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.
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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.
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President-elect Trump's nominee to head the FDA thinks marijuana is a gateway drug. (Pixabay)
Progressive Lawmakers Want Biden to Act on Pot Before Leaving Office, DPA Issues Draft Executive Order on Marijuana, More... (11/26/24)
President-elect Trump's FDA nominee holds some old-fashioned views on marijuana, Pittsburgh has an ordinance protecting the employment rights of medical marijuana patients, and more.
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Trekking toward Mt. Everest in Nepal, where an MP has just filed a bill to legalize marijuana. (Pixabay)
FDA Approves Marijuana PTSD Study for Vets, DOJ Suspends DEA Airline Passenger Asset Forfeiture Program, More... (11/25/24)
A DEA administrative law judge is pondering a request to remove the agency as a proponent in rescheduling marijuana, a Nepalese MP has filed a bill to legalize marijuana in a country once famed for its hash, and more.
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Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) is a lonely Republican calling for comprehensive marijuana reform instead of "half-assed" measures. (Senate.gov)
GOP Senator Knocks "Half-Assed" Marijuana Reform Measures, Patient ODs at BC Hospital After Unsanctioned Safe Injection Site Closes, More... (11/20/24)
An Indiana group backed by Republicans calls for "safe and regulated" marijuana, but won't say the word "legalization," and more.
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Nebraska voters approved medical marijuana, but GOP elected officials want to nullify that vote. (Creative Commons)
NE MedMJ Initiative Victories Could Be Nullified, Unsanctioned Safe Injection Sites Pop Up in BC, More... (11/19/24)
A looming DEA hearing on marijuana rescheduling could include more participants than originally envisioned, and more.
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Australia's Parliament House in Canberra. Lawmakers there will vote on marijuana legalization this month. (Creative Commons)
House Bill Would Authorize Military Force Against Cartels, NY Pot Farmers Sue State, More... (11/18/24
The Australian parliament will vote on a marijuana legalization bill this month, and more.
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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. The Trump HHS nominee is good on psychedelics and marijuana, but has plenty of other controversial positions. (Creative Commons)
Trump Nominates RFK Jr. to Head HHS, NY Regulators Give Social Equity Pot Shot Operators a Break, More... (11/15/24)
A Vermont legislative advisory working group on therapeutic psychedelics says the state is not ready to go there yet, and more.
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Former US Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL). Is this the next US attorney general?
Drug Czar Lauds Decline in ODs, Texas Pot Bills Prefiled, More... (11/14/24)
President-Elect Trump has nominated MAGA bomb thrower but marijuana-friendly Matt Gaetz to head the Justice Department, and more.
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Trump "border czar" pick Tom Homan wants to send US Special Forces after the cartels. (Creative Commons)
Trump Border Czar Pick Wants to Wipe Cartels "Off the Face of the Earth," More... (11/13/24)
Iran hangs two more drug prisoners, Italy moves toward banning hemp flower products, and more.
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Former Bolivian President Evo Morales has been barred by the courts from serving again as president. (Creative Commons)
DEA Sued Over Marijuana Rescheduling Process, Australian State Okays Drug Checking Program, More... (11/12/24)
Idaho activists have filed a ballot measure to legalize the possession and cultivation of personal use amounts of marijuana, say goodbye to Evo Morales, and more.
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My Thoughts: How Things Move Forward
During StoptheDrugWar.org's 30+ year history, our organization has had to navigate painful and troubled waters before.
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Once again, in Afghan fields the poppies grow. (UNODC)
Dallas Votes to Decriminalize Pot Possession, Afghan Opium Production Rising Again, More... (11/7/24)
Dallas wasn't the only Texas locality to vote to decriminalize this week, Kentucky localities vote to allow medical marijuana businesses, and more.
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People lining up to cast their ballots. (Creative Commons)
Red Trumps Green: Legalization Initiatives Fall Beneath Conservative Wave [FEATURE]
A psychedelic legalization initiative also failed, but there were a couple of glimmers of hope.
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Two more German cities have announced plans for pilot programs for legal marijuana sales. (Marijuana Moment)
Last-Minute Poll Has FL Legal Pot Init Losing, German Cities Advance Plans for Legal Pot Pilot Projects, More... (11/5/24)
The Justice Department is doling out more dollars to help Louisiana fight its drug war, and more.
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Harris-Walz campaign Instagram post
Endorsement Harris, Part 2 of 2: Cannabis (Marijuana) Policy
Advancing the rescheduling process is a critically important achievement of the Biden-Harris administration. Harris reduced arrests as San Francisco DA, and supports legalization. Trump's seeming tolerance for cannabis law reforms may have less to it than meets the eye.
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Breonna Taylor. A cop involved in the drug raid that killed her has finally been convicted of a crime.
KY Cop Convicted in Breonna Taylor Drug Raid Killing, Sinaloa Cartel Faction Fight Continues, More... (11/4/24)
A Filipino lawmaker has filed a bill that would flip the drug war on its head, and more.
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State Drug Reform Initiatives on the Ballot Tomorrow [FEATURE]
The battle for the presidency is dominating the headlines, but there are other reasons to get to the polls, too.
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signs from our 10/30/24 street demo
Endorsement Harris – Part 1 of 2: Human Rights, Social Cohesion and Rule of Law
Trump's lawlessness, encouragements to violence, and tactical exploitation of social divisions including racism, are bad for drug policy.
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Psilocybin mushrooms. They could soon be legal to grow and eat in Massachusetts if a new poll is correct. (Creative Commons)
MA Poll Has Psychedelic Legalization Init With Narrow Lead; Colombia Proposes Regulation of Coca, Poppy Crops, More... (11/1/24)
A DEA administrative law judge has pushed back the timeline on marijuana rescheduling, the State Departments holds a follow-up meeting to the global summit on addressing synthetic drugs, and more.