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Indigenous people in South America have used coca for thousands of years. (Creative Commons)
Indigenous people in South America have used coca for thousands of years. (Creative Commons)

Daily Drug War Digest -- October 13, 2026

The feds are cracking down on kratom derivatives, a critical analysis of the WHO's decision not to recommend re- or de-scheduling coca is released, and more.
Is there a triad hiding behind that hemp field. Some GOP senators want to know. (Creative Commons)

Daily Drug War Digest -- October 2, 2026

Houston will vote on making pot possession the lowest law enforcement priority, a group of GOP senators warn of Chinese criminal organizations infiltrating the marijuana and hemp industries, and more.
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.
Mexico's Supreme Court says adults can make and consume their own marijuana edibles. (Kayse1/Flickr)
Mexico's Supreme Court says adults can make and consume their own marijuana edibles. (Kayse1/Flickr)

Daily Drug War Digest -- September 14, 2026

The US military has blasted another "drug boat" out of the water, Mexico's Supreme Court rules that adults can make and consume their own marijuana edibles, 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.
Colombian coca farmers could once again face herbicide-spraying campaigns. (DEA)

Daily Drug War Digest -- August 27, 2026

Colombia's rightist president begins an escalating fight against drug traffickers, Illinois adds a pair of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana, and more.