Chronicle Archive
Comprehensive coverage of the War on Drugs since 1997
- Sri Lanka Drug War Sees Tens of Thousands Arrested in Weeks [FEATURE]
- Medical Marijuana Update
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- NJ Magic Mushroom Bill Filed, WI GOP At Odds Over MedMJ, More... (1/17/24)
- WV Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed, CO Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill Filed, More... (1/18/24)
- OK Anti-Drug Bill Labels Hispanic Residents "Terrorists," ME Bill Would Legalize All Drugs, More... (1/19/24)
- WV Bill Refelonizes Drug Possession, OR Measure 110 Audit Released, More... (1/22/24)
- US Sending Lethal Aid to Ecuador to Fight Drug Gangs, House Members Target "Gas Station Heroin," More... (1/22/24)
- OR Dems Unveil Proposal to Recriminalize Drug Possession, NY Home Grow Rules, More... (1/24/24)
- Federal "Gas Station Heroin" Bill Filed, AZ Psilocybin Study Bill Advances, More... (1/25/24)
- South Korea Drug Crackdown Claims Life of Renowned "Parasite" Actor [FEATURE]
- Hawaii Attorney General Grudgingly Offers Draft Marijuana Legalization Bill [FEATURE]
- Biden Grants Pardons to Thousands for Federal MJ Convictions, Clemency for Eleven with Drug Convictions, More... (12/22/23)
- BC High Court Blocks Recriminalization of Public Drug Use, UFC Ends Weed Ban, More... (1/2/24)
- AMA Releases 2023 Overdose Report, Ukraine Lawmakers Approve MedMJ, More... (1/3/24)
- CA Cannabis Cafe Bill Revived, NH Drug Checking Bill Passes House, More... (1/4/24)
- HI AG Releases Draft Legal Weed Bill Without Supporting, WI GOP Leader Files MedMJ Bill, More... (1/8/24)
- KY Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed, Australia Poll Shows Support for Home Grows, More... (1/9/24)
- Faulty Roadside Drug Tests Snare Thousands, NJ Governor Signs Paraphernalia Bill, More... (1/10/24)
- NJ & WA See Home Grow Bills Filed, Ecuador State of Emergency Over Cartels, More... (1/11/24)
- DC Council Approves Measure to Penalize Marijuana "Gifting" Shops, More... (1/12/24)
- VT House Approves Safe Injection Sites, NH Lawmakers Ponder Mandatory Minimums, More... (1/16/24)
- What Are We Up to After 30 YEARS?
- The Top Ten International Drug Policy Stories of 2023 [FEATURE]
- Medical Marijuana Update
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- PA MedMJ Permit Expansion Bill Goes to Governor, KY Ponders Ibogaine for Opioid Treatment, More... (12/14/23)
- OK Supreme Court Asked to Block Prosecutions of MedMJ-Using Pregnant Women, More... (12/15/23)
- CO Gun Rights for Pot Users Initiative Filed, DE MedMJ Bill Filed, More... (12/18/23)
- UN General Assembly Synthetic Drugs Resolution, Jordan Strikes Drug Smugglers in Syria, More... (12/19/23)
- San Francisco Drug Crackdown, Swiss Capital City Considers Legal Cocaine Sales, More... (12/20/23)
- CA AG Kills Dream of Interstate Pot Sales, Ukraine Approves MedMJ, More... (12/21/23)
- The Top Ten Domestic Drug Policy Stories of 2023 [FEATURE]
- New Report Finds Global Drug War Failing By Its Own Standards [FEATURE]
- Chronicle Book Review: Among the Bros -- A Fraternity Crime Story
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- Military Psychedelic Studies in Defense Bill, Another Federal Marijuana Reform Bill Filed, More... (12/8/23)
- Colombia Reinstates Drug Decrim, PA Pot Decrim Bill Seeks Cosponsors, More... (12/11/23)
- Senate Committee Okays Bill to Ease Methadone Restrictions, Dutch Legal Weed Experiment, More... (12/12/23)
- OH GOP Moves to Kill Home Grows, 4th Circuit Restricts Equitable Sharing, More... (12/5/23)
- FDA Asked to Review MDMA as Treatment for PTSD, Myanmar Now Leading Opium Producer, More... (12/13/23)
- Boston Leads the Way on Bringing Social Equity to the Legal Marijuana Industry [FEATURE]
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- IN Supreme Court Rules for Jury Trials in Asset Forfeiture Cases, Sinaloa Cartel Hands Out Food, More... (11/9/23)
- OR Leaders Visit Portugal for Look at Decriminalization, VA Could See Legal Marijuana Sales, More... (11/10/23)
- WI Psilocybin Research Bill Filed, German Pot Legalization Vote Postponed, More... (11/13/23)
- LA Poll Has Majority for Weed Legalization, White House Pushes for Opioid Funding, More... (11/14/23)
- OH GOP Eyes Changes to New Legal Weed Law, National Drug Survey Data Released, More... (11/15/23)
- US and China Reach Accord on Fentanyl, MD Now Accepting Cannabusiness Applications, More... (11/16/23)
- Ohio Voters Legalize Marijuana [FEATURE]
- Buckeye Voters Could Make Ohio the 24th Legal Marijuana State on Tuesday [FEATURE]
- San Francisco Task Force to Charge Fentanyl ODs as Homicides, Peru Healer Stabbed, More... (10/30/23)
- OH Polls Say Pot Initiative Will Pass Next Week, White House Urges Naloxone in Schools, More... (11/1/23)
- CT Doubles Amount of Weed You Can Buy Legally, Bolivia Coca Cultivation Drops, More... (11/2/23)
- House Legal Weed Bill Reintroduced, Peru Eradicates Coca Crops, More... (11/3/23)
- UN Says Afghan Opium Production Plummets, Raided Vancouver Magic Mushroom Shop Reopens, More... (11/6/23)
- House Committee Blocks DC Legal Weed Sales, Colombia Hack Exposes DEA Agents, More... (11/7/23)
- Gallup Poll Has Support for Legalizing Pot at All-Time High, House Move to Block Weed Rescheduling, More... (11/8/23)
- Pennsylvania Bill Imposing Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Some Fentanyl Overdose Death Passes Senate [FEATURE]
- California Governor Vetoes Psychedelic Decrim Bill [FEATURE]
- Pushing for Social Equity as Pennsylvania Heads Toward Marijuana Legalization [FEATURE]
- Effort to Recriminalize Drug Possession in Oregon Gets Underway [FEATURE]
- Two Hundred Families Call for a Health Response to Overdoses, Not Punishment [FEATURE]
- New Hampshire Will Study the State Liquor Store Model for Legal Weed [FEATURE]
- Chronicle Book Review: Whiteout
- This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
- CDC Says ODs Hit Record High Last Year, CA Bans "Excited Delirium" As Cause of Death, More... (10/12/23)
- Rate of Black Men in Prison Has Dropped by Nearly Half, New Opioid Overdose Reversal Drug, More... (10/13/23)
- Hiccup for SAFER Banking Act Senate Vote, CA Governor Signs Social Media Drug Crackdown Law, More... (10/16/23)
- OR Lawmakers Discuss Measure 110 Rollback, Cartel Kills 13 Cops in Mexico, More... (10/24/23)
- NH Commission Holds Legalization Hearing, Vancouver Cops Raid Unsanctioned Drug Suppliers, More... (10/26/23)
- The National Governors Association Weighs in on Fighting Drug Overdoses [FEATURE]
- Supreme Court Puts Hold on Sackler OxyContin Settlement, Ecuador Killing Linked to Drug Gangs, More... (8/11/23)
- Ramaswamy Talks Drug Decriminalization, SD 2024 Legal Pot Initiative Coming, More... (8/15/23)
- German Cabinet Okays Scaled-Back Legal Weed Bill, AL MedMJ Licensing Blocked, More... (8/16/23)
- OH to Vote on Marijuana Legalization in November, CA Natural Psychedelic Bill Advances, More... (8/17/23)
- OH Governor Opposes Legalization Initiative, Seattle City Council Balks at New Drug Bill, More... (8/18/23)
- Chronicle Book Review: When Crack Was King
- Florida AG Opposes Legalization Init, Montreal Mushroom Shop Raided Again, More... (8/4/23)
- San Francisco Has Magic Mushroom Churches, DeSantis Doubles Down on Cartel Threats, More... (8/7/23)
- Manhattan US Attorney Warns on Safe Injection Sites, Ayahuasca Church Moves to Maine, More... (8/8/23)
- San Francisco Jail Being Filled with Drug Law Violators, Partisan Gap in Support for Legal Weed, More... (8/9/23)
- OR Governor Signs Addiction & Mental Health Bills, Fed Appeals Court Throws Out Drug User Gun Ban, More... (8/10/23)
- Bipartisan Bill Would Eliminate Cannabis Screening for Federal Hiring, Security Clearances [FEATURE]
- Federal Drug Prisoner Population Declines, CA Psychedelic Legalization Bill Advances, More... (7/13/23)
- DC Law Protecting Pot-Smoking Workers Now in Effect, Ghana Okay Hemp & MedMJ Production, More... (7/14/23)
- Minneapolis Enacts Psychedelic Reform, Albania Legalizes Medical Marijuana, More... (7/24/23)
- CA Psychedelic Research Initiative, Colombia Coca Price Crash Causing Misery, More... (7/24/23)
- FL Supreme Court Marijuana Initiative Fight, Peru Coca Expansion, More... (7/26/23)
- Bipartisan Bill to Let Pot Smokers Get Security Clearances Filed, GA Asset Forfeiture Outrage, More... (7/27/23)
- FDA Approves Second OTC Nasal Naloxone Spray, Singapore Hangs Another Drug Offender, More... (7/28/23)
- CA Initiative Would Have State Fund Psychedelic Research, Fentanyl Bills Pass Senate, More... (7/31/23)
- Bill Filed to Prepare Feds for Pot Legalization, Seattle Mayor Unveils New Plan on Open-Air Drug Use, More... (8/1/23)
- SAMSHA Seeks Comment on Harm Reduction Draft, MN Era of Legal Weed Begins, More... (8/2/23)
- OH Legal Weed Initiative Hands in Final Signatures, Brazil Drug Raids Leave 45 Dead, More... (8/3/23)