150 Organizations Condemn Trump's Call for Drugs Death Penalty, While...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 26, 2018CONTACT: David Borden, Executive Director, StoptheDrugWar.org, borden@drcnet.orgMore Than 150 Organizations Condemn President Trump's Call to Execute People for...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Oklahoma Legalization Init, New DEA Opioid Regs, Sri Lanka to...
An Oklahoma marijuana legalization initiative is in the midst of signature gathering, the DEA announces new regulations aimed at the opioid crisis, Sri Lanka cites the Philippines' "success" as it...
View ArticleEVENT: Human Rights Challenge: Judicial and Extrajudicial Drug War Killings,...
Human Rights Challenge: Judicial and Extrajudicial Drug War Killings, in a Time of Authoritarianismread more
View ArticleChronicle AM: Malaysia Death Sentence for Cannabis Oil, OH MedMJ Delays,...
A Malaysian court has sentenced a man to death for providing cannabis oil to patients, a group of lawmakers asks the VA to study medical marijuana as an alternative to opioids, and more.[image:1...
View ArticleTrump’s Terrible, No Good Plan to Gin Up Worldwide Drug War [FEATURE]
President Trump is in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly, but he's going to kick off his appearance with an unofficial event aimed at promoting a tougher global line on drugs. He...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Trump Calls for "Stop and Frisk" in Chicago, Bangladesh's Bad...
Efforts to establish safe injection sites in Philadelphia and San Francisco hit some bumps in the road, President Trump calls for "stop and frisk" policing in Chicago, and more.[image:1 align:right...
View ArticleChronicle AM: PA US Attorney's SIJ Warning, Malaysia MedMJ Death Penalty...
The US Attorney for Eastern Pennsylvania tries to scare away a proposed safe injection site in Philadelphia, Malaysia's cabinet puts a "moratorium" on the death sentence for a medical marijuana...
View ArticleChronicle AM: Gallup Has MJ Legalization at 66%, UN Drug War "A Failure,"...
A new Gallup poll shows still rising support for marijuana legalization, a new report from the IDPC calls for a radical shift in UN drug control policies, Bangladesh moves toward passing a bill...
View ArticleTrump's Ghoulish Call for Even More Chinese Drug Executions [FEATURE]
In a pair of tweets last Wednesday, President Trump urged China to crack down on fentanyl, which he described as a "horror drug," and predicted "incredible results" if China would start executing...
View ArticleThe Year in Drugs II: Good, Bad, and Ugly Global Drug Policy in 2018 [FEATURE]
It's been a year we couldn't wait to put behind us, but as 2018 comes to an end, we can look back on some advances on the international drug policy front, as well as continued brutal and regressive...
View ArticleChronicle AM: NM Drug Defelonization Bill Filed, Egypt to Hang Drug...
Illinois police chiefs don't want home marijuana cultivation, legislators in the Dakotas in drug test legislating frenzy, Egypt is set to begin executing drug smugglers, and more.[image:1 align:left...
View ArticleChronicle AM: El Chapo Convicted on All Counts, NY Legal Pot Politics Heats...
The former leader of the Sinaloa Cartel has been found guilty on all counts at his trial in New York City, Sri Lanka advertises for hangmen as the president there vows to resume drug executions, South...
View ArticleChronicle AM: China Bans All Fentanyl Variants, DC Gets 76,000 Naloxone Kits,...
China bans all fentanyl variants, Sri Lanka is to resume drug executions, marijuana sentencing reform bills advance in Iowa and Texas, and more.[image:1 align:left caption:true]Marijuana PolicyFederal...
View ArticleChronicle AM: NC Overdose=Murder Bill Hearing Set, Malay MedMJ Provider...
It's a step back for harm reduction in one Michigan county, a potential step back in North Carolina, a Malay medical marijuana provider escapes the death penalty but stil faces hard time, and...
View ArticleChronicle AM: NH and VT Legalization Bills Delayed, Death Penalty for...
It's a tale of the good, the bad, and the ugly for marijuana legalization at the statehouse this week, Bahrain is set to execute two hash smugglers, and more.[image:1 align:left caption:true]Marijuana...
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