Somalia Backtracks on Khat Ban
On Tuesday, Somalia agreed to lift its recently imposed ban on imports of the mildly psychoactive leaf khat after…
September 14, 2016
Cops to Get ‘Potalyzers’ for Roadside Marijuana Tests
Researchers at Stanford University have developed a “potalyzer”—a device that can detect human THC levels, so cops can…
September 12, 2016
DEA Declares War on Kratom
Last month, when the DEA dashed activist hopes for a rescheduling of cannabis, it also issued another lesser-noted decision—to put…
September 9, 2016
North Dakota to Get Armed Police Drones
National Public Radio’s The Two-Way blog reports that North Dakota police forces are about to get the nation’s first weaponized…
September 9, 2016
Philippines: Anti-Narco Dictatorship Consolidating?
Rodrigo Duterte, the ultra-hardline president of the Philippines, ominously declared a “state of lawlessness” after a Sept. 2…
September 7, 2016
Secret Aerial Surveillance Provokes Outrage in Baltimore
Officials and civil rights advocates in Baltimore are expressing outrage over revelations that a private company has been…
September 6, 2016
Iran: Outrage Over Mass Execution of Drug Convicts
International outrage over the mounting wave of executions in Iran reached another milestone last week, when 12 drug convicts were…
September 2, 2016
Report: Deadly Underside of Rio Olympics
With the Summer Olympics over, the world media are moving on—but Rio de Janeiro’s poor favela dwellers are left to contend…
September 1, 2016
‘Voluntary’ Drug Testing Comes to New Jersey School District
From New Jersey comes the unwelcome news that the Lacey Township Board of Education has voted to approve a…
August 19, 2016
Justice Department to End Use of Private Prisons
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced plans on Thursday to phase out its use of private prisons. Deputy Attorney General Sally…
August 19, 2016