This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A Utah DHS agent gets nailed for using a snitch to sell seized bath salts, an Iowa deputy heads to prison for stealing dope from the evidence room and breaking into pharmacies to get more, and more.
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Bolivians chew coca. The country defended the traditional use of coca at the UN in Vienna this week. (Creative Commons)IL Therapuetic Psychedelics Bill Gets Hearing, Bolivia Again Calls for UN to Recognize Coca, More... (12/10/24)
A Nebraska Republican has appealed a court decision upholding voter-approved medical marijuana initiatives, Colombia bombards the Gulf Clan, and more. -
Could the Lone Star State join the ranks of the legal weed states next year? There is a bill in the House...Pot Reform Groups Send Policy Memo to Trump Team, IN Poll Has "Robust" Support for Legal Weed, More... (12/10/24)
Marijuana legalization bills have been filed in Pennsylvania and Texas, and more. -
The Project Weber/RENEW safe injection site in Providence, RI, will soon be open for business. (Creative Commons)RI Safe Injection Site Has Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Tuesday, IL Supreme Court Rules Smell of Weed is Grounds for Vehicle Search, More... (12/9/24)
Paraguay's top antidrug agency is going to stop working with the DEA, the Trump transition team wants to meet with tech and social media companies about illicit online drug sales, and more. -
There is a new substances abuse policy and drug testing agreement between the NFL and its players. (Pixabay)UN Human Rights Chief Slams War on Drugs, NFL Changes Drug Testing Policy, More... (12/6/24)
The factional cartel violence in the Mexican state of Sinaloa is not only leaving a toll of dead but also a rising toll of "disappeared," and more. -
Florida's Hillsborough County Sheriff, Chad Chronister, has withdrawn his name from consideration as DEA head. Chad, we hardly knew ye. (Hillsborough SO)Trump DEA Nominee Withdraws, Reform Groups Slam NY Marijuana Regulators, More... (12/4/24)
The Drug Policy Alliance and Harm Reduction International have issued a report on US spending on the global drug war--to the tune of $13 billion in the last decade--and more. -
Products containing tianeptine, now banned as a controlled substance in North Carolina. (FDA)PA Lawmakers Unveil Legal Pot Plan, NC "Gas Station Heroin" Ban Now in Effect, More... (12/3/24)
A DEA administrative law judge held a largely procedural hearing on marijuana rescheduling Monday, a leading Australian medical body calls for drug decriminalization, and more. -
Amnesty International researchers at a press conference announcing the release of their new report on the Philippines drug war. (Mauricia Donaldo/Amnesty International)Trump Nominates FL Sheriff to Head DEA, Costa Rica Court Nixes Legal Weed, More... (12/2/24)
A DEA administrative law judge rejects a request to remove the agency from its role in the rescheduling process, Amnesty International issues a report scorching the Philippines' drug war, and more. -
Fentanyl seized at the Arizona border. (CBP)NE Judge Upholds MedMJ Initiatives Victory, Team Trump Takes Aim at Fentanyl, More... (11/27/24)
A federal appeals court has upheld a Mississippi ban on medical marijuana advertising, and more. -
Organic Section at Chalice, a Golden Grail Group dispensary in Portland, OR (Photo Credit: Vincent Deschamps)Is Your Pot Organic? A New Retail Program Will Help You Find Out [FEATURE]
The "Organic Section" program from regenerative organic marijuana certifier Sun+Earth aims to let marijuana consumer be informed about what's in their weed.