Marijuana seizures at the US-Mexican border are down again, Colombia's Gulf Clan is escalating its attacks on police as it jockeys for position in upcoming negotations, and more.
The history of drug prohibition is increasingly well-trodden territory, but with Opium's Orphans, British historian P.E. Caquet brings a fascinating new perspective embedded in a sweeping narrative and fortified with an erudite grasp of the broad global historical context.
There are marijuana reform rumblings in the Lone Star State, Ohio becomes the latest state to see a fentanyl test strip decriminalization bill, and more.
The number of Americans injecting drugs increased five-fold in the past decade. (Creative Commons)
British Tories audition a new scheme for punishing drug users that effectively decriminalizes somebody's first two drug busts, a new study finds racial disparities in Pennsylvania marijuana arrests increasing, and more.
Psilocybin mushrooms. It could be legal to grow, possess, and share them under a New Jersey bill. (Creative Commons)
The Ohio Supreme Court rejects a police backpack search for marijuana, the Massachusetts Senate has approved an asset forfeiture reform bill, and more.
The safe injection site in Vancouver. Similar facilities could be coming soon to California cities. (vcha.ca)
North Carolina permanently legalizes hemp at the last minute, a Missoula, Montana, entheogen decriminalization resolution is withdrawn for lack of support, and more.
A Colombian coca farmer. The country's truth commission is calling for big changes. (dea.gov)
A House committee has advanced an amendment to protect state-legal marijuana businesses, the DC city council votes to let adults "self-certify" for a medical marijuana card, and more.