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At least 200,000 people were busted for pot last year. That's down from around 900,000 a year two decades ago. (Creative Commons)

Two Hundred Thousand Pot Arrests Last Year, CA Emergency Hemp THC Ban Now in Effect, More... (9/25/24)

A pair of Democratic senators file a bill to keep fentanyl out of federal prisons, President Biden addresses the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats, and more.

A ten percent decline in overdose deaths is good news, indeed, but there are still nearly 100,000 a year. (Creative Commons)

Fatal Drug Overdoses Are in Dramatic Decline [FEATURE]

The numbers are still horrifically high, but dropping fast, for a variety of reasons.

Drug overdose deaths declined by more than 10% in the past year. (Pixabay)

Dramatic Drop in Overdose Deaths Reported, Idaho Marijuana Legalization Init Filed, More... (9/19/24)

The Democratic candidate for governor in West Virginia says legalize marijuana, the Seattle city council approves neighborhood exclusion orders for drug offenders, and more.

The Tennessee Supreme Court upholds a search based on a drug dog's hit on a backpack, even though the dog can't tell weed from hemp. (Creative Commons)

FDA Approves Early-Stage Trials of Psychelic "Moxy," Oregon Study on Decrim and Overdoses, More... (9/5/24)

Wisconsin tribes are mobilizing for medical marijuana, the Tennessee Supreme Court rules that even though drug dogs can't distinguish hemp from weed, a sniff can still be probable cause for a search, and more.

A new day dawns in Oregon, but it's a return to the drug policies that have failed for the past century. (Creative Commons)

OR Law Recriminalizing Drug Possession Now in Effect [FEATURE]

The country's first experiment with state-level decriminalization of drug possession is over, but what will change -- other than more drug arrests?

Dr. Rahul Gupta, head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. He wants Congress to hurry up and reauthorize his office. (March of Dimes)

Home Depot to Stop Marijuana Testing for Workers, DEA Judge Sets Psychedelic Compound Ban Hearing, More... (8/28/24)

The California Senate has passed a pair of bills aimed at opening up markets for small marijuana growers and "cannabis cafes," the drug czar asks Congress to reauthorize his office, and more.

Joe Biden is still president, and today, he issued a national security memorandum on fentanyl. (whitehouse.gov)

NYC Illicit Pot Shop Crackdown Having Effect, MA Senate Approves Safe Injection Sites, More... (7/31/24)

President Biden issues a national security memorandum on fentanyl, the Philippine House of Representatives approves a medical marijuana bill, and more.

Market Street in San Francisco's Tenderloin district, home to many of the city's welfare recipients. (Creative Commons)

San Francisco Could Pay Welfare Recipients to Stay Drug-Free, MA Safe Injection Site Hearing, More... (7/29/24)

The ACLU of Missouri is suing over state officials punishing a probationer for using medical marijuana; Glasgow, Scotland, is seeking to open a drug checking site, and more.

OK Appeals Court Rules MedMJ-Using Pregnant Women Can't Be Charged with Child Neglect, Drug Czar Honors Interdiction Efforts, More... (7/19/24)

Delaware's governor signs a bill letting medical marijuana dispensaries jump-start the adult-use market, New Hampshire's governor signs a bill adding anxiety disorder to the state's list of qualifying medical marijuana conditions, and more.

An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center. (ACLU)

The US Has Deported Half a Million People for Drug Offenses in 20 Years [FEATURE]

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.

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