News Brief

The fight over medical marijuana in Montana has moved to the state house, some trying to repeal it but most debating what are the best regulations.

For the second year in a row, Rhode Island legislators will ponder a bill to decriminalize the possession of up to an ounce of marijuana.

A newly released police video offers more chilling and graphic evidence that drug war law enforcement tactics can be deadly.

That Christmas Eve DEA ban on synthetic cannabinoids? Didn't happen -- at least, not yet. Action has been delayed by challenges from retailers.

A drug deal gone bad has resulted in the year's third fatality related to drug law enforcement.

Bolivia wants to undo a treaty clause that has outlawed the traditional practice of coca chewing for the last 50 years, but the US and others stand ready to block that effort.

US drug czar Kerlikowske thinks Hugo Chavez's idea of shooting down suspected drug planes is a good one. It didn't work so well in Peru in 2001.

A small-town jail guard, a big city cop, and a US Border Patrol agent all go down this week.

A Massachusetts SWAT team member killed an elderly Framingham man during a drug raid Wednesday morning. It was the first of 2011, but it probably won't be the last. With your help, the Chronicle will be reporting on every one.

The Illinois House has shot down a medical marijuana bill already passed by the state Senate, but there is an outside chance it could still get another shot this session.