Drug-Related Initiatives on State Ballots This Year [FEATURE]
The initiative and referendum process has long been a tool for advancing progressive drug policy reforms. This year is different.
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A Boston street. Marijuana is on the minds of voters and regulators alike in the Bay State. (Creative Commons)
Daily Drug War Digest -- September 22, 2026
MA marijuana regulators are working to overhaul the system, Latin American countries are joining the US in designating drug trafficking groups as foreign terrorist organizations, and more.
Medical marijuana is now the unchallenged law of the land in the Cornhusker State. (Creative Commons)
Daily Drug War Digest -- September 15, 2026
The Nebraska Supreme Court shuts down the final challenge to the state's voter-approved medical marijuana law; thousands march to demand peace in cartel faction violence-plagued Sinaloa, Mexico, and more.
An Arizona initiative would designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organizations. (Creative Commons)
Daily Drug War Digest -- September 1, 2026
A new Louisiana law mandates prison time for pot possession in a school zone (including universities), an Arizona initiative would label drug cartels terrorist organizations, and more.
Pete Hegseth addresses the hemispheric anti-drug coalition. (DOD)
Daily Drug War Digest - August 13, 2026
Pot use is at near or record highs, Hegseth warns of ICC interest in US boat strike killings, and more.
The US military killed two people in this June attack on a suspected "drug boat." (Department of Defense)
New WOLA Report Details Trump Administration's "Drug Boat" Killing Spree, Shows Paths to Accountability [FEATURE]
The serial killers are still on the loose.
In Afghan fields, not enough poppies now grow for Iran to seize and turn into pharmaceuticals. (UNODC)
Ohio House Okays Hemp and Marijuana Bill, Mexico President Says No US Military Action Inside Mexico, More... (11/24/25)
Iran is suffering an unforeseen consequence of Afghanistan's opium ban, Ohio lawmakers move to regulate -- not ban -- intoxicating hemp products, and more.
Venezuela and its leader, Nicolas Maduro, are in the crosshairs of Trump's anti-cartel efforts. (DEA.gov)
Trump Deploys More US Navy Ships in Cartel Fight, Colombia Takes First Step Toward Legalizing Weed, More... (8/29/25)
Delaware's governor vetoes a bill that would have easing zoning restrictions on pot shops, the Anchorage, Alaska, Assembly tables a pot social consumption ordinance, and more.
President Trump threatens to sic the US military on drug cartels. (Gage Skidmore/Creative Commons)
Trump Directs Military to Go After Cartels, Massachusetts Init Would End Legal Pot Sales, More... (8/11/25)
Mexico's president says no US troops will operate in her country, Trump considers marijuana rescheduling after $1 million-a-plate fundraiser with pot investors, more.
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.