News Brief

As expected, the House of Representatives has passed a bill banning synthetic stimulants and cannabinoids. On the positive side, 98 members voted against responding to the drugs with a new prohibition.

This week's medical marijuana news from around the country.

Czechs will be able to grow peyote and magic mushrooms under reforms in the drug laws approved by the Cabinet this week.

An undercover operation on an Amtrak train in Dallas left one man dead, this year's 47th domestic US drug war fatality.

A New York man is dead after struggling with a cop who caught him smoking pot in a campus bathroom stall.

No "Frankenfungi" for the drug warriors just yet -- we don't know enough about the dangers of using mycoherbicides to eradicate drug crops to be doing that, a panel of scientists from the National Research Council says.

The New York Times reports that the DEA has laundered millions in drug profits for Mexican drug cartels as part of its investigations into them.

Busy, busy, busy! Quite a crew of miscreants this week, including a former national Sheriff of the Year.

A bill that would allow for the purchase of up to 10 syringes without a prescription at pharmacies has passed the New Jersey legislature and awaits the governor's signature.

Some congressional Republicans want to know why the DEA is laundering money for drug cartels. Meanwhile, the killings continue.