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Rodrigo Duterte is about to get his day in court. (Creative Commons)

Daily Drug War Digest -- September 16, 2026

Marijuana industry money is going to support vulnerable GOP congressmen, including some who oppose marijuana legalization; the White House rolls out its annual list of drug-producing or trafficking countries, and more.
Mexico's Supreme Court says adults can make and consume their own marijuana edibles. (Kayse1/Flickr)
Mexico's Supreme Court says adults can make and consume their own marijuana edibles. (Kayse1/Flickr)

Daily Drug War Digest -- September 14, 2026

The US military has blasted another "drug boat" out of the water, Mexico's Supreme Court rules that adults can make and consume their own marijuana edibles, and more.
Los Tiguerones take over a Quito TV station in 2024 (Screen grab/Los Noticias)
Los Tiguerones take over a Quito TV station in 2024 (Screen grab/Los Noticias)

Daily Drug War Digest -- September 10, 2026

Marijuana foes are outspending supporters in Massachusetts as voters prepare to vote on ending legal sales and home grows, Colombia prepares a pilot project of coca eradication via aerial spraying, and more.
Afghan poppy farmers are taking their knowledge and skills with them to grow in Pakistan and Iran. (UNODC)
Afghan poppy farmers are taking their knowledge and skills with them to grow in Pakistan and Iran. (UNODC)

Daily Drug War Digest -- September 8, 2026

Opium production is rebounding in Southwest Asia's Golden Crescent, German cannabis clubs keep popping up like weeds, and more.

Daily Drug War Digest -- September 3, 2026

House members seek Trump administration guidance on marijuana as Schedule III, Australia's New South Wales will resume festival drug checking after a successful pilot program, and more.
An Arizona initiative would designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations. (Creative Commons)

Daily Drug War Digest -- September 1, 2026

A new Louisiana law mandates prison time for pot possession in a school zone (including universities), an Arizona initiative would label drug cartels terrorist organizations, and more.
Psilocybin mushrooms. You can get your therapeutic growers' permit now in New Mexico. (Pixabay)

Daily Drug War Digest -- August 28, 2026

Colorado's governor pardons more marijuana offenders, Florida's governor gets caught using taxpayer funds to campaign against a marijuana legalization initiative, and more.
Colombian coca farmers could once again face herbicide-spraying campaigns. (DEA)

Daily Drug War Digest -- August 27, 2026

Colombia's rightist president begins an escalating fight against drug traffickers, Illinois adds a pair of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana, 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 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.