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Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Fall Beneath Red Wave [FEATURE]

A psychedelic legalization initiative also failed, but there were a couple of glimmers of hope.

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Two more German cities have announced plans for pilot programs for legal marijuana sales. (Marijuana Moment)

Last-Minute Poll Has FL Legal Pot Init Losing, German Cities Advance Plans for Legal Pot Pilot Projects, More... (11/5/24)

The Justice Department is doling out more dollars to help Louisiana fight its drug war, and more.

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Harris-Walz campaign Instagram post

Endorsement Harris, Part 2 of 2: Cannabis (Marijuana) Policy

Advancing the rescheduling process is a critically important achievement of the Biden-Harris administration. Harris reduced arrests as San Francisco DA, and supports legalization. Trump's seeming tolerance for cannabis law reforms may have less to it than meets the eye.

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Breonna Taylor. A cop involved in the drug raid that killed her has finally been convicted of a crime.

KY Cop Convicted in Breonna Taylor Drug Raid Killing, Sinaloa Cartel Faction Fight Continues, More... (11/4/24)

A Filipino lawmaker has filed a bill that would flip the drug war on its head, and more.

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State Drug Reform Initiatives on the Ballot Tomorrow [FEATURE]

The battle for the presidency is dominating the headlines, but there are other reasons to get to the polls, too.

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signs from our 10/30/24 street demo

Endorsement Harris – Part 1 of 2: Human Rights, Social Cohesion and Rule of Law

Trump's lawlessness, encouragements to violence, and tactical exploitation of social divisions including racism, are bad for drug policy.

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Psilocybin mushrooms. They could soon be legal to grow and eat in Massachusetts if a new poll is correct. (Creative Commons)

MA Poll Has Psychedelic Legalization Init With Narrow Lead; Colombia Proposes Regulation of Coca, Poppy Crops, More... (11/1/24)

A DEA administrative law judge has pushed back the timeline on marijuana rescheduling, the State Departments holds a follow-up meeting to the global summit on addressing synthetic drugs, and more.

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Presidential candidate Donald Trump is vowing to crack down on cartels -- as if law enforcement hasn't been trying that for years. (Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons)

Judge Rules NYC Pot Shop Crackdown Unconstitutional, Trump Vows to Seize Cartel Assets, More... (10/30/24)

Arizona marijuana consumers will be able to get deliveries from pot shops beginning Friday, and more.

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Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is still proud of his murderous past. (Creative Commons)

KY MedMJ Takes a Step Forward, Near 200 Dead in Sinaloa Cartel Clashes, More... (10/28/24)

A Kansas poll shows that lawmakers are well behind their constituents when it comes to marijuana policy, former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is unrepentant in testimony about death squads and his drug war, and more.

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Bullet holes in the windshield of the car carrying former Bolivian President Evo Morales. (Morales handout)

DeSantis Takes Flak for Spending State Funds to Defeat Pot Init, Evo Morales Claims Assassination Attempt, More... (10/28/24)

New York marijuana regulators crack down on a THC-caffeine product, and more.

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DRUG POLICY REFORM: GLOBAL

In 2023, we are engaging with US foreign policy related to drugs in the legislative process, pressing human rights, rule of law issues and accountability in drug policy at the Human Rights Council and elsewhere; and returning to our advocacy linking human rights with the need for alternatives to prohibition, opposing the death penalty, supporting the global NGO reform agenda for drug policy.

Rule of Law in Drug Policy (Philippines campaign)

StoptheDrugWar.org's Rule of Law program (previously referred to as our Philippines program) engages serious human rights abuses in the global drug war. Still having a primary focus on extrajudicial killings in the Philippines, the program has help to draw attention to former President Rodrigo Duterte's drug war killing campaign that NGOs believe has taken the lives of 30,000 people without trial, and in which killings still continue at a reported rate near one per day.

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Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Fall Beneath Red Wave [FEATURE]

Last-Minute Poll Has FL Legal Pot Init Losing, German Cities Advance Plans for Legal Pot Pilot Projects, More... (11/5/24)

Endorsement Harris, Part 2 of 2: Cannabis (Marijuana) Policy

KY Cop Convicted in Breonna Taylor Drug Raid Killing, Sinaloa Cartel Faction Fight Continues, More... (11/4/24)

State Drug Reform Initiatives on the Ballot Tomorrow [FEATURE]

Endorsement Harris – Part 1 of 2: Human Rights, Social Cohesion and Rule of Law

MA Poll Has Psychedelic Legalization Init With Narrow Lead; Colombia Proposes Regulation of Coca, Poppy Crops, More... (11/1/24)

Judge Rules NYC Pot Shop Crackdown Unconstitutional, Trump Vows to Seize Cartel Assets, More... (10/30/24)

KY MedMJ Takes a Step Forward, Near 200 Dead in Sinaloa Cartel Clashes, More... (10/28/24)

DeSantis Takes Flak for Spending State Funds to Defeat Pot Init, Evo Morales Claims Assassination Attempt, More... (10/28/24)

Cannabis Policy Reform