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The Drug Enforcement Administration announced in early 2024 that it would act on President Joe Biden’s call to reclassify marijuana, moving it from the tightly controlled Schedule I category that it has been in since 1970 to the less restrictive Schedule III status of the Controlled Substances Act. That triggered…

Experts warn that the decision is "shortsighted," as Haitian gangs increasingly fund their operations through drug trade links with cartels from other regions

The US Drug Enforcement Administration allegedly failed to properly report flagrant human rights violations which also included pistol-whipping, and Tasing suspects until they blacked out or vomited

A federal government watchdog is blasting the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration for failing to timely report human rights violations committed by Latin American law enforcement partners who admitted to torturing crime suspects

Federal law enforcement officials in Connecticut have announced criminal indictments against seven people in a case they're calling one of the largest counterfeit pill busts ever in New England

Decision that weakened power of government regulatory agencies sows confusion to already chaotic cannabis law

A specialized journalist said the Department of Justice is trying to get the imprisoned drug lord to disclose potential dealings with high ranking Mexican officials

A judge sentenced her to three years in prison describing her as "low-level drug mule."

Mike Vigil said that since the cartel leader is unhealthy and relatively old, there is practically no deal the U.S. can offer that will entice him to cooperate

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is closing two of its offices in China, a move that comes even as the agency struggles to disrupt the flow of precursor chemicals from the country that have fueled a fentanyl epidemic

Fentanyl overdoses have become a leading cause of death for minors in the last 5 years or so — and social media, where tainted, fake prescription drugs can be obtained with just a few clicks, is part of the problem