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)
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.
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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)
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)