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Politics

Mexico’s New President ‘Ends’ Drug War — Or Does He?

President López Obrador announced a formal end to Mexico’s "war on drugs." But troops are still being...

Politics

The Year in Review: Global Steps Toward Cannabis Liberation in 2018

This year, 8 countries legalized cannabis for medical or adult use. Here’s a roundup of what...

Legal

Kansas Supreme Court: Pot Smell Justifies Police Search Without a Warrant

This ruling represents some giant steps backward for the state of Kansas — and the state...

Politics

Duterte Jokes About Using Medical Marijuana Amid Philippines Drug War

President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines claimed to use medical marijuana, then pulled back a few...

Politics

China, South Korea & Japan Warn Citizens Not to Consume Canadian Cannabis 

Some of the planet's most drug-intolerant governments are reacting with dismay to Canadian cannabis legalization —...

Politics

U.N. ‘Shadow Report’ Blasts Drug War as ‘Failure’

Will the U.N. take heed when it revisits the question of drug policy in 2019?

Politics

Activists Bash Trump’s ‘Global Call’ to Renew Drug War at U.N.

As the United Nations General Assembly met in New York this week, President Trump issued a...

Economics

In Denver, Marijuana Money Is Going Towards Fixing Homelessness

The Colorado city has raised the local tax on cannabis to 5.5 percent and funds will...

Politics

Sri Lanka to ‘Replicate’ the Philippines’ Drug-War Police State

Sri Lanka has announced that it will start hanging drug convicts, as leaders explicitly hope to...

Politics

Maine Moves Towards Recreational Cannabis Marketplace

Paul LePage has lied and obstructed to stop legal marijuana sales in Maine, and it didn’t...

Politics

Legal Cannabis Inches Forward in Jamaica

Many people associate Jamaica with cannabis, but the island is just starting to fully enact decriminalization.

Politics

DEA Changes Research Application Process for Schedule I Drugs

The DEA says an online application process will make studying Schedule I substances, like marijuana, more...

Economics

Report: All Drugs, Not Just Cannabis, Are Getting Stronger

A new report from the DEA illustrates that the decades-long War on Drugs has done little...

Politics

FDA Issues Warning Letters Over CBD Claims

Four CBD companies were warned on Tuesday to stop asserting that their products can achieve unproven...

Politics

Philippine Drug War Set to Reach New Depths

Anti-drug raids are killing thousands in the Philippines.

Legal

AG Sessions Escalates Drug War with New Sentencing Rules

Nostalgia for the 1980s and '90s is hot right now, and that retro fever seems to...

Politics

AG Sessions’ Right Hand Man Wants to Amp Up the Drug War

The uncertainty surrounding the Trump Administration's policy direction on cannabis enforcement has had a chilling effect...

Joint Opinions

Trump’s Drug War: Making Promises He Can’t Keep

Following failed drug policy could be costly for the nation.

Joint Opinions

Sessions Sworn in: Drug Warrior Now Runs the Justice Department

Jeff Sessions is now attorney general here's what we can expect next.

Cannabis

MMJ Moves Forward in South Africa

The cannabis revolution continues to march forward across the globe. In South Africa, where the plant...