The CIA is already operating Reaper drones like this one over Mexico. (Air Force)
Trump Declares the Cartels "Terrorists" [FEATURE]
The move could pave the way for US military action inside Mexico, as well as other nasty consequences.
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Myanmar is now once again the world's leading opium producer even though production declined slightly from last year. (UNODC)
MA Substance Use Bill Will Not Include Safe Injection Sites, China Warns US on "Smears" over Fentanyl, More... (12/18/24)
Canada will tighten its borders in the face of Trump tariff threats, opium production falls slightly in Myanmar, and more.
Australia's Parliament House in Canberra. Lawmakers there will vote on marijuana legalization this month. (Creative Commons)
House Bill Would Authorize Military Force Against Cartels, NY Pot Farmers Sue State, More... (11/18/24
The Australian parliament will vote on a marijuana legalization bill this month, and more.
Trump "border czar" pick Tom Homan wants to send US Special Forces after the cartels. (Creative Commons)
Trump Border Czar Pick Wants to Wipe Cartels "Off the Face of the Earth," More... (11/13/24)
Iran hangs two more drug prisoners, Italy moves toward banning hemp flower products, and more.
Bipartisan Senate Bill Takes Aim at Shein and Temu -- and Fentanyl, Too [FEATURE]
A billion "low-value" packages skate past Customs each year. Some contain cheap clothing from China; others contain fentanyl, and a new Senate bill aims to do something about both. But will it actually help?
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center. (ACLU)
The US Has Deported Half a Million People for Drug Offenses in 20 Years [FEATURE]
A new report from Human Rights Watch and the Drug Policy Alliance lifts the lid on some sordid practices in America's intertwined wars on drugs and immigrants.
Chronicle Magazine Review: The Baffler, No. 74, Altered States
Our first-ever magazine review. This smart and scrappy rag has earned it.
The Rio Grande River marks the US-Mexico border in Texas. Mexican troops are now deployed nearby. (Creative Commons)
No MedMJ for South Carolina This Year, Mexico Deploys Troops to Border Amid Cartel Clashes, More... (5/2/24)
A House panel advances a bill aimed at therapeutic psychedelics for military veterans, a South Carolina committee chair pronounces a medical marijuana bill dead, and more.
This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories
A former Border Patrol agent heads for federal prison and a Kentucky corrections officer gets busted in Oklahoma. Let's get to it.
The Rio Grande River marks the US-Mexico border in Texas. And fentanyl flows like water across that border. (Creative Commons)
NH House Approves Marijuana Legalization Bill, CA Methadone Access Bill Filed, More... (4/12/24)
Customs and Border Patrol announces a new fentanyl crackdown, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and others file the SEEK HELP to protect people administering naloxone, and more.