Colombia's rightist president begins an escalating fight against drug traffickers, Illinois adds a pair of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana, and more.
The US military killed two people in this June attack on a suspected "drug boat." (Department of Defense)
For at least the sixth time in as many weeks, the US has blown an alleged boat carrying drugs out of the water in the Caribbean, a Colombian family says the strikes killed one of their members, and more.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro reacts angrily to US drug decertification. (Creative Commons)
Colombia has responded to US drug decertification by vowing an end to forced coca eradication and pausing the purchase of US military equipment, and more.
The Pentagon blows an alleged Venezuelan drug boat out of the water. (DOD)
Congressional Democrats are not the only ones raising serious concerns about a policy that allows the US military to kill criminal suspects on the high seas.
The US has decertified Colombia over cocaine production. (Pixabay)
Oklahoma police chiefs unsurprisingly oppose a marijuana legalization initiative, a drone attack on a helicopter kills eight Colombian anti-drug police, and more.
The Project Weber/RENEW safe injection site in Providence, RI, will soon be open for business. (Creative Commons)
Paraguay's top antidrug agency is going to stop working with the DEA, the Trump transition team wants to meet with tech and social media companies about illicit online drug sales, and more.