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California's state government touts its efforts to suppress the marijuana black market. (ca.gov)

WA Governor Candidates Spar over Fentanyl, UT Poll Shows Half Ready for Legal Weed, More... (10/23/24)

Just announced California marijuana seizures show the black market remains alive and well, and more.
MDMA. Lykos Therapeutics met with the FDA about moving forward with new Phase III trials after the agency rejected earllier ones. (Creative Commons)

KS Cops Warn Against Medical Marijuana, Lykos Had "Productive" FDA Meeting, More... (10/22/24)

The bloody fight between factions of the Sinaloa Cartel now threatens to bring down the governor of the state, and more.
harvesting coca in Colombia (DEAMuseum.org)

Colombia Coca Acreage Hits Record, AR Supreme Court Kills MedMJ Expansion Init, More... (10/21/24)

A new poll has the Florida marijuana legalization initiative winning, another poll has the South Dakota initiative losing, and more.
Pink cocaine or "tusi." The pink powder is named after the phenethylamine series 2C-B and may actually contain that substance.

PR Governor Supports Careful Drug Decrim, Mendo Pot Farmers Catch a Break, More... (10/18/24)

The DEA is ringing the alarm bell about the synthetic drug "pink cocaine" in New York City, and more.
Drug ODs in Dramatic Drop, MA Psychedelic Init in Peril, More... (10/17/24)

The former Mexican public security minister -- the guy in charge of Mexico's drug war -- heads to federal prison for taking bribes from the Sinaloa Cartel, and more.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

A lying Houston narc gets decades in prison for a drug raid that left two innocent civilians dead, a Mississippi cop falls asleep in his squad car with a meth pipe in his hand, and more.
The Amazon rain forest in Ecuador. There is coca growing somewhere down there, and the Ecuadorian military is looking for it. (Creative Commons)

US Army Bans Delta-8 THC Products, Ecuador Sees Increased Coca Cultivation, More... (10/16/24)

A pair of Canadian activists arrested for selling "safe supply" drugs are challenging the country's drug law, Delaware's governor signs a marijuana banking protection bill, and more.
The Supreme Court is hearing a case about whether a trucker fired for testing positive for THC can sue a medical marijuana company under the RICO Act. (Creative Commons)

DOJ Asks Appeals Court to Uphold Marijuana Prohibition, CA Judge Won't Lift Intoxicating Hemp Beverage Ban, More... (10/15/24)

The Supreme Court today heard oral arguments in the case of a trucker fired for testing positive for marijuana who is suing the company that sold him a supposed CBD product, and more.
Mexican lime producers are being targeted by drug cartels that want to expand their extortionate operations. (Creative Commons)

Kamala Harris Says She Will Federally Legalize Marijuana, NJ Hemp Conundrum, More... (10/14/24)

The Mexican federal government has sent hundreds of troops into the country's lime-producing heartland to help growers fend off drug cartels, and more.
TD Bank got caught doing money laundering for drug traffickers, among others. They paid a huge fine, but nobody went to jail. (Pixabay)

Major US Bank Fined for Drug Money Laundering, MD Waives Drug Test Fees for Parolees, More... (10/11/24)

Hawaii wants to see what a legal marijuana market in the state would look like, the death toll continues to rise from Sinaloa Cartel faction fights, and more.

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