip Smith continue his work and get back to full time, continues. -
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A New York head narc finally gets nailed for a series of hit and runs, a former Alabama state trooper goes to prison for a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, and more. -
The moment US bombs hit an alleged Venezuelan drug boat. (DOD)Trump Could Attack Cartels Inside Venezuela, US/Mexico Drug Cooperation Agreement, More... (9/8/25)
The Washington Office on Latin America releases a detailed statement on issues around the lethal US attack on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat, and more. -
President Trump bragged Tuesday about using the US military to blow alleged drug boats out of the water. (Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons)US Military Kills Eleven in Attack on Alleged Venezuelan Drug Ship, OR Marijuana Lounge Initiative Advances, More... (9/3/25)
The US is now blowing alleged drug traffickers out of the water in an act of dubious legality, Nebraska regulators promulgate emergency medical marijuana rules, and more. -
Fentanyl seized in Portland, OR. A new federal bill would impose harsh penalties for fentanyl offenses. (Multnomah County Sheriff)GOP Bill Would Charge Fentanyl Sales as Attempted Murder, NC Legal Weed Bill Filed, More... (9/2/25)
Maybe the fifth time will be the charm for a Nebraska marijuana legalization initiative, a bill in the House would charge fentanyl sales as attempted murder -- even with no overdose -- and more. -
Phil receiving the Brecher Award for Journalism, 2013 International Drug Policy Reform conferenceRestarting Drug War Chronicle, Continued
Today we publish our third issue of the Chronicle since it went on hiatus earlier in the year. Our fundraising drive, to help our longtime writer Phillip Smith continue his work and get back to full time, continues.