DEA Partners With Anti-Marijuana Group To Spread Memes Claiming Cannabis Is Linked To Suicide, Depression And Low Sperm Count

DEA Blames Legal Marijuana States For Inadvertently Aiding Cartels While Also Admitting That Prohibition States Create Illegal Market Opportunities

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) says that states that have legalized marijuana are providing cover for illicit cultivation operations by foreign cartels—while at the same time implicitly acknowledging that ongoing prohibition in other states creates opportunities for that cannabis to be sold on the illegal market. The agency’s 2025 National Drug Threat Assessment that was released on Thursday includes a section on marijuana trafficking…

DEA Partners With Anti-Marijuana Group To Spread Memes Claiming Cannabis Is Linked To Suicide, Depression And Low Sperm Count

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is teaming up with an anti-marijuana organization to mark "National Prevention Week," promoting a campaign that encourages people to share memes with dubious claims about the effects of cannabis-including the theory that it is a "gateway drug" to using other substances. The memes run the gamut, citing certain reports and studies that have been contradicted by other research. One meme claims that cannabis…