Pharmaceutical heroin. (Creative Commons)
Faced with Fentanyl, Is It Time for Heroin Buyers' Clubs? [FEATURE]
The BC Center for Substance Abuse is ready to go there.
Heroin
Massachusett's highest court will decide if sharing heroin with someone who ODs is involuntary manslaughter. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: Feds Move Against Philly Safe Injection Site, MA Heroin OD Death Case, More.... (2/6/19)
Pushback against marijuana legalization emerges in Illinois and New York, the federal prosecutor in Philadelphia has moved to block a supervised injection site, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will decide on whether an involuntary manslaughter charge is appropriate in a heroin overdose death case, and more.
Denver will vote on removing criminal penalties for psychedelic mushrooms. (Greenoid/Flickr)
Chronicle AM: Denver Psilocbyin Init Will Go to Voters, White House Issues Drug Strategy, More... (2/4/19)
The White House belatedly released the National Drug Control Strategy, a Denver magic mushroom initiative has qualified for the May ballot, Northeastern marijuana legalizers are busy, and more.
Opium production is down in Myanmar, the UNODC says. But synthetics are on the rise. (unodc.org)
Chronicle AM: RI Governor Ready to Legalize Weed, Myanmar Opium Crop Drop, More... (1/14/19)
Rhode Island's governor is ready to hop on the pot legalization bandwagon, Vermont solons are moving to legalize pot commerce, Ohio's governor rolls out a response to the opioid crisis, and more.
The vast majority of drugs smuggled into the US from Mexico come through ports of entry. (Creative Commons)
Of All People: The DEA Demolishes One of Trump's Main Claims About the Border Wall
No, it's not going to stop drugs from coming into the country.
That's enough fentanyl to kill you. It killed thousands this year. (dea.gov)
The Year in Drugs I: The Top Domestic Drug Policy Stories of 2018 [FEATURE]
The good, the bad, and the ugly in the world of domestic drug policy this year.
The number of drug overdose deaths remains unconscionably high.
What's Killing Us: The Ten Drugs Most Implicated in Overdose Deaths [FEATURE]
Multi-drug combinations prove particularly deadly.
Some federal drug prisoners will get relief under the bill passed by the Senate Tuesday. (nadcp.org)
Chronicle AM: Senate Passes Sentencing Reform Bill, NM Sued Over MedMJ Rules and Fees, More... (12/19/18)
A major sentencing reform bill takes a major step toward becoming law, a New Mexico medical marijuana producer is suing the state over rules and fees, and more.
Fentanyl is now the leading drug implicated in overdose deaths, according to the CDC. (Creative Commons)
Chronicle AM: Congress Passes Hemp Bill, CDC Report on Overdose Deaths, More... (12/13/18)
Congress has passed a bill to legalize hemp, the CDC issues a new report on overdose deaths, St. Vincent and the Grenadines legalizes medical marijuana, and more.
Iran interdicts more opium and heroin than any other country. (UNODC)
Chronicle AM: Bill Barr's Drug Warrior Past, Iran Warns Sanction Could Bring "Deluge of Drugs," More... (12/10/18)
Trump's sanctions could come back to bite us, Iran warns; Trump's new attorney general pick has some solid drug warrior credentials, the WHO postpones a recommendation on marijuana scheduling, and more.