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California's state government touts its efforts to suppress the marijuana black market. (ca.gov)

WA Governor Candidates Spar over Fentanyl, UT Poll Shows Half Ready for Legal Weed, More... (10/23/24)

Just announced California marijuana seizures show the black market remains alive and well, and more.

Pink cocaine or "tusi." The pink powder is named after the phenethylamine series 2C-B and may actually contain that substance.

PR Governor Supports Careful Drug Decrim, Mendo Pot Farmers Catch a Break, More... (10/18/24)

The DEA is ringing the alarm bell about the synthetic drug "pink cocaine" in New York City, and more.

Magic mushrooms are on the ballot in Massachusetts, and the race is tight. (Creative Commons)

Drug ODs in Dramatic Drop, MA Psychedelic Init in Peril, More... (10/17/24)

The former Mexican public security minister -- the guy in charge of Mexico's drug war -- heads to federal prison for taking bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel, and more.

The Amazon rain forest in Ecuador. There is coca growing somewhere down there, and the Ecuadorian military is looking for it. (Creative Commons)

US Army Bans Delta-8 THC Products, Ecuador Sees Increased Coca Cultivation, More... (10/16/24)

A pair of Canadian activists arrested for selling "safe supply" drugs are challenging the country's drug law, Delaware's governor signs a marijuana banking protection bill, and more.

At least 200,000 people were busted for pot last year. That's down from around 900,000 a year two decades ago. (Creative Commons)

Two Hundred Thousand Pot Arrests Last Year, CA Emergency Hemp THC Ban Now in Effect, More... (9/25/24)

A pair of Democratic senators file a bill to keep fentanyl out of federal prisons, President Biden addresses the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats, and more.

A ten percent decline in overdose deaths is good news, indeed, but there are still nearly 100,000 a year. (Creative Commons)

Fatal Drug Overdoses Are in Dramatic Decline [FEATURE]

The numbers are still horrifically high, but dropping fast, for a variety of reasons.

Drug overdose deaths declined by more than 10% in the past year. (Pixabay)

Dramatic Drop in Overdose Deaths Reported, Idaho Marijuana Legalization Init Filed, More... (9/19/24)

The Democratic candidate for governor in West Virginia says legalize marijuana, the Seattle city council approves neighborhood exclusion orders for drug offenders, and more.

The Tennessee Supreme Court upholds a search based on a drug dog's hit on a backpack, even though the dog can't tell weed from hemp. (Creative Commons)

FDA Approves Early-Stage Trials of Psychelic "Moxy," Oregon Study on Decrim and Overdoses, More... (9/5/24)

Wisconsin tribes are mobilizing for medical marijuana, the Tennessee Supreme Court rules that even though drug dogs can't distinguish hemp from weed, a sniff can still be probable cause for a search, and more.

A new day dawns in Oregon, but it's a return to the drug policies that have failed for the past century. (Creative Commons)

OR Law Recriminalizing Drug Possession Now in Effect [FEATURE]

The country's first experiment with state-level decriminalization of drug possession is over, but what will change -- other than more drug arrests?

Dr. Rahul Gupta, head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. He wants Congress to hurry up and reauthorize his office. (March of Dimes)

Home Depot to Stop Marijuana Testing for Workers, DEA Judge Sets Psychedelic Compound Ban Hearing, More... (8/28/24)

The California Senate has passed a pair of bills aimed at opening up markets for small marijuana growers and "cannabis cafes," the drug czar asks Congress to reauthorize his office, and more.

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