News Brief

The Trump administration continues to claim the right to kill drug suspects on the high seas, yet another poll has strong support for marijuana legalization, and more.

A Florida appeals court is the latest to rule that the odor of marijuana is no longer grounds for a vehicle search, Wisconsin Republicans take on their own party as they try again to pass a medical marijuana bill, and more.

The US Virgin Islands ends vehicle searches based on the smell of weed, the drug czar's office is reviewing Drug Free Community grants to ensure they don't promote "the radical left's agenda," and more.

A San Francisco narc gets fired for having a sexual relationship with a snitch, a DHS officer heads for federal prison after getting stung, and more. Let's get to it:

The State Department adds Barrio 18 to its list of foreign "narco-terrorist" organizations, Singapore prepares to hang a Malaysian over less than two ounces of heroin, and more.

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.

In its annual review of compliance with US drug war objectives, the US decertifies Colombia; Trump's drug war turns even uglier, and more.

Rhode Island regulators open the licensing period for legal weed sellers, a Massachusetts therapeutic psychedelic bill advances, and more.

Nebraska's governor signs emergency medical marijuana regulations after forcing cultivation cap, the US attack on the Venezuelan drug boat is now raising even more questions, and more.

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.