DEA Judge Orders Agency to Address Claims it Worked Against Rescheduling, Malay State Proposes Drug Testing Concertgoes, More... (1/8/25)
Ukraine has officially registered its first medical marijuana product, and more.
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The Project Weber/RENEW safe injection site in Providence, RI, will soon be open for business. (Creative Commons)
RI Safe Injection Site Has Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Tuesday, IL Supreme Court Rules Smell of Weed is Grounds for Vehicle Search, More... (12/9/24)
Paraguay's top antidrug agency is going to stop working with the DEA, the Trump transition team wants to meet with tech and social media companies about illicit online drug sales, and more.
Florida's Hillsborough County Sheriff, Chad Chronister, has withdrawn his name from consideration as DEA head. Chad, we hardly knew ye. (Hillsborough SO)
Trump DEA Nominee Withdraws, Reform Groups Slam NY Marijuana Regulators, More... (12/4/24)
The Drug Policy Alliance and Harm Reduction International have issued a report on US spending on the global drug war--to the tune of $13 billion in the last decade--and more.
Products containing tianeptine, now banned as a controlled substance in North Carolina. (FDA)
PA Lawmakers Unveil Legal Pot Plan, NC "Gas Station Heroin" Ban Now in Effect, More... (12/3/24)
A DEA administrative law judge held a largely procedural hearing on marijuana rescheduling Monday, a leading Australian medical body calls for drug decriminalization, and more.
Amnesty International researchers at a press conference announcing the release of their new report on the Philippines drug war. (Mauricia Donaldo/Amnesty International)
Trump Nominates FL Sheriff to Head DEA, Costa Rica Court Nixes Legal Weed, More... (12/2/24)
A DEA administrative law judge rejects a request to remove the agency from its role in the rescheduling process, Amnesty International issues a report scorching the Philippines' drug war, and more.
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.
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales has been barred by the courts from serving again as president. (Creative Commons)
DEA Sued Over Marijuana Rescheduling Process, Australian State Okays Drug Checking Program, More... (11/12/24)
Idaho activists have filed a ballot measure to legalize the possession and cultivation of personal use amounts of marijuana, say goodbye to Evo Morales, and more.
Psilocybin mushrooms. They could soon be legal to grow and eat in Massachusetts if a new poll is correct. (Creative Commons)
MA Poll Has Psychedelic Legalization Init With Narrow Lead; Colombia Proposes Regulation of Coca, Poppy Crops, More... (11/1/24)
A DEA administrative law judge has pushed back the timeline on marijuana rescheduling, the State Departments holds a follow-up meeting to the global summit on addressing synthetic drugs, 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.