The Office of National Drug Control Policy Is on the Chopping Block Again. Here's Why That's Not a Bad Thing.
People who want to keep the drug czar's office running can't come up with a good reason why.
Drug Policy
3 Lessons from Prohibition, Which Started Today in 1919
The 18th Amendment was ratified, extending an existing ban on liquor passed during World War I.
U.S. Attorney Warns Oregon About Recreational Marijuana Boom
Will faulty, incomplete statistics be used to justify a crackdown?
Jeff Sessions Is Set to Give Prosecutors Free Rein to Enforce Federal Marijuana Ban
Sources say he's rescinding a memo that restricted Justice Department's role under Obama administration.
Warning: Don't Bring Your Legal Marijuana Through Internal Border Checkpoints in California
Recreational pot use becomes legal in the Golden State in 2018. The feds don't care.
Ben Carson Admits War on Drugs Conflicts with War on Poverty
The drug war "often dealt harshly with non-violent offenders, taking men away from their families" the secretary of housing and urban deveopment admits.
Vermont's U.S. Attorney Says Safe Injection Sites Encourage Illegal Drug Use. The Research Says She's Wrong.
Is U.S. Attorney Christina E. Nolan intimidating Vermont legislators who want to keep their constituents alive?
Why Won't the FDA Let Me Shove Chocolate Up My Nose?
The nanny state may force snortable cacao off the market.
Pressure Builds on Bureau of Prisons to Release Elderly and Sick Inmates
Religious institutions and conservative groups join criminal justice reformers in calling on BOP to reform compassionate release.
Los Angeles Reserves the Right to Decide Who May Sell You Pot
Recreational marijuana arrives with a million strings attached.
Drug Users In D.C. Can Now Legally Test Their Dope for Fentanyl. Now How About Over-the-Counter Naloxone?
Outdated drug paraphernalia laws are getting in the way of saving lives.
The Justice Department's New Opioid 'Tools' Are All About Escalating the Drug War
Expect more raids and more arrests.
New Mexico Study Suggests Medical Cannabis Helps Chronic Pain Patients Reduce Opioid Use
Yet another cohort study finds a correlation between medical marijuana and reduced reliance on opioids.
Thomas Massie on Tax Reform, Shikha Dalmia on Deporting Americans
Listen to SiriusXM Insight (channel 121) from 9-12 AM ET as Matt Welch interviews Massie, Dalmia, Kevin Williamson, Bethany Mandel, and LSD enthusiast Daniel Miller
The Federal Government Is Trying to Ban Kratom (Again)
So much for "everything which is not forbidden is allowed."
Jeff Sessions Used His Emergency Scheduling Powers Last Week. Here's What That Means.
Emergency scheduling won't fix the fentanyl crisis, no matter what Jeff Sessions claims.
Trump's Weak Response to Opioid Overdoses
More innovative remedies will be needed to actually turn back the relentless onslaught of overdose fatalities.
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Goes to Bat For Evidence-Based Opioid Policies
Gottlieb isn't a perfect harm reduction advocate, but he's a hell of a lot better than the D.C. status quo.
Potheads Have Hotter Sex Lives
A new study finds that the more someone smokes pot, the more sex they're likely to have.
Massachusetts Mulls Whether to Classify Drug Dealers as Murderers
Even while scaling back mandatory minimums, politicians can't resist trying to punish people to fight drugs.
Jeff Sessions Says MS-13 Is a Major Player in the Narcotics Trade. The DEA Disagrees.
The Justice Department splits over the worst way to fight the drug war.
Why Are Local Officials Shutting Down Needle Exchange Programs During a Crisis?
Moral judgment of drug users overrules solutions that fight overdoses and halt the spread of disease.
Legal Marijuana Is Becoming the Norm
The case for full legalization becomes stronger-and more politically acceptable-all the time.
Florida Woman Introduced a Friend to Her Dealer. Now She Faces Murder Charges.
An overdose death leads to an absurd prosecution.
The Justice Department Is Now Going After Chinese Fentanyl Manufacturers
The DOJ has indicted two Chinese nationals for sending fentanyl to the U.S. Now what?
The Simpleminded Opioid Narrative That Doomed Tom Marino
The drug czar nominee withdrew his name after being portrayed as the henchman of villains who profit from addiction.
The Pros and Cons of a Heroin Shortage
The former head of the CDC wants to drive up the price of heroin. Here's what we might see if that happens.
New Hampshire's Medical Examiner: Opioid Deaths Have "Completely Overwhelmed Us"
New CDC data finds fentanyl deaths doubled in 2016.
America Set an Awful New Record in 2016
Preliminary data from the CDC suggest an unprecedented number of Americans died of a drug overdose last year.
DEA Agents Sold Opioids, Stole Cash, and Falsely Identified Drug Suspects, Say Feds
Seize the drugs. Sell the drugs. Arrest the buyers. Repeat.
Atlanta Decriminalizes Possession of Small Amounts of Marijuana
A $1,000 fine and potentially six months of jail time becomes a $75 ticket.
Jeff Sessions Just Made the Chief of the DEA Look Like a Pot Head's Hero
Acting DEA Administrator Chuck Rosenberg reportedly resigned in part over the Justice Department's obstruction of marijuana research.
Fentanyl Importation Reaches 'Shocking' Levels, Says Prosecutor
Maybe it's time to try a new approach?
Philly D.A. Frontrunner Backs Safe Injection Sites for Drug Users
The mayor's task force has also recommended the idea.
Will California Beat Seattle in Building a Safe Drug Injection Facility?
Lawmakers consider bill that lets eight counties experiment with safe spaces to use illegal drugs.
How Many More People Have to Die From Heroin and Fentanyl Before We Try Something Different?
U.S. policymakers continue to pursue programs that punish at the expense of ones that save lives.
Seattle Ballot Initiative Would Block Safe Drug Injection Centers
Some would rather have overdoses than risk "destigmatizing" addiction.
New Study Finds Heroin Users Less Likely to Overdose If They Know What Drugs They're Actually Taking
Heroin user take smaller doses if they know they're also taking fentanyl.
The Justice Department Wants to Put Small-Time Fentanyl Dealers in Federal Prison
Sessions has dispensed with the myth that federal prison is just for big fish.
What China's Growing Role in Illegal Drug Production Tells Us About the Future of the Drug War
It's more unwinnable than ever before.
Beware, Pain-Sufferers: Jeff Sessions Is Coming for Your Doctor
A new push to imprison those who prescribe too many opioids
Cory Booker's Revolutionary Marijuana Reform Bill Doesn't Have a Snowball's Chance in Hell
The most far-reaching marijuana reform bill ever introduced in the Senate is essentially a progressive fantasy.
Opioid Addiction Report Uses Panic to Sell More Federal Spending
At least it's not calling for harsher laws-yet.
13 Reasons Jeff Sessions is a @$#/!
The attorney general is an unreformed drug warrior and sinister elf.
Once a Killer Drug, Qat Is Now a Dropout Drug, If You Believe The New York Times
The paper warns that the stimulant shrub, used for millennia in Ethiopia, is creating "a huge problem" among "underemployed youth."
Countdown To (Legalized) Ecstasy! Rick Doblin, MAPS, & the Psychedelic Renaissance [Podcast]
Serious researchers are about to do what Timothy Leary never managed: Get government approval for LSD, MDMA, and more.
