On the street in Portland. (Creative Commons)
Effort to Recriminalize Drug Possession in Oregon Gets Underway [FEATURE]
Oregon pioneered all drug decriminalization in 2020. Now, an effort to reverse that is getting underway.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A Texas CBP officer goes to prison for 44 pounds of cocaine, a California jail guard gets caught with 40 pounds of drugs, and more.
Revised Weed Banking Bill Filed, Scottish Safe Injection Site Location Revealed, More... (9/21/23)
A House panel approves the CURE Act to protect past marijuana users from federal employment discrimination, the new Thai minister vows to roll back marijuana decriminalization, and more.
DHS Rolls Out Strategy for Combatting Illicit Opioids, UN Report Calls for Decriminalization, More... (9/20/23)
The Seattle city council voted to criminalize public drug use, the Czech drug czar suggests legalizing cocaine, and more.
San Francisco Drug Crackdown Sparking Violence, SAFE Banking Act Hits "Sweet Spot," More... (9/19/23)
A Kentucky company used court-ordered urine tests to defraud Medicare, Secretary of State Blinken addresses synthetic drugs at a UN side event, and more.
Narcan Maker Blocked OTC Sales to Boost Profits, AZ Weed Workers Strike, More... (9/18/23)
A proposed California initiative would warn fentanyl dealers they could be charged with murder in the event of an overdose death, clashes kill four Colombian soldiers ahead of scheduled peace talks with leftist rebels, and more.
SAFE Banking Act Committee Vote Coming Soon, BC Bans Drug Possession Near Parks, Playgrounds, More... (9/15/2023)
Fentanyl in stimulants like meth and cocaine is driving a fourth wave of opioid overdoses, Vancouver's pioneering safe injection site marks 20 years in service, and more.
Two Hundred Families Call for a Health Response to Overdoses, Not Punishment [FEATURE]
There is a better, smarter, more humane way of dealing with the overdose crisis than a return to failed drug war policies.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
There seems to be a problem in the Mobile Metro Jail, a San Diego deputy who was ripping off drug give-back boxes gets probation, and more.
Competition for New York marijuana retailer licenses is going to heat up. (Creative Commons)
CA Assembly Approves Bill on Workers' Weed Rights, Aussie Decrim Fight, More... (9/14/23)
Philadelphia's city council takes preemptive steps to block dispensaries from transforming into adult-use retailers, New York regulators open the way for multistate operators to get into the retail weed business, and more.