A South Dakota marijuana legalization initatiive draws organized opposition, Mexico's week of cartel violence raises questions, and more.

Another Texas poll has solid majority support for marijuana legalization, cartel violence flares in Mexico, and more.

Maryland officials finalize the ballot language for a marijuana legalization referendum, a Florida marijuana legalization bill dies without a hearing, and more.

An Ohio harm reduction group is suing a state board over how $400 million in opioid settlement money is spent, an Uruguayan meth bust signals a possible shift in drug trafficking between Europe and South America, and more.

This makes three states that will have marijuana legalization on the ballot in November, with three more still possible.

A California cop gets nailed for flushing someone's legal marijuana down a toilet, a Denver sheriff's deputy heads to the slammer for her role in a drug-dealing ring, and more.

A Florida marijuana legalization initiative campaign aimed at 2024 gets underway, a Colorado natural psychedelic initiative comes up short, and more.

A Congressional Research Service report zeroes in on the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, the Remedy Alliance is easing naloxone bottlenecks, and more.

Coca grower factions continue to clash in Bolivia, Colombia's new president will move to decriminalize drugs, and more.

This new entry in the growing literature on the opioid crisis digs deep and paints a picture that isn't pretty. But the book's laser-sharp focus on corporate and political malfeasance omits much of the context in which this crisis has unfolded, and that context is important.