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Evo Morales. He's back and wants to run for president again. (Creative Commons)

A Dozen Senators Call for Descheduling Marijuana, Bolivia Coca Grower Blockades, More... (1/30/24)

Mandatory minimum sentencing remains in fashion in Boise, an Arkansas medical marijuana expansion initiative has been rejected by the state attorney general, and more.

There is a better way to grow marijuana. Ask Rebel Farm. (rebelfarm.org)

East Coast Sees First Certified Regenerative Organic Marijuana Operation [FEATURE]

A movement toward sustainable, regenerative, organic cannabis cultivation that began on the West Coast is now on the East Coast.

All drug test strips could be legal in West Virginia if Gov. Justice signs a bill on his desk. (Creative Commons)

High Level US-China Meeting on Fentanyl Precursors Tomorrow, WV Drug Test Strip Bill Advances, More... (1/29/24)

One Canadian province is moving backwards on harm reduction, the West Virginia legislature sends a bill legalizing drug test strips to the governor, and more.

Eights tons of cocaine seized by Dutch authorities. Amsterdam's mayor says legalize it. (Netherlands Public Prosecutor)

VA Legal Marijuana Sales Bill Advances, UK's First Drug Checking Service Opens, More... (1/26/24)

A pair of congressional Democrats file a bill to allow marijuana use in public housing, the mayor of Amsterdam calls for legal cocaine use and sales, and more.

Drug War Chronicle #1203 - January 26, 2024

Phillip S. Smith, Editor - David Borden, Executive Director

After 30 years we still have work left. Will you support it?

Permission to Reprint: This content is licensed under a modified Creative Commons Attribution license. Content of a purely educational nature in Drug War Chronicle appear courtesy of DRCNet Foundation, unless otherwise noted.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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