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.
Drug Policy
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.
City Councilman's Proposal to Deal With Opioid Overdoses: Let Them Die
A Middletown, Ohio, lawmaker wants paramedics to stop treating to overdose patients after two strikes.
This Massachusetts Lawmaker Wants to Throw Folks in Prison for Having Secret Car Compartments
This is your war on drugs...on drugs.
LSD Microdosing: The New Silicon Valley Productivity Hack
George Burke says taking tiny hits of acid has changed his work, and his life, for the better.
The Silk Road Is Dead, But the Internet's Illicit Drug Economy Is Alive and Well
A new U.N. report finds cryptomarkets comprise a bigger chunk of the global drug trade than ever before.
Philando Castile's 'Audacity To Smoke Marijuana' in Front of Child Doomed Him, Says Cop Who Killed Him
Welcome to one of the darkest corners of your War on Drugs, ladies and gentlemen.
In Private Letter, Jeff Sessions Asks Congress for Permission to Go After Medical Marijuana
Sessions uses a straw man to justify a war on medical pot.
This is Your Brain on Acid (Seriously)
Dr. David Nutt on what the first brain imaging study of humans on LSD reveals about mental health and human consciousness.
California Senate Passes Bill Easing Up on Some Drug Sentencing
If successful, state would stop piling on more punishment for prior convictions.
Psychedelic Drugs: The Future of Mental Health
LSD, mushrooms, and ecstasy are finally getting attention from serious medical researchers. And their findings are astounding.
Injection Facilities a Bold Remedy for Overdose Deaths
Safety measures help when opioid addicts won't stop.
Why LSD Trips Last Forever, What Happens When You Inject Psilocybin
And other fun notes from the world's largest gathering of psychedelic researchers.
Major League Baseball's War on PEDs Is Still Petty and Pointless
With players rolling in NSAIDs and amphetamines, why do androgens still freak people out?
Harm Reduction an Alternative to Incoherent Opioid Addiction Policies
Let doctors exercise their best professional judgment and prescribe opioids-free from the chilling effects created by monitoring government agencies.
California Boy Scout Battles Porn Scourge in His Community
Enlisting the support of pseudo-science and local law enforcement along the way.
Trump Expected to Nominate Former Prosecutor Tom Marino For Drug Czar
Marino has advocated the use of "hospital-slash-prisons" for drug users.
Massachusetts Doctors Want a Safe Place for People to Use Illegal Drugs
Supervised injection sites keep drug users alive and prevent the spread of disease. So why doesn't the U.S. have a single one?
Sad Legislation or SADDEST Legislation?: The Protecting Kids from Candy-Flavored Drugs Act of 2017
Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Chuck Grassley create instant cult classic with idiotic new bill.
Johns Hopkins University Dropped Out of a Clinical Trial for Smoked Cannabis, and Veterans With PTSD Want to Know Why
A successful clinical trial could move whole-plant marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule II
American Psychiatric Association Says Ketamine Can Treat Depression, But Don't Expect the FDA to Approve It
The cost of getting FDA approval doesn't bode well for ketamine's therapeutic potential.
