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The Pentagon blows an alleged Venezuelan drug boat out of the water. (DOD)

Congressional Democrats Take Aim at Trump's Murderous Drug Boat Attacks [FEATURE]

Congressional Democrats are not the only ones raising serious concerns about a policy that allows the US military to kill criminal suspects on the high seas.

Chronicle Book Review -- Rehab: An American Scandal

Too often, rehab is a racket.

Vice-President JD Vance. Sen. Rand Paul has called him out for callous remarks about killing suspected drug smugglers. (senate.gov)

Rand Pauls Rips JP Vance Over Drug Boat Attack Comments, Swiss Take Another Step Toward Legal Weed Market, More... (9/10/25)

Santa Cruz County is moving to join California's ever-growing ranks of localities that allow for marijuana consumption lounges, Nebraska medical marijuana regulators tighten up commercial grow rules in a bid to appease the Republican governor, and more.

Fentanyl seized in Portland, OR. A new federal bill would impose harsh penalties for fentanyl offenses. (Multnomah County Sheriff)

GOP Bill Would Charge Fentanyl Sales as Attempted Murder, NC Legal Weed Bill Filed, More... (9/2/25)

Maybe the fifth time will be the charm for a Nebraska marijuana legalization initiative, a bill in the House would charge fentanyl sales as attempted murder -- even with no overdose -- and more.

The Capitol. Can marijuana legalization advance in a GOP-controlled Congress? Stay tuned.

Democratic House Members Reintroduce Comprehensive Marijuana Legalization Bill [FEATURE]

The MORE Act is back. It would end federal marijuana prohibition -- and more.

Rep. Greb Steube (R-FL) has again filed a bill to reschedule marijuana legislatively. (congress.gov)

Federal Marijuana Rescheduling Bill Filed, FL Bans Kratom Concentrate 7-OH, More... (8/15/25)

A new study blames COVID and fentanyl -- not drug decriminalization -- for Oregon overdoses and crime increases, and more.

Richard Lee during the 2010 Prop 19 campaign. (Oaksterdam University)

Regressive Fentanyl Bill Becomes Law, Oaksterdam's Richard Lee Dies, More... (8/4/24)

The Drug War Chronicle is back! So let's start catching up.

ALERT: Save Congressional Medical Marijuana Protections!

Dear reformer: Since 2014, Congress each year has included language in the annual CJS (Commerce-Justice-Science) appropriations prohibiting the government from using any of the funds to prevent states from

San Francisco's mean streets just got a little meaner. (Creative Commons)

New Democratic Leaders for Congressional Cannabis Caucus, San Francisco Implements Drug Screening Requirement for Cash Benefits, More... (1/3/25)

A Florida court has ruled in favor of a worker who uses medical marijuana, Hawaii's governor issues an executive order to protect medical marijuana caregivers, and more.

Myanmar is now once again the world's leading opium producer even though production declined slightly from last year. (UNODC)

MA Substance Use Bill Will Not Include Safe Injection Sites, China Warns US on "Smears" over Fentanyl, More... (12/18/24)

Canada will tighten its borders in the face of Trump tariff threats, opium production falls slightly in Myanmar, and more.

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