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.
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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.
Marijuana. It might be rescheduled soon, but it can still get you grabbed and jailed by ICE. (Creative Commons)
ICE Nightmare Over Ancient Pot Conviction, Harm Reduction Faces Headwinds, More... (8/27/25)
Anti-drug, law enforcement, and religious groups seek to block marijuana rescheduling, a Massachusetts permanent resident was detained over a 22-year-old pot possession conviction, and more.
Australia's New South Wales will do a drug checking trial at music festivals next year. (Pixabay)
NJ Drug Conviction Pardons, Australia's New South Wales Okays Festival Drug Checking Trial, More... (12/19/24)
A new poll from the conservative Manhattan Institute shows strong support for marijuana legalization, European Union experts meet to ponder what do to about drug trafficking, and more.
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales has been barred by the courts from serving again as president. (Creative Commons)
DEA Sued Over Marijuana Rescheduling Process, Australian State Okays Drug Checking Program, More... (11/12/24)
Idaho activists have filed a ballot measure to legalize the possession and cultivation of personal use amounts of marijuana, say goodbye to Evo Morales, and more.
Mexican soldiers out fighting the cartels. (Creative Commons)
IA Push for Fentanyl Test Strip Legalization, Case of Kidnapped Cartel Leader Grows More Bizarre, More... (8/22/24)
A poll of polls finds strong support for marijuana legalization but less so than two years ago, South Dakota medical marijuana operators are complaining about delta-8 and delta-10 THC products, and more.
Joe Biden is still president, and today, he issued a national security memorandum on fentanyl. (whitehouse.gov)
NYC Illicit Pot Shop Crackdown Having Effect, MA Senate Approves Safe Injection Sites, More... (7/31/24)
President Biden issues a national security memorandum on fentanyl, the Philippine House of Representatives approves a medical marijuana bill, and more.
Market Street in San Francisco's Tenderloin district, home to many of the city's welfare recipients. (Creative Commons)
San Francisco Could Pay Welfare Recipients to Stay Drug-Free, MA Safe Injection Site Hearing, More... (7/29/24)
The ACLU of Missouri is suing over state officials punishing a probationer for using medical marijuana; Glasgow, Scotland, is seeking to open a drug checking site, and more.
San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood. Fatal drug overdoses are declining in the city. (Creative Commons)
DEA Gets 30,000 Public Comments on Marijuana Rescheduling, San Francisco Drug Overdoses Decline, More... (7/17/24)
Nitazenes are showing up in the Massachusetts drug supply, the Biden administration extends a declaration of national emergency aimed at Mexican drug cartels, and more.
The abortion drug mifeprestone. It is now a controlled substance in Louisiana. (Genbiopro)
LA First State to Make Abortion Drugs Controlled Substances, NH Senate Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill, More... (5/28/24)
South Korea threatens to arrest its citizens if they smoke pot in countries where it is legal, Ireland wields harm reduction services as summer festival season arrives, and more.