Drug War Chronicle

Marijuana foes are outspending supporters in Massachusetts as voters prepare to vote on ending legal sales and home grows, Colombia prepares a pilot project of coca eradication via aerial spraying, and more.

A New York state trooper cops a plea for letting confidential law enforcement information in a major drug investigation get into the hands of one of its targets, and more.

Opium production is rebounding in Southwest Asia's Golden Crescent, German cannabis clubs keep popping up like weeds, and more.

House members seek Trump administration guidance on marijuana as Schedule III, Australia's New South Wales will resume festival drug checking after a successful pilot program, and more.

A new Louisiana law mandates prison time for pot possession in a school zone (including universities), an Arizona initiative would label drug cartels terrorist organizations, and more.

Cops are using opioid settlement funds to buy Flock cameras, Vietnam contemplates restricting the death penalty for drug offenses, and more.

Colorado's governor pardons more marijuana offenders, Florida's governor gets caught using taxpayer funds to campaign against a marijuana legalization initiative, and more.

Colombia's rightist president begins an escalating fight against drug traffickers, Illinois adds a pair of qualifying conditions for medical marijuana, and more.

The White House's murderous campaign against "drug boats" continues, a dangerous new contaminant is making its way into the nation's illicit opioid markets, and more.

The Trump administration's lethal campaign against "drug boats" is back, marijuana arrests topped 200,000 last year, and more.