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Chronicle Book Review: The Afghanistan Papers
How to eke out a loss in war, while losing to the opium poppy, too.
Opium Production
Another bumper crop of Afghan opium this year. (UNODC)
Drug ODs Top 100,000 in One Year, GOP Federal Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed, More... (11/17/21)
A Czech marijuana magazine editor gets convicted of promoting "toxicomania," the DEA has to return money it stole from Americans in two separate cases, New Yorkers rally for sentencing reform, and more.
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MD Pot Poll, Detroit Will Vote on Psychedelic Reform Next Week, More... (10/26/21)
The DEA selects some old blood to review its overseas operations, a new Maryland poll shows a slight decline in support for marijuana legalization--but still a majority--and more.
Afghan opium prices are up as actors worry about a Taliban ban on the poppy. (UNODC)
NE MedMJ Initiatives Get Rolling, Temporary Fentanyl Analog Ban Extended, Ecuador Prison Riot, More... (10/1/21)
The city of Raleigh pays out to people framed and jailed on drug charges, civil rights and drug reform groups criticize inclusion of fentanyl analog scheduling in stopgap spending bill, and more.
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The Taliban Says It Will Stop the Opium Trade, But Is That Likely? [FEATURE]
Afghanistan has been by far the world's leading supplier of opium for the past 20 years, but now the Taliban say they are going to stop it. Will they? Can they?
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Chronicle Book Review: "This Is Your Mind on Plants" by Michael Pollan
Renowned foodie and plant author Michael Pollan is back with another book about some psychoactive plants.
Will Afghan poppy fields become a thing of the past? The Taliban say yes. (UNODC)
Taliban Say No More Opium Production Under Their Rule, CA Psychedelic Decrim Bill Advances, More... (8/19/21)
The harm reduction group DanceSafe releases new test kits for cocaine and ketamine, a North Carolina medical marijuana bil is moving, and more.
Harvesting opium poppies in Afghanistan. Nearly $9 billion in US anti-drug aid couldn't stop it. (UNODC)
September Will Be Psychedelic Awareness Month in Ann Arbor, US Afghan Opium Fiasco, More... (8/18/21)
Pennsylvania's medical marijuana advisory board rejects five potential qualifying conditions, it will be Psychedelic Awareness Month next month in Ann Arbor, and more.
The coronavirus pandemic could propel new cultivation of illegal drug crops, the UNODC reports. (dea.gov)
RI Marijuana Legalization Push Hits Bump, UN Warns Pandemic Could Propel Drug Use, Cultivation, More... (6/25/21)
There's progress on medical marijuana this week in the South, a key Rhode Island lawmaker slams the brakes on a marijuana legalization push, and more.
More trouble down Mexico way. It's getting hot in the Michoacan's Tierra Caliente.
Duterte Issues More Death Threats to Drug Dealers, AL Law Applies "Implied Consent" to Saliva Tests, More... (6/1/21)
Myanmar may see a rebound in opium production in the wake of the coup and the pandemic, Philippines President Duterte stays true to thuggish form, and more.