The legalization of hemp in the 2018 farm bill had “an unintended consequence that has allowed for intoxicating hemp-derived ...

GENEVA – Airstrikes by the United States of America on boats in the Caribbean and the Pacific – allegedly linked to drug trafficking – violate international human rights law, UN High Commissioner for ...

What the US military is doing to alleged drug boats in waters off South America is the nautical equivalent of police officers ...

We are pleased to continue with the restarted Drug War Chronicle newsletter. This continuing fundraising drive is vital to bringing the newsletter and our longtime writer Phillip Smith back to full ...

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 ...

As you may be aware, the Chronicle was on a bit of a hiatus for much of this year. We are pleased today to publish the fifth issue of the Chronicle since our longtime writer Phillip Smith resumed his ...

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...