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An LA Times investigation finds gaps in California's program to test cannabis products. (Creative Commons)

Drug War Daily Digest – November 9, 2026

Philippine authorities hunt for Duterte's drug war killings architect Sen. Bato dela Rosa, a major psychedelics pharma company completes its psilocybin application, and more.
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Election Day brought brightening prospects for marijuana legalization in states such as Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, not to mention Texas. (Creative Commons)
Election Day brought brightening prospects for marijuana legalization in states such as Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, not to mention Texas. (Creative Commons)

Drug War Daily Digest – November 6, 2026

Democratic election wins raise marijuana legalization prospects in Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, and a report says the US helped carry out a deadly strike in Venezuela.
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The European Union is moving toward treating hemp flowers and leaves, as well as seed and fiber, under common agricultural rules for qualifying hemp.
The European Union is moving toward treating hemp flowers and leaves, as well as seed and fiber, under common agricultural rules for qualifying hemp. (Creative Commons)

Drug War Daily Digest – November 3, 2026

A Maryland task force recommends a medical psilocybin pilot. Law enforcement officials oppose a Massachusetts measure to end licensed adult-use marijuana sales, and a newly disclosed Ontario report describes proposals to prevent overdose deaths.
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A bill from outgoing Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN) would deschedule marijuana and end some mandatory minimums. (Creative Commons)

Drug War Daily Digest – November 2, 2026

Philippine forensic evidence is prompting a call to investigate drug war death certificates. In the US, the first federal registrations for medical marijuana dispensaries have gone to operators in seven states.
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Colombia's Tolemaida military base. (Army.mil)
Colombia's Tolemaida military base. (Army.mil)

Drug War Daily Digest – October 28, 2026

Michigan and Nevada weigh marijuana tax changes; new boat strikes and Philippine accountability cases draw scrutiny, and recent drug-policy journals, videos, and events offer more to explore.
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Houston. The nation's fourth largest city will vote Tuesday on making marijuana possession the lowest law enforcement priority and ending no-knock raids. (Pixabay)
Houston. The nation's fourth largest city will vote Tuesday on making marijuana possession the lowest law enforcement priority and ending no-knock raids. (Pixabay)

Houston Needs a Better Marijuana Policy. Is Proposition A the Answer? [FEATURE]

Voters in the nation's fourth-largest city will vote on whether to make marijuana possession the lowest law enforcement priority and put an end to no-knock drug raids.
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Intoxicating hemp beverages face a day of reckoning, both in New Jersey and at the federal level. (Creative Commons)
Intoxicating hemp beverages face a day of reckoning, both in New Jersey and at the federal level. (Creative Commons)

Drug War Daily Digest - October 26, 2026

ICC prosecutors seek additional witness evidence in the Duterte case, Dahas examines Cebu (Philippines) drug-war deaths, New Jersey advances hemp legislation, and new research explores THC dosing, hemp beverages and psilocybin.
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Ben Saul (right) speaking at a UN press conference.
Ben Saul (right) speaks at a UN press conference on October 22, 2026. Screenshot: UN Web TV.

Drug War Daily Digest, October 23, 2026

Booker challenges DEA cannabis employment restrictions, the Philippines offers a reward for Duterte's police chief / top killer / Philippine senator in hiding, and US counterdrug policy draws scrutiny. Plus international developments, psychedelic access, research and events.
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Nanette Castillo holds a portrait of her son Aldrin in the Philippine Truth Commission public truth-telling poster.
Nanette Castillo holds a portrait of her son Aldrin, who was killed in 2017. (Image: Philippine Truth Commission, via YouTube)

Drug War Daily Digest – October 22, 2026

A UN expert calls for drug legalization and an end to the "narco-terrorism" war, Virginia's Senate leader faces federal marijuana charges, and more.
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New polling suggests marijuana consumers are increasingly bummed out over the Trump administration's pot policies. (Creative Commons/Gage Skidmore)

Drug War Daily Digest – October 21, 2026

A poll finds declining approval of Trump's cannabis policies among marijuana consumers, Nebraska's Walz promises medical marijuana action, an Indiana ruling addresses forfeiture complaints, and more.
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Kratom and OH-7 products are sold in various forms. (US FDA)

Drug War Daily Digest – October 20, 2026

Drug policy groups challenge a Bolivian sterilization proposal, new Massachusetts polls oppose marijuana sales repeal, a Philippine Truth Commission hears testimony, and more.
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The deadly US campaign targeting ships in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific is drawing renewed scrutiny. (SouthCom)

Drug War Daily Digest – October 19, 2026

Magic mushrooms will be a lowest law enforcement priority in Portland beginning October 30, Los Angeles officials warn of a dangerous new synthetic opioid, and more.
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THC gummy bears are heading for the exits in Oklahoma. (Creative Commons)

Drug War Daily Digest -- October 16, 2026

Tarheel state voters are ready for marijuana legalization whether their Republican lawmakers are or not, Hegseth is deploying US troops to Panama for jungle training as part of his ever-expanding anti-drug crusade, and more.
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The Rio Grande River divides Texas from Mexico. (Creative Commons)

Daily Drug War Digest -- October 15, 2026

The US Army is sending troops to the Rio Grande Valley as cartel activity heightens, German marijuana legalization did not lead to a nation of stoners, and more.