Daily Drug War Digest -- September 28, 2026
Corrections Canada is embracing harm reduction by handing out snorting straws and drug testing strips to prisoners, marijuana arrests declined dramatically in Virginia after legalization, and more.
Decriminalization
Scotland leads Europe in fatal drug overdoses. The Scottish government wants drug decriminalization, but London doesn't. (Creative Commons)
Daily Drug War Digest -- September 24, 2026
Trump tells a drug policy whopper at the UN; Idaho is set to vote on an initiative that would end citizens' ability to change drug policy through the initiative process, and more.
The number of pot-buying options in Bangkok is likely to shrink dramatically in coming years. (Pixabay)
Daily Drug War Digest -- September 23, 2026
US, Canadian, and Latin American lawmakers call for an end to the Trump administration's boat strike campaign, China tightens controls on two more precursor chemicals, 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.
Alaska could become the third state to decriminalize and allow therapeutic use of natural psychedelics, after Colorado and Oregon. (Greenoid/Flickr)
Alaska Natural Psychedelics Init Seeks Signatures, Call for WHO to Stand Up for Harm Reduction, More... (9/29/25)
The US Virgin Islands ends vehicle searches based on the smell of weed, the drug czar's office is reviewing Drug Free Community grants to ensure they don't promote "the radical left's agenda," and more.
NYC Mayor Adams talks tough on drugs and homelessness in a desperate bid for electoral relevance. (nyc.gov)
TX GOP Hemp THC Fight Continues, AK Natural Psychedelic Init Approved for Signature-Gathering, More... (8/18/25)
New York Mayor Eric Adams wants to forcibly remove drug users from city streets, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujuan Grisham declares a drugs and crime emergency in Rio Arriba County, and more.
Rep. Greb Steube (R-FL) has again filed a bill to reschedule marijuana legislatively. (congress.gov)
Federal Marijuana Rescheduling Bill Filed, FL Bans Kratom Concentrate 7-OH, More... (8/15/25)
A new study blames COVID and fentanyl -- not drug decriminalization -- for Oregon overdoses and crime increases, and more.
Products containing tianeptine, now banned as a controlled substance in North Carolina. (FDA)
PA Lawmakers Unveil Legal Pot Plan, NC "Gas Station Heroin" Ban Now in Effect, More... (12/3/24)
A DEA administrative law judge held a largely procedural hearing on marijuana rescheduling Monday, a leading Australian medical body calls for drug decriminalization, and more.
Amnesty International researchers at a press conference announcing the release of their new report on the Philippines drug war. (Mauricia Donaldo/Amnesty International)
Trump Nominates FL Sheriff to Head DEA, Costa Rica Court Nixes Legal Weed, More... (12/2/24)
A DEA administrative law judge rejects a request to remove the agency from its role in the rescheduling process, Amnesty International issues a report scorching the Philippines' drug war, and more.
Once again, in Afghan fields the poppies grow. (UNODC)
Dallas Votes to Decriminalize Pot Possession, Afghan Opium Production Rising Again, More... (11/7/24)
Dallas wasn't the only Texas locality to vote to decriminalize this week, Kentucky localities vote to allow medical marijuana businesses, and more.