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Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997

President Trump threatens to sic the US military on drug cartels. (Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons)

Trump Directs Military to Go After Cartels, Massachusetts Init Would End Legal Pot Sales, More... (8/11/25)

Mexico's president says no US troops will operate in her country, Trump considers marijuana rescheduling after $1 million-a-plate fundraiser with pot investors, more.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

A Massaachusetts sheriff is arrested for extorting a legal marijuana business, a pair of Customs and Border Patrol agents cop to letting dope through their port of entry lanes, and more.
Phil reporting live from Afghanistan, 2005

Restarting Drug War Chronicle (Phil is Back!)

The Chronicle was on a bit of a hiatus for much of this year, but is now restarting. To continue, though, we need your help.
A medical marijuana dispensary. Coming soon to the Bluegrass State. (Sandra Yruel/DPA)

Trump Takes Aim at Harm Reduction, KY First MedMJ Dispensary Approved, More... (8/8/25)

Delaware saw nearly a million dollars worth of cannabis sales on the first weekend of adult-use sales, Slovenian lawmakers push for legal marijuana, and more.
Another marijuana legalization bill gets filed in Austin. (Creative Commons)

DE Legal Weed Sales Begin, OK MJ Init Signature Campaign Commences, More... (8/6/25)

Germany's legal marijuana-growing collectives are taking off, a legalization bill gets filed in Texas, and more.
Richard Lee during the 2010 Prop 19 campaign. (Oaksterdam University)

Regressive Fentanyl Bill Becomes Law, Oaksterdam's Richard Lee Dies, More... (8/4/24)

The Drug War Chronicle is back! So let's start catching up.
Chronicle Book Review: The Devil's Drug: The Global Emergence of Crystal Meth

Despite the sensationalist title, and the author coming across as a bit of a grumpy old man, this is an important and fascinating book about today's methamphetamine scene.
The Corrupt Cops Stories Are Back

We may have gone on hiatus, but police drug war corruption didn't. Here's a full month's worth to get you restarted.
ALERT: Save Congressional Medical Marijuana Protections!

Dear reformer: Since 2014, Congress each year has included language in the annual CJS (Commerce-Justice-Science) appropriations prohibiting the government from using any of the funds to prevent states from
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