Drug Policy

Policy

Jacob Sullum in Forbes on the Perils of High Pot Taxes

Reason Staff | 10.18.2013 7:00 AM

Policy

Washington's Goal for State-Licensed Pot Shops: Just 25% of the Market?

Jacob Sullum | 10.17.2013 11:37 PM

War on Drugs

Pittsburgh Substitute Teacher Overdoses on Heroin in Classroom

Arrested after passing out in front of students

Reason Staff | 10.17.2013 3:40 PM

Policy

Research Shows That Cocaine and Heroin Are Less Addictive Than Oreos

Jacob Sullum | 10.16.2013 1:51 PM

War on Drugs

Iranian Man Found Guilty of Drug Offenses To Be Hanged Again After Surviving First Execution Attempt

Officials are waiting his condition to improve before killing him

Reason Staff | 10.16.2013 12:30 PM

Policy

Florida Man Arrested After Allegedly Impersonating a DEA Officer To Get Into Strip Clubs

Benjamin William Mejias

Reason Staff | 10.16.2013 7:40 AM

Policy

Under Denver Proposal, Pot Smokers Could Go to Jail for Consuming a Legal Product on Their Own Property

Jacob Sullum | 10.14.2013 4:54 PM

Policy

Fla. Police Dept. Halts Cocaine-Trafficking Operation

After local newspaper exposes it

Reason Staff | 10.14.2013 2:30 PM

Policy

How E-Cigarettes Lead to Heroin

Jacob Sullum | 10.11.2013 5:28 PM

War on Drugs

Coast Guard Snags Millions in Pot, Cocaine from Colombia

Don't worry, there's plenty more!

Reason Staff | 10.11.2013 5:10 PM

Policy

Justice Department Declines to Endorse Pot Taxes (Except by Implication)

Jacob Sullum | 10.11.2013 4:23 PM

Policy

Australia Seizes Over 400Ib of Meth From Tires

Two arrested

Reason Staff | 10.11.2013 1:00 PM

Economics

Pot Legalization Effort Defies Stereotypes

It's time for government officials to accept reality and legalize the recreational use of marijuana.

Steven Greenhut | 10.11.2013 12:00 PM

Policy

Will Colorado's Pot Taxes Preserve the Black Market?

Jacob Sullum | 10.10.2013 7:11 PM

Politics

Is Support for Marijuana Legalization Stronger in Texas Than in Massachusetts?

Jacob Sullum | 10.10.2013 1:32 PM

Science & Technology

Man Accused of Running Silk Road Sent to New York to Face Charges

Attorney denies he's the guy

Reason Staff | 10.9.2013 5:00 PM

Policy

E.U. Decides Not to Interfere With E-Cigarette Sales; Will the FDA Follow Suit?

Jacob Sullum | 10.9.2013 3:34 PM

Policy

Riverside Cop Tricks Autistic Teen into Buying Pot

Amanda Winkler | 10.9.2013 2:00 PM

War on Drugs

Forfeiture Cases Dropped Against Some Pot Dispensaries in California

In Anaheim, Santa Ana, and Los Angeles

Reason Staff | 10.8.2013 6:20 PM

Policy

Is the TSA Cool With Your Pot?

Jacob Sullum | 10.8.2013 5:22 PM

Policy

U.S. Attorney in L.A. Drops Forfeiture Cases Against Dispensary Landlords

Jacob Sullum | 10.8.2013 4:12 PM

Policy

Sunrise, Fla., Cops Take Forfeiture Abuse to the Next Level by Becoming Cocaine Dealers

Small agency lures folks in from elsewhere in order to arrest them, take all their stuff

Scott Shackford | 10.8.2013 12:03 PM

Policy

89-Year-Old Alleged Drug Courier To Plead Guilty

200 pounds of cocaine found in his car

Reason Staff | 10.8.2013 11:40 AM

Policy

Southern Florida Police Making Millions Selling Cocaine

Thanks to forfeiture laws

Reason Staff | 10.8.2013 11:30 AM

Politics

Massachusetts Auxiliary Cop Accused of Dealing Drugs From His Cruiser

Arrested by the FBI last week

Reason Staff | 10.8.2013 8:20 AM

Policy

The Doomed Economics of Drug Prohibition

Why the war on drugs can't overcome the economic incentives of the black market

Jacob Sullum | 10.8.2013 7:00 AM

Policy

Russian Anti-Narcotics Official Arrested For Allegedly Selling Heroin

Heroin market in Russia estimated to be around $6 billion

Reason Staff | 10.7.2013 3:40 PM

Policy

Another Way Prohibition Makes People's Flesh Rot

Jacob Sullum | 10.7.2013 2:25 PM

Policy

Bail Hearing in Silk Road Case Postponed

Defense attorney requests more time

Reason Staff | 10.4.2013 4:00 PM

Policy

So Far Colorado's Cities Overwhelmingly Prefer Banning Pot Shops to Regulating Them

Jacob Sullum | 10.4.2013 11:29 AM

War on Drugs

Jacob Sullum in Forbes: Why the War on Drugs Is Doomed by Economics

Reason Staff | 10.4.2013 9:32 AM

Civil Liberties

Florida Reinstates a Drug Conviction Based on a Dog's Testimony

Jacob Sullum | 10.3.2013 5:54 PM

Policy

Florida Reinstates Conviction in Drug Dog Case

Following Supreme Court ruling

Reason Staff | 10.3.2013 3:50 PM

Culture

Lance Armstrong's Medal Returned to Olympics Committee

Bronze medal from 2000 Sydney games

Reason Staff | 10.2.2013 4:50 PM

War on Drugs

California Legalizes Industrial Hemp Farming

If the feds allow it, which is a pretty big "if"

Reason Staff | 10.2.2013 1:50 PM

Policy

The DEA, an 'Utter Failure' by Obama's Own Admission, Will Stay Open No Matter What

Jacob Sullum | 10.1.2013 4:19 PM

Policy

ICSDP: Expanded Efforts To Control Illegal Drugs Through Law Enforcement Not Working

Prices are down, purity has increased

Reason Staff | 10.1.2013 7:50 AM

Politics

Federal Marijuana Hearing Could Be Victim of Shutdown

Discussion about enforcement as more states decriminalize or legalize scheduled for Wednesday

Reason Staff | 9.30.2013 5:40 PM

Politics

Canada To Launch Medical Marijuana Market

Large indoor farms to be used

Reason Staff | 9.30.2013 10:30 AM

War on Drugs

Former Soldiers Charged in Plot to Kill DEA Agent

In order to protect drug shipments

Reason Staff | 9.27.2013 2:30 PM

Policy

Krokodil, Opiate That Originated in Russia, Emerges in the US

Two case in Arizona

Reason Staff | 9.27.2013 11:40 AM

Policy

Richard Branson: War on Drugs Doesn't Work

Founder of Virgin Group pushing for decriminalization

Reason Staff | 9.26.2013 11:30 AM

Policy

If Holder's Mercy Helps 2% of Federal Drug Offenders, It's Still 2,500 Times As Impressive As Obama's

Jacob Sullum | 9.25.2013 12:07 PM

Policy

Rand Paul Fights Unjust Sentences

A Senate hearing highlights the case against mandatory minimums.

Jacob Sullum | 9.23.2013 5:30 PM

Politics

Denver Creates a Cannabis Cartel, Reinforcing Colorado's Pot Protectionism

Jacob Sullum | 9.23.2013 3:08 PM

Policy

Owners of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Arizona Wary of Legalization Campaign

Matthew Feeney | 9.20.2013 5:30 PM