Lee Sun-Kyun in happier times. (Kinocine/Creative Commons) South Korea Drug Crackdown Claims Life of Renowned "Parasite" Actor [FEATURE] South Korea's policy of strict abstinence from drugs takes a toll.
November brought some hope with the release of Philippine former senator Leila de Lima (protest photo from Feb. 2018) The Top Ten International Drug Policy Stories of 2023 [FEATURE] There were signs of progress on the global drug policy front in 2023, but drug war brutality endures.
drug dealing pixabay_0.jpg The Top Ten Domestic Drug Policy Stories of 2023 [FEATURE] Another year has come and gone, and cannabis still remains federally illegal. Here's the good, the bad, and the ugly in drug reform this year.
Speaking of futile pursuits, the Peruvians engage in some coca eradication. (PNP) New Report Finds Global Drug War Failing By Its Own Standards [FEATURE] The International Drug Policy Consortium has released a damning report on the status of the global war on drugs.
Shekia Scott, Cannabis Business Manager for the city of Boston (Boston.gov) Boston Leads the Way on Bringing Social Equity to the Legal Marijuana Industry [FEATURE] The city of Boston and the state of Massachusetts have been forging the path toward effective social equity in the marijuana industry.
ohio card_12.jpg Buckeye Voters Could Make Ohio the 24th Legal Marijuana State on Tuesday [FEATURE] Marijuana may be about to conquer another Midwest state.
ohio flag_2.jpg Ohio Voters Legalize Marijuana [FEATURE] With Ohio joining the ranks of the legal marijuana states, a majority of Americans now live with legalization.
New Hampshire Will Study the State Liquor Store Model for Legal Weed [FEATURE] The Granite State could be the first in the nation to try selling weed through the state liquor store model.
Two Hundred Families Call for a Health Response to Overdoses, Not Punishment [FEATURE] There is a better, smarter, more humane way of dealing with the overdose crisis than a return to failed drug war policies.
On the street in Portland. (Creative Commons) Effort to Recriminalize Drug Possession in Oregon Gets Underway [FEATURE] Oregon pioneered all drug decriminalization in 2020. Now, an effort to reverse that is getting underway.