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Richard Lee during the 2010 Prop 19 campaign. (Oaksterdam University)

Regressive Fentanyl Bill Becomes Law, Oaksterdam's Richard Lee Dies, More... (8/4/24)

The Drug War Chronicle is back! So let's start catching up.

The CIA is already operating Reaper drones like this one over Mexico. (Air Force)

Trump Declares the Cartels "Terrorists" [FEATURE]

The move could pave the way for US military action inside Mexico, as well as other nasty consequences.

Captagon, or Middle Eastern speed. Syrian rebels have uncovered a huge factory at a Syrian Army base run by Assad's brother. (narconon.us)

Syrian Rebels Uncover Huge Captagon Stash, Federal Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill Filed, More... (12/13/24)

The corporate strategic consulting firm McKinsey & Company has agreed to pay hundreds of millions for its role in creating the prescription opioid addiction epidemic, and more.

President Biden issued more than 1,500 clemencies and pardons today. (Creative Commons)

Biden Issues 1,500 Pardons and Commutations, Drug OD Decline Accelerates, More... (12/12/24)

The House passes a defense spending bill without a provision to bar the marijuana testing of military recruits, New York regulators issue more legal pot business licenses, and more.

Could the Lone Star State join the ranks of the legal weed states next year? There is a bill in the House...

Pot Reform Groups Send Policy Memo to Trump Team, IN Poll Has "Robust" Support for Legal Weed, More... (12/10/24)

Marijuana legalization bills have been filed in Pennsylvania and Texas, and more.

President-elect Trump's nominee to head the FDA thinks marijuana is a gateway drug. (Pixabay)

Progressive Lawmakers Want Biden to Act on Pot Before Leaving Office, DPA Issues Draft Executive Order on Marijuana, More... (11/26/24)

President-elect Trump's FDA nominee holds some old-fashioned views on marijuana, Pittsburgh has an ordinance protecting the employment rights of medical marijuana patients, and more.

Trekking toward Mt. Everest in Nepal, where an MP has just filed a bill to legalize marijuana. (Pixabay)

FDA Approves Marijuana PTSD Study for Vets, DOJ Suspends DEA Airline Passenger Asset Forfeiture Program, More... (11/25/24)

A DEA administrative law judge is pondering a request to remove the agency as a proponent in rescheduling marijuana, a Nepalese MP has filed a bill to legalize marijuana in a country once famed for its hash, and more.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. The Trump HHS nominee is good on psychedelics and marijuana, but has plenty of other controversial positions. (Creative Commons)