Drug War Chronicle #1232 - August 18, 2025
Phil receiving the Brecher Award for Journalism, 2013 International Drug Policy Reform conference
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President Trump threatens to sic the US military on drug cartels. (Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons)
Trump Directs Military to Go After Cartels, Massachusetts Init Would End Legal Pot Sales, More... (8/11/25)
Mexico's president says no US troops will operate in her country, Trump considers marijuana rescheduling after $1 million-a-plate fundraiser with pot investors, more.
The US Supreme Court. Will it take us the issue of marijuana and gun bans? (Creative Commons)
Trump DOJ Asks Supreme Court to Uphold Weed Gun Ban, Court Rules for UT Psilocybin Church, More... (8/13/25)
Mexico City allows public pot-smoking sites, and now it's relocating some of them; the North Carolina Supreme Court ponders marijuana odor and probable cause for searches, and more.
Rep. Greb Steube (R-FL) has again filed a bill to reschedule marijuana legislatively. (congress.gov)
Federal Marijuana Rescheduling Bill Filed, FL Bans Kratom Concentrate 7-OH, More... (8/15/25)
A new study blames COVID and fentanyl -- not drug decriminalization -- for Oregon overdoses and crime increases, and more.
NYC Mayor Adams talks tough on drugs and homelessness in a desperate bid for electoral relevance. (nyc.gov)
TX GOP Hemp THC Fight Continues, AK Natural Psychedelic Init Approved for Signature-Gathering, More... (8/18/25)
New York Mayor Eric Adams wants to forcibly remove drug users from city streets, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujuan Grisham declares a drugs and crime emergency in Rio Arriba County, and more.
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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