Andean Drug War

Tarheel state voters are ready for marijuana legalization whether their Republican lawmakers are or not, Hegseth is deploying US troops to Panama for jungle training as part of his ever-expanding anti-drug crusade, and more.

The feds are cracking down on kratom derivatives, a critical analysis of the WHO's decision not to recommend re- or de-scheduling coca is released, and more.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Pennsylvania lawmakers talk marijuana legalization, US troops and DEA agents take part in drug raids in Ecuador, and more.

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.

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 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.