Psychedelic Science
Despite steep regulatory barriers, researchers are exploring the therapeutic possibilities of ecstasy, acid, and mushrooms.
Drug Policy
New Survey Data Deflate Two Drug Scares
As heroin use and teenage pot smoking fall, alarm about them rises.
Zane Kesey and the New Merry Pranksters' Acid(-Free) Tests
They're keeping counterculture kicking.
Santa Fe Becomes First City in New Mexico to Decriminalize Marijuana
City council skips ballot measure, saves $80,000
PCP Hallucinations in Ferguson
Blaming drugs for Michael Brown's death revives an ugly stereotype.
Drug War Refugees
Thousands of Central American children are fleeing prohibition-related violence.
Should Expectant Moms Who Test Positive For Drugs Go to Jail?
Tennessee's law criminalizing drug use during pregnancy arbitrarily heaps punishment on reviled women.
3 Ridiculous Ways the FDA Is Policing Social Media
In the FDA's world, Facebook likes are advertising and honey is a "new drug" that must be regulated.
Declining to Pay for Something Isn't the Same As 'Blocking Access' to It
The Hobby Lobby case should spur a debate about which actions are properly compelled or prohibited.
