BOSTON, Mass. (WLNE) — A report from the Boston Police Department has provided more details in the undercover Human Trafficking Unit operation that led to the Saturday arrest of a Fall River police officer. Mitchell Walsh, 28, was arrested and charged with several counts including enticement of a child under 16, sexual conduct for a fee […]

The 2025 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) is an annual report by the Department of State to Congress prepared in accordance with the Foreign Assistance Act. It describes the efforts of key countries to attack all aspects of the international drug trade in Calendar Year 2024. Volume I covers drug and chemical control activities. […]

Jamaica continues to grapple with its dual role as both “a significant producer of illicit drugs and a key transit country for narcotics destined for North America and Europe,” according to the 2025 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) released recently by the U.S. Department of State. The annual report, compiled by the Bureau for International Narcotics […]

Here’s where every U.S. senator stands on marijuana-related issues, including legalization, decriminalization, and the SAFER Banking Act, and more. The detailed guide below breaks down where all 100 U.S. senators stand on key cannabis reforms—from recreational and medical legalization to decriminalization, the SAFER Banking Act (to allow marijuana banking nationwide), and federal rescheduling. The senators […]

Malta Today Government will amend the law regulating cannabis use and the Authority for the Responsible Use of Cannabis (ARUC). One of the amendments concerns the legal definition of cannabis, as government aims to correct the language used, replacing “cannabinoid” with “cannabidiol (CBD)”. This would classify CBD a non-narcotic drug that lacks psychoactive effects. Furthermore, […]

Researchers affiliated with McMaster University in Ontario assessed Canadian marijuana market trends during the five years immediately following legalization. They reported: “RCL [recreational cannabis legalization]implementation was followed by an immediate reduction and sustained declining trend in the illegal cannabis market, suggesting RCL is achieving one of the government’s goals by ‘keeping profits out of the […]