Philippines

Amid increasing warnings from officials of the International Criminal Court about insufficient resources and a need to prioritize, the ICC's Chief Prosecutor on the second-to-last day of her term sought authorization from the court's pretrial chamber to proceed with an investigation into the Philippine drug war killings.

An Illinois marijuana equity bill heads for a House floor vote, a loosening of medical marijuana regulations during the pandemic may be made permanent in Pennsylvania, the Texas legislature advances bills to reduce penalties for pot concentrates and to study the therapeutic use of psychedelics, and more.

Medical marijuana is receiving attention at various state houses, a trio of US senators warn the Philippine government on imprisoned drug war critic Sen. Leila De Lima, the Iowa Senate looks resolutely backwards, and more.

We continue our series of events at international meetings -- online for the moment -- with another focusing on extrajudicial killings in the drug war and options for the international community to respond.

A California bill wound put an end to mandatory minimum sentences for some drug offenses, Toronto is moving to open safe injection sites in select homeless shelters, and more.

Jostling over who will be named Joe Biden's drug czar has begun, Arizona gets working on rules for the nascent legal marijuana industry, more cartel conflict in Mexico, and more.

Our October 27 event launched the "Stand with Human Rights and Democracy" campaign, linking drug war human rights issues to the world's big picture challenges of these times.

Our new video on Duterte's drug war violence and Trump's support for it launches the "Stand with Human Rights and Democracy" campaign. Please visit DemocracyStand.Global, sign up for the email list, and like the campaign's Facebook and Twitter pages.

New York should be advancing marijuana legalization early next year, Mexico's Senate should be voting on marijuana legalization by month's end, and more.

There is a landmark settlement in the killing of Breonna Taylor, the federal government hints at a move toward the use of hair follicle testing for federal employees, and more.