This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A Massaachusetts sheriff is arrested for extorting a legal marijuana business, a pair of Customs and Border Patrol agents cop to letting dope through their port of entry lanes, and more.
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Phil reporting live from Afghanistan, 2005
Restarting Drug War Chronicle (Phil is Back!)
The Chronicle was on a bit of a hiatus for much of this year, but is now restarting. To continue, though, we need your help.
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A medical marijuana dispensary. Coming soon to the Bluegrass State. (Sandra Yruel/DPA)
Trump Takes Aim at Harm Reduction, KY First MedMJ Dispensary Approved, More... (8/8/25)
Delaware saw nearly a million dollars worth of cannabis sales on the first weekend of adult-use sales, Slovenian lawmakers push for legal marijuana, and more.
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Another marijuana legalization bill gets filed in Austin. (Creative Commons)
DE Legal Weed Sales Begin, OK MJ Init Signature Campaign Commences, More... (8/6/25)
Germany's legal marijuana-growing collectives are taking off, a legalization bill gets filed in Texas, and more.
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Richard Lee during the 2010 Prop 19 campaign. (Oaksterdam University)
Regressive Fentanyl Bill Becomes Law, Oaksterdam's Richard Lee Dies, More... (8/4/24)
The Drug War Chronicle is back! So let's start catching up.
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Chronicle Book Review: The Devil's Drug: The Global Emergence of Crystal Meth
Despite the sensationalist title, and the author coming across as a bit of a grumpy old man, this is an important and fascinating book about today's methamphetamine scene.
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The Corrupt Cops Stories Are Back
We may have gone on hiatus, but police drug war corruption didn't. Here's a full month's worth to get you restarted.
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ALERT: Save Congressional Medical Marijuana Protections!
Dear reformer: Since 2014, Congress each year has included language in the annual CJS (Commerce-Justice-Science) appropriations prohibiting the government from using any of the funds to prevent states from
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Virtual Registration for #HR25Bogotá Is Open
Can’t attend the Harm Reduction International Conference 2025 in Bogotá? HR25 Virtual brings the full experience to you -- wherever you are!
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The International Harm Reduction Conference Program Is Out!
The program for the Harm Reduction International Conference 2025 (HR25) is out!
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Statement on Arrest of Rodrigo Duterte for Extrajudicial Drug War Killings
StoptheDrugWar.org commends the arrest by Philippine authorities this morning of former President Rodrigo Duterte, under an International Criminal Court warrant served by Interpol. But there is more urgent work to be done.
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EVENT: Shared Mistakes: Societies Address Mass Incarceration, the Death Penalty and Extrajudicial Killings
Across the world, many countries have imposed draconian legal sanctions, and sometimes illegal sanctions, in response to real or alleged drug law violations. "Shared Mistakes" will focus on the issues of mass incarceration, the death penalty, and extrajudicial killings, with speakers from Malaysia, the Philippines and United States discussing the policies and achieved or hoped-for reforms.
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The CIA is already operating Reaper drones like this one over Mexico. (Air Force)
Report: Trump Admin Actually Considering Mexico Attack
Dear friends,
Last month Phil wrote about the administration designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups, and the possibility that could be a prelude to staging military attacks inside Mexico. Last week, the New York Times reported they are actually considering it.
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Trump wants this here. (photo from Amnesty International)
Trump Calls for Death Penalty for Drugs (Again)
Trump has again called for executing low-level drug law violators. We're worried there could be more beyond that.
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fake TIME magazine cover graphic depicting Trump as a King, posted by the White House
Greetings from Occupied Washington
Soaring criminality in the Trump White house has brought our nation to the brink of a constitutional crisis. But we see reasons for hope. And drug policy reform continues.
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The CIA is already operating Reaper drones like this one over Mexico. (Air Force)
Trump Declares the Cartels "Terrorists" [FEATURE]
The move could pave the way for US military action inside Mexico, as well as other nasty consequences.
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plenary audience at Harm Reduction International Conference (courtesy HRI)
Early-Bird Rates for International Harm Reduction Conference Till January 31!
[This guest blog post about the upcoming international harm reduction conference taking place this April in Bogotá, Colombia, was written by Martina Moreira Da Silva, Conference Assistant at Harm Reduction International. We hope to be there, and hope to see you there too! Note that early bird registration rates are available through January 31st.]
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DEA Judge Orders Agency to Address Claims it Worked Against Rescheduling, Malay State Proposes Drug Testing Concertgoes, More... (1/8/25)
Ukraine has officially registered its first medical marijuana product, and more.
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Finally, a hint of justice for the death of Breonna Taylor, killed by Louisville cops in a botched drug raid. (Taylor family)
KY Narc Guilty in Breonna Taylor Case, VA Lawmakers to Try Again for Legal Weed Marketplace, More... (1/6/25)
Minnesota's most populous county moves to help--not prosecute--drug-using pregnant women, a Florida bill would protect medical marijuana-using public employees, and more.
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San Francisco's mean streets just got a little meaner. (Creative Commons)
New Democratic Leaders for Congressional Cannabis Caucus, San Francisco Implements Drug Screening Requirement for Cash Benefits, More... (1/3/25)
A Florida court has ruled in favor of a worker who uses medical marijuana, Hawaii's governor issues an executive order to protect medical marijuana caregivers, and more.