Colombia's rightist president begins an escalating fight against drug traffickers, Illinois adds a pair of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana, and more.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro is confronting the US over its drug boat attacks. (Creative Commons)
For at least the sixth time in as many weeks, the US has blown an alleged boat carrying drugs out of the water in the Caribbean, a Colombian family says the strikes killed one of their members, and more.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro reacts angrily to US drug decertification. (Creative Commons)
Colombia has responded to US drug decertification by vowing an end to forced coca eradication and pausing the purchase of US military equipment, and more.
The US has decertified Colombia over cocaine production. (Pixabay)
Oklahoma police chiefs unsurprisingly oppose a marijuana legalization initiative, a drone attack on a helicopter kills eight Colombian anti-drug police, and more.
Bolivians chew coca. The country defended the traditional use of coca at the UN in Vienna this week. (Creative Commons)
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.
Psilocybin mushrooms. They could soon be legal to grow and eat in Massachusetts if a new poll is correct. (Creative Commons)
A DEA administrative law judge has pushed back the timeline on marijuana rescheduling, the State Departments holds a follow-up meeting to the global summit on addressing synthetic drugs, and more.
Bullet holes in the windshield of the car carrying former Bolivian President Evo Morales. (Morales handout)