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Trekking toward Mt. Everest in Nepal, where an MP has just filed a bill to legalize marijuana. (Pixabay)

FDA Approves Marijuana PTSD Study for Vets, DOJ Suspends DEA Airline Passenger Asset Forfeiture Program, More... (11/25/24)

A DEA administrative law judge is pondering a request to remove the agency as a proponent in rescheduling marijuana, a Nepalese MP has filed a bill to legalize marijuana in a country once famed for its hash, and more.

Nebraska voters approved medical marijuana, but GOP elected officials want to nullify that vote. (Creative Commons)

NE MedMJ Initiative Victories Could Be Nullified, Unsanctioned Safe Injection Sites Pop Up in BC, More... (11/19/24)

A looming DEA hearing on marijuana rescheduling could include more participants than originally envisioned, and more.

Presidential candidate Donald Trump is vowing to crack down on cartels -- as if law enforcement hasn't been trying that for years. (Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons)

Judge Rules NYC Pot Shop Crackdown Unconstitutional, Trump Vows to Seize Cartel Assets, More... (10/30/24)

Arizona marijuana consumers will be able to get deliveries from pot shops beginning Friday, and more.

Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is still proud of his murderous past. (Creative Commons)

KY MedMJ Takes a Step Forward, Near 200 Dead in Sinaloa Cartel Clashes, More... (10/28/24)

A Kansas poll shows that lawmakers are well behind their constituents when it comes to marijuana policy, former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte is unrepentant in testimony about death squads and his drug war, and more.

Bullet holes in the windshield of the car carrying former Bolivian President Evo Morales. (Morales handout)

DeSantis Takes Flak for Spending State Funds to Defeat Pot Init, Evo Morales Claims Assassination Attempt, More... (10/28/24)

New York marijuana regulators crack down on a THC-caffeine product, and more.

San Joaquin County, California, welfare recipients may have to submit to drug testing if county officials think they're on drugs. (Creative Commons)

NE MedMJ Inits Lead in New Poll, Mexican Army Kills 19 Sinaloa Cartel Gunmen, More... (10/24/24)

New Hampshire gubernatorial candidates split on marijuana legalization, a Central California county will vote on requiring welfare recipients to undergo drug tests, and more.

California's state government touts its efforts to suppress the marijuana black market. (ca.gov)

WA Governor Candidates Spar over Fentanyl, UT Poll Shows Half Ready for Legal Weed, More... (10/23/24)

Just announced California marijuana seizures show the black market remains alive and well, and more.

Pink cocaine or "tusi." The pink powder is named after the phenethylamine series 2C-B and may actually contain that substance.

PR Governor Supports Careful Drug Decrim, Mendo Pot Farmers Catch a Break, More... (10/18/24)

The DEA is ringing the alarm bell about the synthetic drug "pink cocaine" in New York City, and more.

The Amazon rain forest in Ecuador. There is coca growing somewhere down there, and the Ecuadorian military is looking for it. (Creative Commons)

US Army Bans Delta-8 THC Products, Ecuador Sees Increased Coca Cultivation, More... (10/16/24)

A pair of Canadian activists arrested for selling "safe supply" drugs are challenging the country's drug law, Delaware's governor signs a marijuana banking protection bill, and more.

Mexican lime producers are being targeted by drug cartels that want to expand their extortionate operations. (Creative Commons)

Kamala Harris Says She Will Federally Legalize Marijuana, NJ Hemp Conundrum, More... (10/14/24)

The Mexican federal government has sent hundreds of troops into the country's lime-producing heartland to help growers fend off drug cartels, and more.

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