California Judge Throws Out Hmong Farmers’ Discrimination Claims
On September 12, a federal judge in Sacramento ruled that sheriff’s deputies and other officials in Northern California’s…
Khat Thrives in Independent Somaliland
Here’s a telling irony. We think of Somalia as a country that has basically had no functioning government…
Yemen Hashish Pipeline Thrives Amid War
Despite Saudi Arabia’s penchant for beheading hashish smugglers, the stuff just keeps coming in—especially from its southern neighbor Yemen.…
Ohio: College to Test Medical Marijuana
It has been a year and counting since Ohio passed its medical marijuana law in June 2016, and…
Colombia: Cocaleros Resist Forced Eradication
Colombia’s government—under pressure from Washington—is pushing ahead with plans to forcibly eradicate 50,000 hectares of coca leaf this…
Is Anti-Drug Strongman of the Philippines in Bed with Narco Gangs?
Is it really possible that Philippine President Rodirgo Duterte—who has unleashed a “War on Drugs,” which has now…
Trump Overturns Ban on Military Gear for Police
President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week, overturning Barack Obama‘s 2015 directive that barred local police…
California: Pot Raids Continue Despite Countdown to Legalization
It’s an ominous sign that even as California is on a countdown to cannabis legalization, set to take…
Morocco: Political Blow to Cannabis Legalization Effort
Morroco has long been the world’s leading cannabis producer, but the conservative monarchy has managed to keep any…
Mexico: Cartels Kill Another Journalist
Yet another Mexican journalist was slain on Tuesday, as the cartels continue to exact vengeance on any who…
Drug ‘Defelonization’ Approved in Oregon
A bill signed by Oregon Governor Kate Brown last week makes the Beaver State the latest to reduce the…
Boston City Fathers: Cannabis Bad, Nazis OK
After last weekend’s horrorshow in Charlottesville, it’s a relief that the white supremacist hate-fest planned for Boston on…
Venezuela Massacre Latest Sign of Latin America’s Prison Crisis
At least 37 were killed as a prison in southern Venezuela exploded into rebellion, authorities said on Wednesday.…
Philippines: Duterte Calls for Genocide Against Drug Users
Police in the Philippines killed 32 people in a wave of anti-drug operations north of the capital, Manila—making…
Is CBD Legal? Indiana Cops Don’t Seem to Know Either
Amid the legal ambiguities about the status of cannabidiol (CBD), authorities in one state that has cracked down…
Creeper Pace for Texas Medical Marijuana Program
It has been a long, slow ride for patients hoping to get access to cannabis in the Lone…
Concern over Pot Cultivation Eco-Impacts—But EPA Won’t Regulate
Pollution from outlaw cannabis grows deep in California’s national forests is far worse than previously thought, and has…
Duterte Still Defiant on Draconian Drug War
The Philippines’ ultra-hardline President Rodrigo Duterte met in Manila on Tuesday with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and…
Drug Kingpin, Said to Be El Chapo’s Godson, Captured at Calexico
A 29-year-old man believed to be the godson of Mexican narco lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán was indicted…
Ann Coulter Claims Pot ‘Makes People Retarded’
Far-right pundit Ann Coulter unleashed typical bombast in her latest tirade against cannabis legalization—and threw in some very unsubtle racism. Newsweek noted the…
