State & Local Executive Branches

New limitations on weed purchases go into effect in Ohio, a kratom regulation bill advances in Pennsylvania, and more.

There are now three Florida marijuana legalization initiative campaigns aimed at 2028, the US conducts another lethal attack on a "drug boat" in the Caribbean, and more.

The US revokes the visas of Latin American officials it accuses of links to the drug trade; the BC Supreme Court voids the conviction of Vancouver harm reductionists for distributing "safe supply" drugs, and more.

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 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.

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.

Colorado's governor pardons more marijuana offenders, Florida's governor gets caught using taxpayer funds to campaign against a marijuana legalization initiative, and more.

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

Smoke shop owners are circumventing recent state rules that bar the sale of certain intoxicating cannabinoids.

Texas hemp businesses face hefty new licensing fees and restrictive testing mandates, sparking outrage over proposed health department regulations.