EACH Woman Act Would Allow Federal Medicaid Plans to Cover Abortion
New bill would kill the Hyde Amendment and also stop states from banning private insurance coverage of abortion.
Health
Immune Compromised Woman Dies of Measles: Are the Unvaccinated Legally Responsible?
Measles outbreak kills woman in Washington State.
Oakland Joins the World's Biggest Pot Shop to Battle the Feds
Is this how the war on weed ends?
How Libertarian Is Rand Paul on Drug Policy?
More than any other major-party presidential candidate, but there's room for improvement.
Bobby Jindal Signs Bills Reducing Pot Penalties and Authorizing Cannabis for Patients
Louisiana's marijuana laws, among the harshest in the country, become a bit less harsh.
Deferring to Congress, Roberts Takes Over Its Job
The chief justice saves Obamacare by rewriting the law.
Could a Hypertension Drug Rewire the Brains of Addicts?
A new study shows a blood pressure medication's potential to prevent relapses by erasing mental associations with alcohol and cocaine.
Defining Drugged Driving by THC Levels Makes Little Sense, Heritage Foundation Concedes
Paul Larkin suggests states should reduce BAC levels instead.
Anti-Pot Activist Concedes That Rescheduling Marijuana Would Facilitate Medical Research
"Schedule II is absolutely easier to research," says Kevin Sabet.
On Marijuana Policy, Rand Paul Leads Presidential Candidates of Both Parties
The Kentucky senator gets an A- from MPP, followed by Jim Webb with a B+.
Pot Prohibitionists for Medical Marijuana
Obstacles to research are crumbling, with support from drug warriors.
Bureaucratic Barriers to Medical Marijuana Research Are Crumbling
Even prohibitionists agree that the process for approving studies should be streamlined.
In Upholding Obamacare's Subsidies, Justice Roberts Rewrites the Law—Again
Time to start calling the Affordable Care Act SCOTUScare.
Battle Brewing Over Dutch Drones Scheduled to Drop Abortion Drugs in Poland
The "abortion drones" are scheduled to launch from Germany this Friday and deliver prohibited pills to Poland, where abortion remains mostly illegal.
Two Reviews Find Substantial Evidence That Marijuana Relieves Pain, Nausea, and Spasticity
The authors say the evidence supporting most other applications is weak.
Two Surveys Find That Almost All Regular Vapers Are Smokers
Fears that e-cigarettes lure nonsmokers into nicotine habits seem to be unfounded.
Sperm Apocalypse: Are You Just A Quarter of the Man Your Father Was?
Danish researcher claims that plastics and cosmetics are emasculating.
Obama Administration Eliminates Gratuitous Barrier to Medical Marijuana Research
Scientists studying therapeutic applications for cannabis will no longer need Public Health Service approval.
Shona Banda Faces Decades in Prison Because Her Son Questioned Anti-Pot Propaganda
A fifth-grader's comments about marijuana lead to felony charges against his mother.
Conservatarians Rising?
Charles C.W. Cooke on blending elements of the conservative and libertarian philosophies.
After Losing Custody of Her Son, Medical Marijuana Advocate Could Lose Her Freedom
Shona Banda faces decades in prison because her son questioned anti-pot propaganda.
Neil Peart: Rand Paul 'hates women and brown people'
Rush's famously Ayn Rand-inspired drummer/lyricist will only vote Democrat, because health care and compassion
Are We Creating Our Own Addiction Surge?
Rather than over-diagnosing, is psychiatry actually causing the maladies it laments?
Cops Raid Marijuana Dispensary, Destroy Surveillance Equipment, Eat Pot Brownies, Joke About Assaulting Amputee
Thought they'd disabled all the cameras
Canada's Supreme Court Outrages Bureaucrat by Letting Patients Have Their Cannabis and Eat It Too
Justices unanimously reject a rule restricting medical options to dried marijuana.
Outside Liberal La La Land, Obamacare is Sputtering
It's not easy to make medical socialism work
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves Ban on Federal Meddling With Medical Marijuana Laws
Eight Republicans and 13 Democrats voted for the rider, which passed the House last week.
How Certificate of Need Laws Harm the Health Care Market
CON laws stifle competition and hurt consumers.
Carly Fiorina Cries Federalism on Marijuana
Without a clear, crowd-pleasing conservative position on issues like marijuana and same-sex marriage, the safe spot for GOP politicians is in invoking federalism.
Truvada Takes Hold as an Urban HIV Prevention Tool
Big city health departments working on making it more available to those at risk.
Kansas Medical Marijuana Patient Faces Years in Prison
After losing custody of her son, Shona Banda may now lose her freedom.
Is Obamacare's Medical Socialism Working?
Liberals would like you to believe it is, rising coverage costs tell a different story
Medical Marijuana Growers in Washington Face Prison
Three of the Kettle Falls Five are scheduled to be sentenced this week.
In a State Where Marijuana Is Legal, Three Patients Await Sentencing for Growing Their Own Medicine
Federal prosecutors say the defendants should go to prison for years.
Obamacare is Bad for Health Care Socialism
The federal health law makes it more difficult for states to pursue their own goals.
Innovation vs. Intervention in Health Care
How can we produce better health for more people at a lower cost, year after year?
House Tells the Feds to Respect Medical Marijuana Laws (Again)
Congressional support for marijuana federalism seems to be rising.
Average IQ Scores Have Risen 30 Points During the Past 100 Years
Did folks back in 1900 really have IQs averaging 70 points?
