HBO's "The O.G. Experience" Turns Prison Art into a Political Statement
Pop-up art exhibition in New York focuses attention on the need for criminal justice reform.
Drug Policy
Students Fight to Free Contraception From Vending Machine Laws: Reason Roundup
Plus: Russian "spy" Maria Butina, Baton Rouge cops in blackface, good news for California sex workers, and a new FDA crackdown.
Kamala Harris Says Her Opposition to Marijuana Legalization Is 'Not True.' We Have the Receipts!
For most of the presidential candidate's political career, she was absolutely dead set against full legalization.
The Chemists and the Cover-Up
Sloppy forensics, drug skimming, and prosecutorial misconduct forced Massachusetts to throw out 47,000 convictions.
Justice Department Sues To Block Philadelphia Supervised Injection Site
Just last night the president said he wants to stop the spread of HIV. This move won't help.
Remember 'T-Bone,' Cory Booker's Imaginary Drug Dealer Friend?
The New Jersey senator is a friend of criminal justice reform, but his best friend might steal the spotlight.
Trump's First National Drug Control Strategy Reads Like a High School Book Report Written 30 Minutes Before Class
Does anyone still work at the Office of National Drug Control Policy?
Why Aren't More Doctors Helping People Addicted to Opioids?
Philadelphia's innovative treatment program for incarcerated opioid users is failing. Is it because doctors don't want to treat opioid addicts?
The Cops Were the Aggressors in This Week's Deadly Houston Drug Raid
Even if Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas were selling heroin out of their house, the government's violent response cannot be morally justified.
Florida Man Jailed 41 Days Over 92 Grams of…Laundry Detergent
Spoiler alert: It wasn't heroin.
Baltimore's Top Prosecutor Will Stop Prosecuting Marijuana Possession Cases
Whether the police will stop arresting people is another question.
The Great Opium Bonfire of 1914
Friday A/V Club: That time the authorities set 10,000 packages of opium, morphine, and cocaine on fire in San Francisco's Marshall Square
Oklahoma Cops Jail Four Men for Transporting Legal Hemp
The first wrinkle in the era of legal hemp comes into focus: Police officers do not appear capable of distinguishing hemp from marijuana.
Over-the-Counter Contraception Is Immensely Popular. But Democrats Have Doomed It.
In 2019, it's liberals, not conservatives, who are holding the pill hostage for political gain.
Importing Prescription Drugs From Canada Could Save Vermonters $5 Million a Year—Or Nothing At All
Either way, it won't address the factors driving up prescription drug costs for American consumers.
D.C. Police Bragged About Busting an 'Illegal Narcotics Pop-Up Operation.' Or As You Might Call It, Some People Selling Weed.
"Must've taken some real investigative prowess to pull this off."
Bernie Supporters Slam Beto O'Rourke's Progressive Bona Fides but Mostly Ignore Pot, Immigration, and War
Democratic socialists prioritize economics first.
Louisiana Police Spread Fake News About Zika-Infected Meth, Then Admit They Made It up for 'Attention'
The officer who cooked up the story adds that he collects "a lot of great (and incredibly raw) intelligence" by reading comment threads.
Harm Reduction Is Helping Reduce Ohio Opioid Overdose Deaths
Success attributed to tools like naloxone, not punitive drug wars.
William Barr's Never-Ending War
Trump's nominee for attorney general is apt to encourage his worst instincts on drug policy.
How Psychedelics Changed the Life of One of America's Leading Novelists: Podcast
Tao Lin's Trip details how the author's experience with LSD, DMT, psilocybin, and more blew his mind while making him more human.
Beyond Pot Legalization: 21st Century Drug Policy Is about Wellness and Happiness: Podcast
Jacob Sullum, Dana Rohrabacher, and Adrian Moore talk about the next steps in ending the war on drugs at Reason's 50th anniversary celebration.
Deputies Confused a Granny's Cotton Candy for Meth. A High Bond Kept Her Jailed For Months.
How an unscientific field test and the bail system stripped a Georgia grandmother of justice.
New IRS Rule Seems to Violate the First Amendment by Denying Tax-Exempt Status to Drug Policy Reform Groups
It is unconstitutional for the government to discriminate against organizations based on their viewpoint.
The Lives We Can Save in California
Safe injection facilities and other harm reduction measures are the answer.
Why Can't Psychedelics (and Other Drugs) Just Be for Fun?: Podcast
LSD, psilocybin, and other hallucinogenics are gaining new acceptance as serious medicine. But what if you want to do them just for fun, asks Jacob Sullum.
Desperate to Keep His Seat, Ted Cruz Gets Dumber and Dumber on Criminal Justice
The Texas senator's authoritarian attacks on Beto O'Rourke short-circuit rational discussion of police shootings, drug policy, and sentencing reform.
The Trump Administration's Border War Is Actually Catching Fewer Drug Traffickers
This is what happens when "zero tolerance" meets the limitations of government resources.
Philadelphia Pushing Forward with Safe Injection Site Plans
Former Gov. Ed Rendell says he's willing to defy the feds and risk arrest to reduce overdose deaths.
The FDA and the DEA Are Butting Heads Over CBD
The DEA is resisting a recommendation that the cannabis-derived compound be moved to the least restrictive category of controlled substances.
Louisiana Congressman Wants to Drug-Test All of Congress
Because that's totally going to fix congressional incompetence.
Police Are Using Pot to 'Smear' a Dead Man, Say Botham Jean Family Attorneys
After one of their own killed him, Dallas Police searched Jean's apartment for marijuana.
The House Judiciary Committee Just Told Jeff Sessions to Stop Obstructing Cannabis Research
Will the Medical Cannabis Research Act make it to the House floor?
NYC Prosecutors Drop 3,000 Weed Cases
New York State as a whole seems to be moving toward legalization.
Why Did Dallas Police Search a Man's Home for 'Narcotics' After One of Their Own Killed Him?
Many unanswered questions surround this case.
Republican Members of Congress Just Sent Jeff Sessions Yet Another Letter Asking Him To Stop Holding Up Marijuana Research
Two years after the DEA announced it would approve new manufacturers of research cannabis, Sessions refuses to explain why he's sitting on the applications.
I Have a Cannabis Problem. I Still Think It Should Be Legalized.
One of America's "invisible pot addicts" speaks up.
Death Row Inmate to State: Just Kill Me Already
Convicted murderer Scott Dozier has already had his execution postponed twice. He says the state should "just get it done."
Michigan Cop Forced an 80-Year-Old Great Grandmother To Spend a Night in Jail Over an Expired Medical Marijuana Card
Arthritic granny spent a night in the clink over lapsed paperwork
Police Chief May Have Fatally Overdosed on Drugs From Evidence Room
Kirkersville Police Chief James Hughes died of an "acute intoxication by fentanyl."
Facebook Blocks Searches for Pages that Reference Marijuana—Even Those of Government Agencies
The platform is struggling to handle contradictory laws about legal and illegal use of pot
Legalizing All Drugs Would Boost Local, State, Federal Budgets
A new study shows that over $106 billion could be added to the government's budget if drugs are legalized.
A Chicago Tribune Columnist Thinks Helping Opioid Users Is 'Accommodating' Them
It's time to stop punishing people for their addictions.
