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Despite a half-century of the modern war on drugs, the cocaine trade is booming. (Creative Commons)

After the Pandemic, Cocaine Has Come Roaring Back Worldwide [FEATURE]

More than 60 years after coca and cocaine were banned internationally under the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, 1961, and more than a half-century since the commencement of the modern
US Secretary of State Blinken agrees with Lindsay Graham that cartels control parts of Mexico. (state.gov)

OK Senate Passes Bill to Rein In Illicit MedMJ Grows, Blinken Says Cartels Control Parts of Mexico, More... (3/22/23)

A Republican senator is calling on the banking industry to step up for a marijuana banking bill, the Oklahoma Senate moves to tighten up rules around medical marijuana grows, and
Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akundzada announced on ban on cannabis cultivation Sunday. (CC)

DEA Warns on Fentanyl Laced with "Tranq," Taliban Bans Marijuana Cultivation, More... (3/21/23)

That Minnesota marijuana legalization bill keeps rolling toward final passage, Colombia's president suspends a ceasefire with a rightist drug trafficking group, and more. Marijuana Policy Minnesota Marijuana
The border "bomb" turned out to be a ball stuffed with sand wrapped in duct tape. (CBP)

Global Drug Executions Jumped Last Year, the Border Bomb That Wasn't, More... (3/17/23)

Medical marijuana is killed in Kansas but survives in Kentucky, cocaine production hits an all-time high, and more. Medical Marijuana Kansas GOP Lawmakers Kill Medical Marijuana Bill
Fentanyl. Texas is the latest state to experiment with charging sellers with murder if an overdose happens. (Creative Commons)

Sheriffs' Group Call on Congress to Act Against Cartels, DE Legal Pot Bill Advances, More... (3/16/23)

The Texas Senate has approved a bill raising fentanyl penalties, a Delaware Senate committee advances a pair of marijuana legalization and regulation bills, and more. Marijuana Policy
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This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

An East Texas police chief breaks bad, and there's trouble on the task forces. Let's get to it: In Payne Springs, Texas, the Payne Springs police chief and
The Rio Grande River. There be cartels on the other side, and the GOP wants to call them "terrorists." (C)

House GOP Members File Bill Designating Cartels as Terrorist Groups, Germany to Move Ahead With Legal Pot Proposal, More... (3/15/23)

A Kentucky medical marijuana bill faces a looming Senate deadline, Vermont lawmakers file a number of drug reform bills, and more. Medical Marijuana Kentucky Medical Marijuana Bill
Coca leaf chewing is a traditional practice in Bolivia. (Creative Commons)

Bolivia to Seek End to UN Ban on Coca Leaf, Biden Budget Keeps Ban on DC Pot Sales, More... (3/14/23)

A trio of psychedelic research bills is filed in Texas, a Maine bill would allow for marijuana consumption at pot shops, and more. Marijuana Policy Biden Budget
It's not just opiates. A settlement between drug distributors and states is leaving lots of patients in the lurch. (DEA)

Opioid Settlement Causing Problems for Patients, MD Legal Pot Regulation Bill Passes House, More... (3/13/23)

The Justice Department is open to Sentencing Commission marijuana guideline reforms, a Texas bill to remove jail time for pot possession advances, and more. Marijuana Policy Justice
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Fractures: Rule of Law Challenges in the Global Drug War (EVENT)

Fractures: Rule of Law Challenges in the Global Drug War side event at the 66 th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs, Friday March 17, 20232:10-3:00pm CET |

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