Drug War Chronicle

Even though Sen. Rand Paul is blocking federal legislation to ban fake marijuana (and "bath salts"), the DEA has just extended its emergency ban for another six months.

The year's 13th domestic drug war death occurred last Tuesday on a South Carolina highway.

We are pleased to introduce our newest offer for donating members, the drug policy classic reprint: "The Marijuana Conviction: A History of Marijuana Prohibition in the United States." This is one is available for donations of just $22 or more.

Antoine Jones may have won a landmark Supreme Court GPS search and seizure case, but he's still in prison, and he's not too happy about that.

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

Medical marijuana is making news all around the country, from city halls to federal court houses, not to mention dispensaries and patients' homes.

A police chief popping pills from the evidence room, a sheriff slinging meth, and that's just the lowlights.

The International Narcotics Control Board is "concerned" that Bolivia is rejecting part of an international anti-drug treaty, but two prominent NGOs said the INCB is off base in its criticisms.

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.