Before and After: What We Learned About the “Hemisphere” Program After Suing the DEA
By Dave Maass As the year draws to a close, so has EFF’s long-running Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against the Drug Enforcement Agency about…
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DEA Grants Pharmaceutical Company Monopoly on Medical CBD
By Carey Wedler News circulated recently that the DEA had rescheduled cannabidiol (CBD), the nonpsychoactive ingredient in cannabis, but the technicalities of the agency’s decision…
DEA Plans to Expand License Plate Surveillance Program
By Michael Maharrey The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) plans to expand a surveillance program that tracks the location of millions of everyday people through pictures…
Government Surveillance: Those Signs Showing Your Speed May Be Spying On You
By Mac Slavo Those signs that show you how fast you are traveling may be a part of a United States government surveillance program. That…
DEA Claims Synthetic THC Made by a Group of Criminals is Safer Than Actual Marijuana
By Matt Agorist As the Free Thought Project previously reported, one of the manufacturers of a fentanyl drug was exposed for lobbying against marijuana, while…
Gang Of Thieves: DEA Stole $3.2 Billion In Cash From Innocent People In Only A Decade
By Justin Gardner A bombshell report from the Inspector General (IG) at the Department of Justice has exposed the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for the…
DEA Just Quietly Removed Document About Marijuana Health Risks From Website
By Jack Burns The Drug Enforecment Agency (DEA) quietly removed a 45-page document from its website which had long been criticized for stating inaccuracies and making…
Former DEA “Chief Propagandist” Says Agency Knows Cannabis Is Safe, Keeps It Illegal for Profit
By Justin Gardner A former “chief propagandist” for the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), now turned cannabis advocate, made startling comments at the recent Marijuana for…
25 Lies About Cannabis On The DEA Website — Refuted By The DEA Itself In 2016
By Justin Gardner With eight states legalizing recreational cannabis and 26 other states legalizing medical cannabis use, federal government is the biggest obstacle to freedom…
CBD Ban? DEA Tries to Reclassify Non-THC Cannabis Oil as Schedule 1
By Makia Freeman A CBD ban appears to have been put in place by the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration), an agency of the US Government….
Time Is Running Out To Stop Kratom Ban – Need Comments To DEA
By Brandon Turbeville When the DEA announced that it was backing off of its decision to go through emergency procedures to place kratom on the…
DEA Reverses Kratom Ban in Stunning Victory Against the War on Drugs
By Jake Anderson In a stunning reversal, the DEA has withdrawn its proposal to ban kratom and temporarily suspended efforts to make it a Schedule…
DEA Just Squandered Tens of Thousands on a Single Bust to “Eradicate” Non-Existent Pot Plants
By Claire Bernish Despite mountains of evidence shredding the DEA’s claim cannabis has no medical value, the agency continues to wage war on the invaluable…
Drug War Failure: Thanks to DEA Protecting Big Pharma More Babies Born Addicted to Opioids than Ever
By Justin Gardner Over the past two decades, an opioid epidemic has emerged in the U.S., with prescription pain pills and heroin topping the list…