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An Iowa church is very near being able to import ayahuasca for use as a religious sacrament, Pennsylvania's high court refuses to modify the state's draconian drug delivery resulting in death law, and more.

The feds are cracking down on kratom derivatives, a critical analysis of the WHO's decision not to recommend re- or de-scheduling coca is released, and more.

Senate Republicans target kratom and its analogs, Massachusetts elected officials come out against an initiative to repeal commercial marijuana legalization and home grows, and more.

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

A federal judge orders the Pentagon to show him the memo it uses to justify its lethal strikes on Latin American seamen, a DEA judge halts the marijuana rescheduling process to review a GAO report that found problems with how HHS made its rescheduling determination, and more.

Pennsylvania lawmakers talk marijuana legalization, US troops and DEA agents take part in drug raids in Ecuador, 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.

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

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.

As of now, there is less than a year until a ban on most hemp cannabinioid products goes into effect, but the industry and Congress are looking at fixes.