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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.

President Biden issued more than 1,500 clemencies and pardons today. (Creative Commons)

Biden Issues 1,500 Pardons and Commutations, Drug OD Decline Accelerates, More... (12/12/24)

The House passes a defense spending bill without a provision to bar the marijuana testing of military recruits, New York regulators issue more legal pot business licenses, 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.

At least 200,000 people were busted for pot last year. That's down from around 900,000 a year two decades ago. (Creative Commons)

Two Hundred Thousand Pot Arrests Last Year, CA Emergency Hemp THC Ban Now in Effect, More... (9/25/24)

A pair of Democratic senators file a bill to keep fentanyl out of federal prisons, President Biden addresses the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats, and more.

A ten percent decline in overdose deaths is good news, indeed, but there are still nearly 100,000 a year. (Creative Commons)

Fatal Drug Overdoses Are in Dramatic Decline [FEATURE]

The numbers are still horrifically high, but dropping fast, for a variety of reasons.

Drug overdose deaths declined by more than 10% in the past year. (Pixabay)

Dramatic Drop in Overdose Deaths Reported, Idaho Marijuana Legalization Init Filed, More... (9/19/24)

The Democratic candidate for governor in West Virginia says legalize marijuana, the Seattle city council approves neighborhood exclusion orders for drug offenders, and more.

Joe Biden is still president, and today, he issued a national security memorandum on fentanyl. (whitehouse.gov)

NYC Illicit Pot Shop Crackdown Having Effect, MA Senate Approves Safe Injection Sites, More... (7/31/24)

President Biden issues a national security memorandum on fentanyl, the Philippine House of Representatives approves a medical marijuana bill, and more.

Market Street in San Francisco's Tenderloin district, home to many of the city's welfare recipients. (Creative Commons)

San Francisco Could Pay Welfare Recipients to Stay Drug-Free, MA Safe Injection Site Hearing, More... (7/29/24)

The ACLU of Missouri is suing over state officials punishing a probationer for using medical marijuana; Glasgow, Scotland, is seeking to open a drug checking site, and more.

Nitazenes. The powerful synthetic opioids are showing up in Australia's cocaine supply. (Creative Commons)

JD Vance on Marijuana Policy, Australia's Cocaine is Being Cut with Nitazenes, More... (7/16/24)

A new Senate bill would offer protections for past marijuana users seeking federal employment, the Bahamas is moving to legalize medical and spiritual marijuana, and more.

Chronicle Magazine Review: The Baffler, No. 74, Altered States

Our first-ever magazine review. This smart and scrappy rag has earned it.

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