This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A former Border Patrol agent heads for federal prison and a Kentucky corrections officer gets busted in Oklahoma. Let's get to it.
Border
The Rio Grande River marks the US-Mexico border in Texas. And fentanyl flows like water across that border. (Creative Commons)
NH House Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill, CA Methadone Access Bill Filed, More... (4/12/24)
Customs and Border Patrol announces a new fentanyl crackdown, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and others file the SEEK HELP to protect people administering naloxone, and more.
Joe Biden used his State of the Union address Thursday night to talk up marijuana reform--if not legalization. (Whitehouse.gov)
Biden Promotes Marijuana Reform in State of the Union, Progressive DAs Fend Off Challengers, More... (3/8/24)
The END FENTANYL Act has passed Congress, Colorado regulators roll out preliminary rules for psychedelic healing centers, and more.
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is just the latest Republican to beat the war drums against the cartels. (Creative Commons)
Tom Cotton Files Bill to "Eliminate the Jalisco Cartel Leadership" [FEATURE]
Yet more bellicose posturing on drugs from the Grand Old Party.
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales is still able to rally coca growers behind him. (Creative Commons)
Federal "Gas Station Heroin" Bill Filed, AZ Psilocybin Study Bill Advances, More... (1/25/24)
A restrictive South Dakota medical marijuana bill is killed, a Florida Senate resolution designating Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations advances, and more.
A New Jersey bill would legalize the use and possession of small amounts of magic mushrooms. (Creative Commons)
NJ Magic Mushroom Bill Filed, WI GOP At Odds Over MedMJ, More... (1/17/24)
The Florida legislature meddles with foreign policy, Wisconsin Republicans remain in search of agreement on advancing medical marijuana, and more.
Fentanyl seized in Portland, Oregon. (Multnomah Co. Sheriff)
FDA Issues Guidance for Cocaine, Meth Treatments; US Sanctions Chinese Fentanyl Precursors, More... (10/5/23)
The DA in Oregon's most populous county weighs in on decriminalization, top US officials meet with their counterparts in Mexico on drugs and immigration, and more.
DEA Hired "Legacy" Job Applicants Despite Failed Polygraph Tests, DeSantis Rejects Legal Weed, More... (8/28/23)
Republican presidential contenders burnish their anti-drug reform credentials, and more.
US Citizens Dominate Fentanyl Trade, NV Regulators Approve More Social Consumption Lounges, More... (8/24/23)
Maine's congressional delegation is worried about alleged illegal Chinese marijuana grows, US Sentencing Commission statistics show that US citizens--not illegal immigrants--dominate the fentanyl trade, and more.
Mexican President Lopez Obrador does not think much of the tough talk coming from GOP politicians. (Creative Commons)
Trump Calls for Military Force Against Mexican Cartels, India Pols Call for Legal Opium, More... (8/22/23)
A Republican congressman threatens an Indian tribe over marijuana legalization, some surprising talk from politicians in Punjab, and more