The Trump administration rants about fentanyl but sends federal agents assigned to fight it to instead help deport maids and day laborers, UN experts call for racial justice in drug policy, and more.
DEA agents have been diverted to chasing migrants, and federal drug prosecutions are dropping. (Creative Commons)
A Florida appeals court is the latest to rule that the odor of marijuana is no longer grounds for a vehicle search, Wisconsin Republicans take on their own party as they try again to pass a medical marijuana bill, and more.
The Capitol. Can marijuana legalization advance in a GOP-controlled Congress? Stay tuned.
Anti-drug, law enforcement, and religious groups seek to block marijuana rescheduling, a Massachusetts permanent resident was detained over a 22-year-old pot possession conviction, and more.
Trump's mass deportation push is sweeping up pot smokers and other minor offenders. (dhs.gov)
The Supreme Court has granted a group of marijuana companies an extension in their bid to be heard by the high court, Trump's "worst of the worst" immigrants apparently include marijuana users, and more.
The CIA is already operating Reaper drones like this one over Mexico. (Air Force)
A new report from Human Rights Watch and the Drug Policy Alliance lifts the lid on some sordid practices in America's intertwined wars on drugs and immigrants.
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.
You can now become an FBI agent if it has been at least a year since you last toked up. (Creative Commons)
The Congressional Black Caucus wants some justice for marijuana deportees, South Dakota's state governmnt is at war with itself over medical marijuana cards from a reservation dispensary, and more.