Medical Marijuana Update
A Georgia pharmacy challenges the DEA, and more.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A Virginia prosecutor turns pot peddler, an Illinois cop gets caught with weed, cash, and testosterone, and more.
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At least 200,000 people were busted for pot last year. That's down from around 900,000 a year two decades ago. (Creative Commons)
Two Hundred Thousand Pot Arrests Last Year, CA Emergency Hemp THC Ban Now in Effect, More... (9/25/24)
A pair of Democratic senators file a bill to keep fentanyl out of federal prisons, President Biden addresses the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats, and more.
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Pittsburgh. The city council has just approved an ordinance barring job discrimination against medical marijuana patients.
Pittsburgh Bars Job Discrimination Against MedMJ Patients, Czech Marijuana Legalization Draft Released, More... (9/24/24)
The death toll keeps rising in Sinaloa Cartel factional fighting, Germany's move to legal marijuana commerce is increasingly in doubt, and more.
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Harvesting coca crops in Colombia. The Segunda Marquetalia guerrilla faction has imposed peace in Narino. (DEAMuseam.net)
DEA Increases Quotas for Psychedelic Research, Sinaloa Cartel Infighting Death Toll Rises, More... (9/23/24)
New Hampshire lawmakers are already rolling out marijuana reform proposals for next year, peace has come -- at least for now -- to a troubled Colombian coca-producing province, and more.
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The odor of burnt marijuana is not sufficient probable cause to search a vehicle, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled.
Methadone Rules to Be Eased Next Month, GA Pharmacy Begins Selling MedMJ Despite DEA Warning, More... (9/20/24)
The Illinois Supreme Court rules the odor of burnt weed is not probable cause to search a vehicle, Mexico's president says the US shares the blame for cartel violence in Sinaloa, and more.
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A ten percent decline in overdose deaths is good news, indeed, but there are still nearly 100,000 a year. (Creative Commons)
Fatal Drug Overdoses Are in Dramatic Decline [FEATURE]
The numbers are still horrifically high, but dropping fast, for a variety of reasons.
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Drug overdose deaths declined by more than 10% in the past year. (Pixabay)
Dramatic Drop in Overdose Deaths Reported, Idaho Marijuana Legalization Init Filed, More... (9/19/24)
The Democratic candidate for governor in West Virginia says legalize marijuana, the Seattle city council approves neighborhood exclusion orders for drug offenders, and more.
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Senate Committee Approves DOOBIE Act, AR MedMJ Init Appears Poised for Victory, More... (9/18/24)
A bill to reauthorize the drug czar's office has been filed, the Czech Republic is moving toward marijuana legalization, and more.
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Senate Chuck Grassley (R-IA) gives his anti-analogue legislation another shot. (senate.gov)
DEA Simplified "Accepted Medical Use" Drugs Standard, Four Face Death Penalty for Drugs in Bali, More... (9/17/24)
The head of the Senate Drug Caucus files a bill targeting imported drug analogs, the toll rises from Sinaloa Cartel factional strife, and more.
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Coca Nasa products. The company is suing Coca-Cola over trademark issues. (Coca Nasa)
Biden Signs Bill to Study Illicit Drug Financing, Colombian Coca Company Sues Coca-Cola in Trademark Fight, More... (9/16/24)
The White House has released its annual list of international drug war scofflaws, cartel faction violence continues in Sinaloa, and more.
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A peaceful scene in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexican. Things are not so peaceful these days. (Creative Commons)
Japan to Punish Pot Use with Up to Seven Years in Prison, NE MedMJ Inits Certified for Ballot, More... (9/13/24)
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has filed a marijuana legalization bill in Pennsylvania, the Mexican city of Culiacan is at a standstill amid fears of intra-cartel clashes, and more.
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Bipartisan Senate Bill Takes Aim at Shein and Temu -- and Fentanyl, Too [FEATURE]
A billion "low-value" packages skate past Customs each year. Some contain cheap clothing from China; others contain fentanyl, and a new Senate bill aims to do something about both. But will it actually help?
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Zurich, Switzerland. The city seems happy with its year-old pilot program of legal marijuana sales. (Pixabay)
Usual Suspects Oppose North Dakota Legalization Init, Fears Rise of Sinaloa Cartel Civil War, More... (9/12/24)
Massachusetts psychedelic initiative analyzed, Zurich legal weed pilot program evaluated at the one-year mark, and more.
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A small-town Utah police chief develops a bad habit, a small-town Texas police chief and her fellow cop partner had a side business slinging meth, and more.
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Iran human rights display, courtyard of the United Nations Office at Vienna building (David Borden)
FL GOP At Odds Over Marijuana Init, Federal Fentanyl Bill Filed, More... (9/11/24)
Rhode Island marijuana regulators are moving toward a hybrid licensing process, Iran's new president says his country needs new drug policies, and more.
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Kamala Harris (Creative Commons)
Harris Campaign Accuses Trump of Lying About Pot Policy, Houston Narc Goes on Trial for Murder, More... (9/10/24)
The Colombia government and a dissident FARC faction are headed back to the table for peace talks in Havana, and more.
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Delta-8 THC joint (Elsa Olofsson via Wikimedia)
NC Tribe Opens MJ Sales to Adult, Trump Supports Biden Rescheduling Move, More... (9/9/24)
Nebraska's Republican attorney general is leading a crackdown on shops selling delta-8 THC products, Texas voters strongly support marijuana decriminalization, and more.
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Leftist Colombian President Gustavo Petro's peace talks with a FARC dissident rebel front have hit an obstacle. (Creative Commons)
2026 Idaho Legalization Init Planned, KY Sees Strong MedMJ Business Interest, More... (9/6/24)
From its coca-growing fiefdom in the country's southwest, Colombia's second-largest dissident FARC faction says peace talks with the government are stalled, and more.
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The Tennessee Supreme Court upholds a search based on a drug dog's hit on a backpack, even though the dog can't tell weed from hemp. (Creative Commons)
FDA Approves Early-Stage Trials of Psychelic "Moxy," Oregon Study on Decrim and Overdoses, More... (9/5/24)
Wisconsin tribes are mobilizing for medical marijuana, the Tennessee Supreme Court rules that even though drug dogs can't distinguish hemp from weed, a sniff can still be probable cause for a search, and more.