Drug Policy

• Drug Busts As Make-Work for Superfluous Cops, Jacob Sullum, May 25, 2012
• Obama Still Bogarting Nation's Joints, Man., Nick Gillespie, May 25, 2012
• “It’s nice to see a popular Democrat take a strong stance against the drug war.”, Damon W. Root, May 24, 2012
• George Soros and Other Lefty Moneybags Types Aren't Primarying Lousy Old Democrats Because the Party Is More Ideologically Diverse! Wait, What?, Matt Welch, May 24, 2012
• Support for Pot Legalization Crosses 50 Percent, With 56 Percent of Americans Now In Favor of Treating it Like Booze, Mike Riggs, May 22, 2012
• Asset Forfeiture: “A Process of Government Enrichment That Often Is Indistinguishable from Robbery”, Damon W. Root, May 21, 2012
• DC Capitol Hemp Shutting Down: Obama's War on Drugs to Blame, Joshua Swain, Kennedy & Nick Gillespie, May 21, 2012
• We Had to Kill the Villagers to Save Americans From the Cocaine They Want, Jacob Sullum, May 18, 2012
• Will President Obama Commute Clarence Aaron’s Sentence?, Ed Krayewski, May 16, 2012
• Poll: 74 Percent of Americans, Including 67 Percent of Republicans, Want Obama to End Medical Marijuana Crackdown, Mike Riggs, May 16, 2012
• How Psychiatrists Make Drugs More Addictive, Jacob Sullum, May 14, 2012
• Moms Say, "No More Drug War!", Zach Weissmueller, May 13, 2012
• Former Polish President "Evolves" on Drug Policy, Doesn't Apologize For His Awful Drug Law, Ed Krayewski, May 11, 2012
• She Stole His Heroin, So She Was the Victim, Jacob Sullum, May 10, 2012
• Will Oregon's Next Attorney General Uphold Its Medical Marijuana Law?, Jacob Sullum, May 10, 2012
• Medical Marijuana Is Not An "Issue of Significance" to Mitt Romney, Peter Suderman, May 10, 2012
• As 25 More Denver Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Shut Their Doors To Keep the Feds Away, There's Talk of the Need to "clean up the industry" and Help "the kids" by Banning Sign Spinners, or Banning Medical Pot Advertising Entirely, Lucy Steigerwald, May 9, 2012
• Connecticut Legislature Approves Medical Marijuana; Governor Expected to Sign, Scott Shackford, May 6, 2012
• Will Obama Pay a Political Price for His Medical Marijuana Crackdown?, Jacob Sullum, May 4, 2012
• Cops in Cruisers Sniff Out Cars Carrying Pot Smokers, Jacob Sullum, May 4, 2012
• Former Drug Czar John Walters: Dumber Than You May Think, Jacob Sullum, May 3, 2012
• Why Is Nurse Jackie's Drug Habit a Problem?, Jacob Sullum, May 3, 2012
• The Real Breaking Bad: How the Drug War Creates Collateral Damage, Paul Detrick, May 3, 2012
• Teen Pot Smoking 'Surges' While Staying the Same, Jacob Sullum, May 2, 2012
• Mainstream Media Outlets Are Buying the Drug Czar’s “Third Way” Lie, Hook, Line, and Sinker, Mike Riggs, May 2, 2012
• College Student Daniel Chong Attempted Suicide After DEA Agents Locked Him in a Small Cell Without Food or Water for Five Days, Mike Riggs, May 2, 2012
• Dianne Feinstein: 'Just Say No' Is the Solution to Prohibition-Related Violence, Jacob Sullum, May 1, 2012
• How the Obama Administration Plans to Convince Progressives That it Ended the War on Drugs, Mike Riggs, May 1, 2012
• Tiny Painkiller Junkies?, Jacob Sullum, May 1, 2012
• Huffington Post Reporter Asks Eric Holder Why Obama Was Less Than Truthful to Rolling Stone About Marijuana Laws, Lucy Steigerwald, April 30, 2012
• Why Is the Center for American Progress Enabling Obama's Drug War Lies?, Mike Riggs, April 30, 2012
• GOP-Controlled Legislature Passes a Medical Marijuana Bill; Democratic Governor Plans to Veto It, Jacob Sullum, April 27, 2012
• Judge Upholds Dutch Policy Banning Foreigners From Cannabis Cafés, Jacob Sullum, April 27, 2012
• Rick Scott's Thirst for Urine Will Remain Unslaked, Jacob Sullum, April 27, 2012
• Kennedy, Nick Gillespie and Matt Welch Talk 2012 Presidential Race, Anthony L. Fisher, Matt Welch, Kennedy & Nick Gillespie, April 27, 2012
• Seriously, This Is What's Passing for Liberal Political Discourse These Days, Matt Welch, April 27, 2012
• Obama Tries to Rewrite His History of Promising Forbearance for Medical Marijuana Suppliers, Jacob Sullum, April 25, 2012
• The Best Answer to Crackdowns on Medical Marijuana? A Medical Marijuana Vending Machine., Lucy Steigerwald, April 24, 2012
• Why is the Bankrupt Fed Gov't Taking Roger Clemens to Court Over Steroid Lies?, Nick Gillespie, April 23, 2012
• Connecticut Medical Marijuana Legalization Gets Closer, But Politicians Still Have Some Stupid, Cruel, and Anti-Market Objections, Lucy Steigerwald, April 20, 2012
• Lynching Charlie Lynch, a Medical Marijuana Martyr: Q&A with Documentarian Rick Ray, April 20, 2012
• Was Lawrence O'Donnell High as a Kite When He Said That Obama Would Might Legalize Drugs if Given a Second Term?, Nick Gillespie, April 19, 2012
• Obama Administration Wants Businesses to Drug Test Workers, April 18, 2012
• Former U.S. Prosecutor Who Took Down Marc Emery Calls for Legalization, But Doesn't Regret Prosecution of "Prince of Pot", Lucy Steigerwald, April 18, 2012
• Crack Cocaine, Mandatory Minimums, and the Supreme Court, Damon W. Root, April 18, 2012
• Your Government: Committed to Keeping the Drug Market As Dangerous As Possible, Jacob Sullum, April 17, 2012
• Why Medical Marijuana Providers Are Opposing Legalization Efforts in Washington and Colorado, Mike Riggs, April 16, 2012
• Reminder to the Rest of the Summit of the Americas Attendees: Canada Has No Interest in Legalizing Drugs, Lucy Steigerwald, April 13, 2012
• FDA Holds Hearing to Consider Over-the-Counter Naloxone Sales, Brian Doherty, April 13, 2012
• More From George Will on the Costs of Drug Prohibition, Jacob Sullum, April 12, 2012
• Florida Drug Warriors Say They Had to Erase Possibly Incriminating Surveillance Video—for Their Own Protection, Jacob Sullum, April 11, 2012
• Spanish Village Votes "No" on Big Field of Revenue-Raising, Probably Illegal Marijuana, Lucy Steigerwald, April 10, 2012
• San Francisco Bay Guardian Columnist Sad Oaksterdam Raid Turning People Off of Big Government, Lucy Steigerwald, April 9, 2012
• The Government's Medical Meddling Hurts Pain Patients, Jacob Sullum, April 9, 2012
• Katherine Mangu-Ward on the Medical Marijuana Business in The Wall Street Journal, April 9, 2012
• Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Puts Up Pro-Legalization Billboard, Lucy Steigerwald, April 6, 2012
• Oaksterdam Founder, Prop. 19 Funder, Driven Out of His Peaceful, Productive Business by Government, Brian Doherty, April 6, 2012
• George Will: Drug Prohibition Is an Awful Flop. We Like It., Jacob Sullum, April 5, 2012
• What We Saw at the San Francisco Marijuana Rally, April 5, 2012
• Kennedy and Paul Feine to discuss the Oaksterdam raid on KFI 640, Paul Feine, April 2, 2012
• Capitol Hemp Shuts Down As Government-Selected Vendors Plan to Grow Pot in D.C., Jacob Sullum, April 2, 2012
• Washington State Reporter Wears Bulletproof Vest, Thinks SWAT Narcotics Raid is Totally Awesome, Lucy Steigerwald, March 30, 2012
• Some Canadian Health Experts Have Noticed The Drug War and "Tough on Crime" Things Not Working So Well, Lucy Steigerwald, March 28, 2012
• Why Whitney Houston Died: Drugs, Heart Disease Played Roles, Nick Gillespie, March 22, 2012
• Smells Like Multiple Fourth Amendment Violations, Jacob Sullum, March 22, 2012
• It Might Be Premature to Blame 'Meth Babies' for Imposing 'Tremendous Burdens on Society', Jacob Sullum, March 19, 2012
• Marijuana Smuggler Who Served 30 Years in Prison Wants to Convince Florida Old Folks to Support Medical Marijuana, Lucy Steigerwald, March 16, 2012
• Drug War Incompatible with Human Rights, Says Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, Brian Doherty, March 16, 2012
• Marijuana's Disappearing Stigma, Jacob Sullum, March 16, 2012
• Bill Bennett Takes Drug Policy Advice From Bruce Springsteen, Jacob Sullum, March 15, 2012