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A Boston street. Marijuana is on the minds of voters and regulators alike in the Bay State. (Creative Commons)

Daily Drug War Digest -- September 22, 2026

MA marijuana regulators are working to overhaul the system, Latin American countries are joining the US in designating drug trafficking groups as foreign terrorist organizations, and more.
The US keeps blowing up "drug boats" and killing their crews. (SOUTHCOM))

Daily Drug War Digest -- September 21, 2026

The US kills four more seamen in yet another "drug boat" attack; the Boston Freedom Rally was the largest yet as the state faces a pot legalization repeal initiative, and more.
Iowa Democratic governor candidate Rob Sand tries to ride a blue-green wave to victory in November. (RobSand.com)
Iowa Democratic governor candidate Rob Sand tries to ride a blue-green wave to victory in November. (RobSand.com)

Daily Drug War Digest -- September 18, 2026

Iowa Democrat Rob Sand is leading in the governor's race and wants to legalize marijuana; a bipartisan pair of US senators filed a bill to make it easier to access federal addiction grants, 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.
Rodrigo Duterte is about to get his day in court. (Creative Commons)

Daily Drug War Digest -- September 16, 2026

Marijuana industry money is going to support vulnerable GOP congressmen, including some who oppose marijuana legalization; the White House rolls out its annual list of drug-producing or trafficking countries, and more.
Los Tiguerones take over a Quito TV station in 2024 (Screen grab/Los Noticias)
Los Tiguerones take over a Quito TV station in 2024 (Screen grab/Los Noticias)

Daily Drug War Digest -- September 10, 2026

Marijuana foes are outspending supporters in Massachusetts as voters prepare to vote on ending legal sales and home grows, Colombia prepares a pilot project of coca eradication via aerial spraying, and more.

Daily Drug War Digest -- September 3, 2026

House members seek Trump administration guidance on marijuana as Schedule III, Australia's New South Wales will resume festival drug checking after a successful pilot program, and more.

Chronicle Book Review: A Killing in Cannabis

When Silicon Valley tech bro culture meets Santa Cruz surfer culture meets Northern California cannabis culture in a time of rapid legal and regulatory change, the results can be explosive.