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One of the dozens of lethal US military attacks on "drug boats" (SouthCom)

Drug War Daily Digest -- October 12, 2026

A Yale event with the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights and Counter-Terrorism will address Trump's "drug boat" strikes, Indonesia moves to reform drug sentencing, and more.
Georgia patients will no longer have to go to the dispensary after the state okayed home deliveries. (Creative Commons)
Georgia patients will no longer have to go to the dispensary after the state okayed home deliveries. (Creative Commons)

Daily Drug War Digest -- October 5, 2026

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.
The US military is participating in drug raids in Ecuador (Ecuador Interior Ministry)

Daily Drug War Digest -- September 25, 2026

Pennsylvania lawmakers talk marijuana legalization, US troops and DEA agents take part in drug raids in Ecuador, and more.
The number of pot-buying options in Bangkok is likely to shrink dramatically in coming years. (Pixabay)
The number of pot-buying options in Bangkok is likely to shrink dramatically in coming years. (Pixabay)

Daily Drug War Digest -- September 23, 2026

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.
A Boston street. Marijuana is on the minds of voters and regulators alike in the Bay State. (Creative Commons)

Daily Drug War Digest -- September 22, 2026

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 keeps blowing up "drug boats" and killing their crews. (SOUTHCOM))

Daily Drug War Digest -- September 21, 2026

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.
"Rhino tranq" is now showing up in the domestic illicit opioid supply.

Daily Drug War Digest -- August 26, 2026

The White House's murderous campaign against "drug boats" continues, a dangerous new contaminant is making its way into the nation's illicit opioid markets, and more.
The latest target in Trump's murderous campaign targeting suspected "drug boats." (US Southern Command screen grab)

Daily Drug War Digest -- August 25, 2026

The Trump administration's lethal campaign against "drug boats" is back, marijuana arrests topped 200,000 last year, and more.
The Kremlin. The atmosphere grows ever chillier in Moscow. (Creative Commons)

Daily Drug War Digest -- August 14, 2026

An ICE/FBI effort to smear an immigrant ICE agents killed as a meth user has flopped, the Russian Federation has added the International Drug Policy Consortium to its list of "undesirable organizations," and more.
Pete Hegseth addresses the hemispheric anti-drug coalition. (DOD)

Daily Drug War Digest -- August 13, 2026

Pot use is at near or record highs, Hegseth warns of ICC interest in US boat strike killings, and more.
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