Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is widely viewed as the father of the American hemp industry, given his role as then-Senate Majority Leader in pushing across the finish line the 2018 farm bill that ...
As Congress moves toward passage of an appropriations bill that includes funding for the USDA and FDA, a fight over whether to regulate or ban products containing cannabinoids derived from hemp is ...
Since the beginning of September, the Trump administration has authorized at least 10 lethal attacks on suspected drug-carrying boats, killing at least 43 people. It claims the strikes are legal ...
Secretary of Defense Hegseth announces a new counter-narcotics task force in the Caribbean, Singapore again resorts to the death penalty for a drug offender, and more. Senate Republicans Block Effort ...
The US Virgin Islands ends vehicle searches based on the smell of weed, the drug czar's office is reviewing Drug Free Community grants to ensure they don't promote "the radical left's agenda," and ...
A San Francisco narc gets fired for having a sexual relationship with a snitch, a DHS officer heads for federal prison after getting stung, and more. In San Francisco, a veteran narcotics detective ...
Last Friday, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (NY-12), along with Cannabis Caucus Co-Chairs Dina Titus (NV-01) and Ilhan Omar (MN-05), and House Committee on Small Business Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) ...
Since 2014, Congress each year has included language in the annual CJS (Commerce-Justice-Science) appropriations prohibiting the government from using any of the funds to prevent states from ...
Another note from our friends at Harm Reduction International: Virtual registration for #HR25Bogotá is open! Can’t attend the Harm Reduction International Conference 2025 in Bogotá? HR25 Virtual ...
The program for the Harm Reduction International Conference 2025 (HR25) is out! The conference will take place in Bogotá, Colombia on 27-30 April 2025 at the Agora Bogotá Convention Center. (And there ...
StoptheDrugWar.org commends the arrest by Philippine authorities this morning of former President Rodrigo Duterte, under an International Criminal Court warrant served by Interpol. During his ...
President Trump has again called for using the death penalty against low-level drug law violators. During a meeting with governors last week, he pressed them to pass state death penalty laws for drug ...