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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.
The Kremlin. The atmosphere grows ever chillier in Moscow. (Creative Commons)

Daily Drug War Digest - August 14, 2026

And 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.
The Houston skyline. (Pixabay)

Daily Drug War Digest - August 12, 2026

Houston will vote on marijuana deprioritization and banning no-knock raids, the Trump administration uses funny numbers as it rolls out a "treatment first" initiative for the homeless, and more.