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A Boston street. Marijuana is on the minds of voters and regulators alike in the Bay State. (Creative Commons)

Daily Drug War Digest -- September 22, 2026

MA marijuana regulators are working to overhaul the system, Latin American countries are joining the US in designating drug trafficking groups as foreign terrorist organizations, and more.
The US keeps blowing up "drug boats" and killing their crews. (SOUTHCOM))

Daily Drug War Digest -- September 21, 2026

The US kills four more seamen in yet another "drug boat" attack; the Boston Freedom Rally was the largest yet as the state faces a pot legalization repeal initiative, and more.
Legal marijuana sales in Virginia inch ever closer. (Creative Commons)

Daily Drug War Digest -- September 17, 2026

The Trump administration rants about fentanyl but sends federal agents assigned to fight it to instead help deport maids and day laborers, UN experts call for racial justice in drug policy, and more.
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.
A Flock camera. Opioid settlement dollars are paying for them in some localities. (Flock)

Daily Drug War Digest -- August 31, 2026

Cops are using opioid settlement funds to buy Flock cameras, Vietnam contemplates restricting the death penalty for drug offenses, 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.