Drug War Chronicle

A handful of companies that sued will be able to continue selling hemp-derived intoxicating cannabinoid beverages.

Representative Beth Van Duyne's proposed legislation would legalize hemp-infused drinks for adults, establishing federal tax structures and safety standards to protect the industry from an impending ban.

Smoke shop owners are circumventing recent state rules that bar the sale of certain intoxicating cannabinoids.

The Chronicle may have had a respite, but law enforcement corruption related to drug prohibition took no break.

The sales of hemp-derived intoxicating cannabinoid products will remain unrestricted, at least until a looming federal ban takes hold in November.

As the federal ban on hemp-derived cannabinoid products looms, the White House weighs in.

Our side event -- this time online-only -- for the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, continues where our March event at the Commission on Narcotics Drugs meeting left off.

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court is set to announce its ruling in a jurisdictional question that will determine whether the Philippines case can continue or not.

Our March 2026 side event at the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs meeting discussed extrajudicial drug war killings by the Philippine and US governments, and called for information-gathering to prepare future criminal prosecutions of US officials for the Trump administration's unlawful strikes on alleged "drug boats".

"Murder on the Land and the Sea" will discuss identified episodes of extrajudicial drug war killings in the 21st century, their context and interrelationships, and their implications for the future of democracy and the rules-based order.