Drug War Chronicle

As the rumbles for a new approach to drug policy deepen in Latin America, DHS Secretary Napolitano is defending the old prohibitionist approach.

And then there were two. It's official: Colorado will vote on marijuana legalization in November, joining Washington state.

The literature of the Mexican drug war and the border continues to expand. Here, we look at four recent titles.

California Sen. Mark Leno has introduced a bill that would reduce simple drug possession from a felony to a misdemeanor.

Lawmakers trying to stop meth labs by forcing people get to a prescription for popular pseudoephedrine-based cold medications like Sudafed are running into strong opposition.

LEAP has intervened in the Canadian debate over the Tories' harsh crime bill. So far at least they're not listening, to LEAP or others, but the pressure mounts.

Seattle's mayor has made a clarion call for marijuana legalization as his state prepares to vote on the issue in November.

From Alabama to Washington, medical marijuana continues to be a burning issue.

Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past.

A severe lack of funding could prevent any of the California marijuana reform initiatives from making the ballot. "Anyone got a spare $2 million?" the campaigns asked plaintively at a Mill Valley public meeting Tuesday night.