Fentanyl seized at the Arizona border. (CBP)
NE Judge Upholds MedMJ Initiatives Victory, Team Trump Takes Aim at Fentanyl, More... (11/27/24)
A federal appeals court has upheld a Mississippi ban on medical marijuana advertising, and more.
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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.
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.
Bipartisan Senate Bill Takes Aim at Shein and Temu -- and Fentanyl, Too [FEATURE]
A billion "low-value" packages skate past Customs each year. Some contain cheap clothing from China; others contain fentanyl, and a new Senate bill aims to do something about both. But will it actually help?
Iran human rights display, courtyard of the United Nations Office at Vienna building (David Borden)
FL GOP At Odds Over Marijuana Init, Federal Fentanyl Bill Filed, More... (9/11/24)
Rhode Island marijuana regulators are moving toward a hybrid licensing process, Iran's new president says his country needs new drug policies, 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?
Psilocybin-based products will soon be coming to a pharmacy near you--if you live in Jamaica. (Greenoid/Flickr)
Jamaica to Allow Psilocybin Products in Pharmacies, AR MedMJ Init Gets More Signature-Gathering Time, More... (8/1/24)
Minnesota employers can now add oral fluid drug testing to their panoply of surveillance technologies, the Sentencing Project rips the Biden Administration fentanyl analog and xylazine scheduling proposal, and more.
Mexican federal forces are seizing loads of methamphetamine, but fentanyl? Not so much. (Creative Commons)
WA Natural Psychedelic Legalization Initiative Filed, Mexican Fentanyl Seizures Plummet, More... (7/10/24)
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.
Eradicating coca in Peru's Upper Huallaga River Valley (Peru Interior Ministry)
Federal Court Reject Pot Companies' Challenge to Prohibition, Peru Coca Eradication, More... (7/2/24)
California could see dueling initiatives seeking to increase fentanyl penalties, the Biden administration announces a new initiative on drug treatment for inmates, and more.