Drug War Chronicle #1203 - January 26, 2024
A Sri Lankan beach. There is trouble in paradise. (Creative Commons)
Sri Lanka Drug War Sees Tens of Thousands Arrested in Weeks [FEATURE]
A nasty drug war is brewing in this island nation off the coast of India.
Medical Marijuana Update
Wisconsin Republican lawmakers tussle over medical marijuana, Delaware lawmakers move to expand that state's medical marijuana system, and more.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
It's jailers gone wild this week.
A New Jersey bill would legalize the use and possession of small amounts of magic mushrooms. (Creative Commons)
NJ Magic Mushroom Bill Filed, WI GOP At Odds Over MedMJ, More... (1/17/24)
The Florida legislature meddles with foreign policy, Wisconsin Republicans remain in search of agreement on advancing medical marijuana, and more.
The feds arrested roughly 20,000 people on drug charges in FY 2021, the Justice Department reports. (dea.gov)
WV Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed, CO Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill Filed, More... (1/18/24)
A bill to broadly legalize drug test strips advances in West Virginia, DOJ releases FY 2021 arrest and imprisonment stats, and more.
Lawmakers in Georgia and South Dakota aim to tighten state medical marijuana laws. (Creative Commons)
OK Anti-Drug Bill Labels Hispanic Residents "Terrorists," ME Bill Would Legalize All Drugs, More... (1/19/24)
A Georgia bill would raise the age for medical marijuana, a South Dakota bill would clarify that workers in certain safety-sensitive positions can still be fired for medical marijuana use, and more.
A West Virginia bill would turn current misdemeanor drug charges into felonies. (Creative Commons)
WV Bill Refelonizes Drug Possession, OR Measure 110 Audit Released, More... (1/22/24)
Wisconsin Republicans are at an impasse over medical marijuana, a Hawaii civil asset forfeiture reform bill gets filed, and more.
Tiantepine or "gas station heroin" marketed as "Zaza"
US Sending Lethal Aid to Ecuador to Fight Drug Gangs, House Members Target "Gas Station Heroin," More... (1/22/24)
The Justice Department seeks to throw out a challenge to federal marijuana prohibition, MexicO wants to know where military grade weaponry reaching drug cartels is coming from, and more.
Oregon Democrats want to go back to arresting drug users. (Creative Commons)
OR Dems Unveil Proposal to Recriminalize Drug Possession, NY Home Grow Rules, More... (1/24/24)
Ireland's first safe injection site will open in September, New York regulators release draft rules for adult use home grows, and more.
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales is still able to rally coca growers behind him. (Creative Commons)
Federal "Gas Station Heroin" Bill Filed, AZ Psilocybin Study Bill Advances, More... (1/25/24)
A restrictive South Dakota medical marijuana bill is killed, a Florida Senate resolution designating Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations advances, and more.
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