Mexican Drug War

Harvesting coca crops in Colombia. The Segunda Marquetalia guerrilla faction has imposed peace in Narino. (DEAMuseam.net)

DEA Increases Quotas for Psychedelic Research, Sinaloa Cartel Infighting Death Toll Rises, More... (9/23/24)

New Hampshire lawmakers are already rolling out marijuana reform proposals for next year, peace has come -- at least for now -- to a troubled Colombian coca-producing province, and more.

The odor of burnt marijuana is not sufficient probable cause to search a vehicle, the Illinois Supreme Court has ruled.

Methadone Rules to Be Eased Next Month, GA Pharmacy Begins Selling MedMJ Despite DEA Warning, More... (9/20/24)

The Illinois Supreme Court rules the odor of burnt weed is not probable cause to search a vehicle, Mexico's president says the US shares the blame for cartel violence in Sinaloa, and more.

Senate Chuck Grassley (R-IA) gives his anti-analogue legislation another shot. (senate.gov)

DEA Simplified "Accepted Medical Use" Drugs Standard, Four Face Death Penalty for Drugs in Bali, More... (9/17/24)

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

Coca Nasa products. The company is suing Coca-Cola over trademark issues. (Coca Nasa)

Biden Signs Bill to Study Illicit Drug Financing, Colombian Coca Company Sues Coca-Cola in Trademark Fight, More... (9/16/24)

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

A peaceful scene in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexican. Things are not so peaceful these days. (Creative Commons)

Japan to Punish Pot Use with Up to Seven Years in Prison, NE MedMJ Inits Certified for Ballot, More... (9/13/24)

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has filed a marijuana legalization bill in Pennsylvania, the Mexican city of Culiacan is at a standstill amid fears of intra-cartel clashes, and more.

Zurich, Switzerland. The city seems happy with its year-old pilot program of legal marijuana sales. (Pixabay)

Usual Suspects Oppose North Dakota Legalization Init, Fears Rise of Sinaloa Cartel Civil War, More... (9/12/24)

Massachusetts psychedelic initiative analyzed, Zurich legal weed pilot program evaluated at the one-year mark, and more.

Mexican soldiers out fighting the cartels. (Creative Commons)

IA Push for Fentanyl Test Strip Legalization, Case of Kidnapped Cartel Leader Grows More Bizarre, More... (8/22/24)

A poll of polls finds strong support for marijuana legalization but less so than two years ago, South Dakota medical marijuana operators are complaining about delta-8 and delta-10 THC products, and more.

In the hash fields of Morocco in pre-legalization times. (Cannabis Culture)

FL Legal Pot Campaign Maintains Huge Funding Advantage, Morocco Pardons Pot Farmers, More... (8/21/24)

New York state has now passed half a billion dollars in legal marijuana sales, a factional dispute within the Sinaloa Cartel is heating up and turning deadly, and more.

Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA). The nonagerian drug warrior is worried marijuana rescheduling is moving too fast. (senate.gov)

New FL Polls Split on Legalization Initiative, Mexico Investigates Drug Kingpin's Delivery to US, More... (8/14/24

Long-time congressional drug warrior Chuck Grassley has concerns about marijuana rescheduling, Maine utilities regulators don't bite on an offer from the power company to rat out illegal marijuana grows, and more.

Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada, head of the Sinaloa Cartel. He is now in US custody, but his arrest is unlikely to dent the flow of dope north. (State Department)

US Nabs Sinaloa Cartel Head, MN Opens Applications for First Adult-Use Pot Licenses, More... (7/26/24)

Drug cartel clashes in southern Mexico are creating a refugee flow into Guatemala, an Oregon initiative that would require marijuana businesses to have "labor peace" agreements is poised to make the ballot, and more.

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