News Brief

HSBC Bank has admitted laundering at least $881 million in drug cartel proceeds in a plea agreement with federal prosecutors that has resulted in the forfeiture of more than a billion dollars.

Nearly two-thirds of Americans oppose the federal government intervening to block marijuana legalization in the states, a new Gallup poll has found. Is the Obama administration listening?

Medical marijuana is now one vote away from being legal in the Czech Republic after legislation passed the lower house of Parliament.

A second poll in as many weeks shows limited support for federal intervention in Colorado and Washington, and a majority saying the feds should butt out.

Doh! The GAO has found that the drug war is driving federal prison overcrowding and that that can have negative consequences. That's a shocker.

Some Colorado business groups are urging Attorney General Holder to enforce federal marijuana laws in Colorado. Read on to see the complete list of these groups trying to subvert the will of the voters.

Yes, it's true: Medical marijuana dispensaries really are coming in Arizona and New Jersey, and clinics to Massachusetts. Meanwhile, Harborside wins in state court, and Mendocino County ponders a federal subpoena. There's more news, too.

Yet another poll with majority support for marijuana legalization, and this time the pollster says it's "just a matter of time."

Greed strikes down a pair of cops, including a Bay Area drug task force commander, and two more go down because of dope habits they picked up along the way.

Yet another poll shows that support for marijuana legalization has reached the tipping point.