Florida Bans Medical Marijuana in All State-Licensed Rehabs and Sober Living Houses
Some patients, especially those with opioid addictions, could actually benefit from access to medical marijuana.
Some patients, especially those with opioid addictions, could actually benefit from access to medical marijuana.
Many politicians offer a simplified view of the world—one in which government interventions are all benefits and no costs. That couldn't be further from the truth.
Rent control is getting a rhetorical makeover from progressive policy makers.
Leading originalist constitutional law scholar comments on the Supreme Court's recent rejection of independent state legislature theory.
After many failed efforts at reform, the Oregon Legislature has passed a bill allowing gas stations to designate up to half their pumps as self-service.
The ruling is the latest in a series of legal defeats for anti-drag laws.
Unlike Democrats, Senate and House Republicans have released proposals that would actually tackle the root causes of increasing student loan debt.
A bill that would expand wine sales in the Empire State is meeting familiar resistance from entrenched interests.
How online “child protection” measures could make child and adult internet users more vulnerable to hackers, identity thieves, and snoops.
A Reason investigation earlier this year detailed the case of a Minnesota woman who was sentenced to 40 years on probation for a drug crime.
A House-approved bill that the president supports would expand the draconian penalties he supposedly wants to abolish.
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Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch highlights a vital lesson from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The imminent expiration of a law that recriminalized drug possession triggered a bipartisan panic.
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The Texas Senate has passed two bills legalizing building homes on smaller lots and accessory dwelling units across the state.
Just about everybody agrees the practice is legalized theft, but cops and prosecutors oppose change.
The hard lesson that free markets are better than state control may have to be relearned.
Certain employment measures in the House GOP’s border bill that are meant to verify citizenship status would harm American workers and employers.
Conservatives who support the bill recognize the conflict between unannounced home invasions and the Second Amendment.
The legislation would give property owners "sole discretion" in deciding how many parking spaces they want to build.
Requiring users to verify their age to use social media will degrade their privacy and cybersecurity.
To address an "unpaid debt bubble," the proposed law would dictate contract terms and require regulators to intervene in commercial disputes.
Backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, the measures will punish peaceful migrants and the Floridians who interact with them.
An expanded surveillance state can’t solve problems created by drug prohibition.
Correcting the error will require new legislation.
The debate over the details shows that, despite all the talk of treating cannabis like alcohol, legislators are not prepared to fully embrace that model.
Americans’ opinions are more nuanced than headlines suggest, leaving little room for total bans.
"Once a woman became pregnant for any reason, she would now become property of the state of South Carolina," said one state senator.
Despite his reservations, Gov. John Carney let the bills become law without his signature.
If a municipality fails to approve or deny a permit by state-set deadlines, developers could hire private third parties to get the job done.
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The Biden administration is defending a federal law that disarms Americans based on "boilerplate language" in orders that judges routinely grant.
Under the new Kentucky law, state-licensed dispensaries will begin serving qualifying patients in 2025.
Once again, politicians use popular fears to push for open-ended power.
Revoking the 1991 and 2002 authorizations for the use of military force would be a good start, but the 2001 authorization has been used dozens of times to justify conflicts in numerous countries.
"Taking that child across the border, and if that happens without the permission of the parent, that's where we'll be able to hold accountable those that would subvert a parent's right," said one of the bill's sponsors.
The massive piece of legislation embodies all that is wrong with American lawmaking.
Opponents of the proposed reforms are right that unlimited majority rule is a recipe for tyranny.
The Florida governor has a history of using state power to bully Florida schools over speech he doesn't like. H.B. 1 may accomplish his goal while ceding power to parents.
A decade as a right-to-work state made Michigan better off.
The former president wanted to "open up" defamation laws. The governor of Florida is about to try.
Volkswagen unveiled a cheap new electric concept car, but protectionist policies mean it's not worthwhile for the company to introduce it in the U.S.
"The firing squad, in my opinion, is beneath the dignity of the state of Idaho," said one state senator. "We have to find a better way."
People panicked in the 1980s that Japan's economic largesse posed a grave threat to American interests. Then the market reined it in.