drug war

Moms Can Lead the Fight to End the Drug War

I teared up as I watched Leroy Walker Sr., whose son was killed in the recent mass shooting in Maine,…

November 28, 2023

Global Drug War Funding Must Be Key Focus of US Advocacy

In October, over 1,400 drug policy reform advocates and activists from at least 24 countries gathered in the Arizona desert.…

November 22, 2023

He Fought Rockefeller Laws That Cost Him 10 Years. Now He Sells Cannabis.

I know the horrors of the failed War on Drugs," Terrence Stevens said heavily. Convicted in 1992 under New York's…

November 15, 2023

China to Target Fentanyl Precursors, Deepening the Synthetic Drug War

China has reportedly agreed to crack down on companies that manufacture and export fentanyl precursors, a key deliverable for President…

November 14, 2023

“Drug Legalization Handbook” Urges Individual Reparations, Repealing CSA

It’s time to end prohibition and instead legalize and regulate all drugs, according to a new Reason Foundation report from…

November 1, 2023

Marijuana Possession More Than One-Quarter of 2022 Drug Arrests, FBI Says

Arrests for marijuana made up nearly one-third of all drug arrests in the United States in 2022, according to a…

October 18, 2023

UK to Criminalize Possession of Laughing Gas by End of 2023

The United Kingdom will ban nitrous oxide, AKA laughing gas, by the end of 2023, scheduling it as a Class…

September 26, 2023

Another Record Coca Crop in Colombia, But Context Has Changed

Colombia set a new record for coca production in 2022. This isn't surprising, when the country is established as the…

September 15, 2023

Rich Countries’ $1 Billion in Foreign “Aid” to Drive Global Drug War

The United States, Europe and other rich nations give hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign “aid” to fund the…

September 13, 2023

São Paulo Drug-War Massacre Ends as Second-Deadliest on Record

On September 5, São Paulo military police ended a 40-day massacre that left at least 28 people dead. Operation Shield…

September 12, 2023