Congress

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.

President-elect Trump's FDA nominee holds some old-fashioned views on marijuana, Pittsburgh has an ordinance protecting the employment rights of medical marijuana patients, and more.

An Indiana group backed by Republicans calls for "safe and regulated" marijuana, but won't say the word "legalization," and more.

The Australian parliament will vote on a marijuana legalization bill this month, and more.

Another bill aimed at combatting the fentanyl trade advances in the House, the Florida marijuana legalization initiative campaign is getting very spendy, and more.

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 bill to reauthorize the drug czar's office has been filed, the Czech Republic is moving toward marijuana legalization, and more.

The head of the Senate Drug Caucus files a bill targeting imported drug analogs, the toll rises from Sinaloa Cartel factional strife, and more.

The White House has released its annual list of international drug war scofflaws, cartel faction violence continues in Sinaloa, and more.

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?