A House Homeland Security subcommittee heard about the threat of Mexican cartel drones, California's governor will campaign against an initiative to roll back drug and sentencing reforms, and more.
Mexican federal forces are seizing loads of methamphetamine, but fentanyl? Not so much. (Creative Commons)
Lawmakers in Kansas will spend two days of an interim session on medical marijuana hearings, Malaysian drug experts laud their government for moving toward drug decriminalization, and more.
Smalltime federal pot arrest records could go up in smoke under an expungement bill filed last week. (usmarshals.gov)
The Thai government has taken another step toward decriminalizing marijuana, North Carolina's Eastern Band of Cherokees began selling adult-use weed on July 4, and more.
No more marijuana testing for Division I athletes, the NCAA has announced. (Pixabay)
Tens of thousands march for marijuana legalization in Sao Paulo, the Biden administration rolls out grants for mental health and substance abuse needs, and more.
Methamphetamine. The UN reports that production and trafficking is rampant in East and Southeast Asia. (Creative Commons)
The UN Office on Drugs and Crime issues a new report on East and Southeast Asian drug trafficking, California psychedelic reform proponents ponder a 2026 initiative, and more.
More than 17 million Americans are toking up on a daily or near-daily basis--more than are drinking alcohol regularly. (IRIN)
A Massachusetts bill to create a study group on therapeutic psychedelics for veterans advances, a Colorado city kills its needle exchange program, and more.
Magic mushrooms and other natural psychedelics will be the subject of a Maryland task force studying how to make them available. (Creative Commons)
A Louisiana bill to prepare for marijuana legalization is killed, a New Hampshire bill to legalize marijuana is facing objections in the House, and more.
No therapeutic magic mushrooms for you, California, not this year after a bill dies in the Senate. (Creative Commons)