The CIA is already operating Reaper drones like this one over Mexico. (Air Force)
Trump Declares the Cartels "Terrorists" [FEATURE]
The move could pave the way for US military action inside Mexico, as well as other nasty consequences.
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Organic Section at Chalice, a Golden Grail Group dispensary in Portland, OR (Photo Credit: Vincent Deschamps)
Is Your Pot Organic? A New Retail Program Will Help You Find Out [FEATURE]
The "Organic Section" program from regenerative organic marijuana certifier Sun+Earth aims to let marijuana consumers be informed about what's in their weed.
People lining up to cast their ballots. (Creative Commons)
Red Trumps Green: Legalization Initiatives Fall Beneath Conservative Wave [FEATURE]
A psychedelic legalization initiative also failed, but there were a couple of glimmers of hope.
State Drug Reform Initiatives on the Ballot Tomorrow [FEATURE]
The battle for the presidency is dominating the headlines, but there are other reasons to get to the polls, too.
A homemade meth bong. Eight ounces of water used to smoke meth is not the same as eight ounces of meth. (Creative Commons)
Minnesota Prosecutor Wants Woman to Do 30 Years for Meth-Tainted Bongwater [FEATURE]
What should have been a citation for drug paraphernalia gets turned into an outrageous attempt to lock a hapless drug user up for decades.
The Stabbin' Wagon's schedule.
Medford Police Sued for Spying on Harm Reductionists, Other Activists [FEATURE]
Are the police in this southern Oregon city protecting public safety, or chilling political expression?
A ten percent decline in overdose deaths is good news, indeed, but there are still nearly 100,000 a year. (Creative Commons)
Fatal Drug Overdoses Are in Dramatic Decline [FEATURE]
The numbers are still horrifically high, but dropping fast, for a variety of reasons.
Bipartisan Senate Bill Takes Aim at Shein and Temu -- and Fentanyl, Too [FEATURE]
A billion "low-value" packages skate past Customs each year. Some contain cheap clothing from China; others contain fentanyl, and a new Senate bill aims to do something about both. But will it actually help?
A new day dawns in Oregon, but it's a return to the drug policies that have failed for the past century. (Creative Commons)
OR Law Recriminalizing Drug Possession Now in Effect [FEATURE]
The country's first experiment with state-level decriminalization of drug possession is over, but what will change -- other than more drug arrests?
State Drug Reform Initiatives on the November Ballot [FEATURE]
Amidst all the Trump-Harris hoopla, it is easy to forget that the presidential race is not the only thing on the ballot.