Tag: drugs

An executive order reviving WMD language coincides with deadly US strikes at sea, prompting warnings of illegal force, mission creep, and echoes of Iraq-era justifications.

Ecuador says no to U.S. military expansion.

A short history of the long war on drugs in Latin America from Richard Nixon to Donald Trump.

ProPublica identified more than 150 products that were exempted from import bans since 2013.

With 87,000 drug overdose deaths reported from October 2023 to September 2024, this number is down from around 114,000 in the previous year.

A pre-Mother’s Day press conference featured mothers who have lost family members to overdose, who are asking lawmakers to change their approach.

An overdose prevention site in New York City continues its research-backed, lifesaving work.

Democrats urge Biden to prioritize marijuana reform by halting prosecutions and expanding clemency before leaving office.

President Biden’s Department of Justice takes historic steps to reclassify marijuana, aiming to end a ‘failed approach’ and recognize its medical benefits, sparking mixed reactions from lawmakers and advocates.

Awaiting a decision expected by June 2024, the case stands as a pivotal moment in America's ongoing struggle against opioid crisis.