Drug Policy

Policy

The Fake Drug Checkpoint May Be Legal, But That Does Not Mean the Traffic Stops Are

Jacob Sullum | 7.2.2013 7:58 PM

Policy

'Pot Mom' Released on Bail

Accused of running multi-million dollar marijuana operation

Reason Staff | 7.2.2013 9:56 AM

Policy

Colorado Regulators Issue Rules for Pot Stores

Jacob Sullum | 7.1.2013 4:33 PM

Policy

Ohio Cops Use Fake Drug Checkpoint to Dodge Fourth Amendment

Jacob Sullum | 7.1.2013 2:26 PM

Politics

New Digital Drug Market Promises Better Service Than Silk Road

Matthew Feeney | 6.28.2013 2:18 PM

Policy

Ritalin May Cure Cocaine Addiction

Could also help with other addictions

Reason Staff | 6.28.2013 9:48 AM

Civil Liberties

Barney Frank Says It's Time to Legalize Heroin and Cocaine

Mike Riggs | 6.27.2013 10:36 AM

War on Drugs

Dutch Court Convicts Shop Owners for Selling Pot to Non-Residents

Even where the drug war is loosened, the battle continues

Reason Staff | 6.26.2013 7:10 PM

War on Drugs

UN Calls for Increased International Drug War

Fail harder, faster, and blow more money!

Reason Staff | 6.26.2013 6:30 PM

Policy

Abortion Doc Gosnell Rejects Federal Plea Deal

Accused of running pain pill mill

Reason Staff | 6.26.2013 4:10 PM

Policy

Prohibitionists Say the Drugs They Banned Are Safer Than the Ones They Didn't

Jacob Sullum | 6.26.2013 3:58 PM

Policy

Let States Legalize Marijuana, U.S. Conference of Mayors Tells Feds

Jacob Sullum | 6.25.2013 6:58 PM

Politics

New Jersey School District Proposes Random Alcohol and Drug Tests For High School Students

Could be forced into counseling if they test positive

Reason Staff | 6.25.2013 9:32 AM

Policy

When Policing Becomes Harassment

Why the NYPD's stop-and-frisk program is unconstitutional

Jacob Sullum | 6.24.2013 1:30 PM

Policy

Washington State Legalized Pot Over Seven Months Ago. Now It Wants the Obama Administration to Respond.

Mike Riggs | 6.24.2013 12:02 PM

War on Drugs

73-Year-Old Minn. Man Faces Prison for Pot

Was growing own plants

Reason Staff | 6.20.2013 7:40 PM

Policy

Pot Lobby Beats White House at Softball

Second year running

Reason Staff | 6.20.2013 2:52 PM

Policy

Jacob Sullum Speaks on Voodoo Pharmacology in Dallas

Jacob Sullum | 6.18.2013 7:00 AM

Policy

Judging From Prosecutions, Obama Is 80 Percent Worse Than Bush on Medical Marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 6.14.2013 12:14 PM

Policy

Can Colorado's Limit on Pot Purchases by Nonresidents Survive Constitutional Challenges?

Jacob Sullum | 6.12.2013 5:47 PM

War on Drugs

Venue Owner Heads to Federal Prison over On-Site Drug Use

Not convicted of using or selling any himself

Reason Staff | 6.12.2013 2:45 PM

Policy

Researchers Say the Drug War Amounts to Censorship of Science

Scott Shackford | 6.12.2013 2:30 PM

Policy

Should Concert Promoters Go to Jail if Audience Members Do Drugs?

Nick Gillespie | 6.12.2013 1:38 PM

Science & Technology

Researchers: Drug War Censors Science

Bans on marijuana, other substances, hampers medical research

Reason Staff | 6.12.2013 11:37 AM

Policy

School Board Orders Teacher to Refrain From Sarcasm, Flippancy, and Discussion of Civil Liberties

Jacob Sullum | 6.11.2013 5:48 PM

Politics

Kinder, Gentler Prohibition

Will drug courts undermine marijuana legalization?

Mike Riggs | 6.11.2013 10:30 AM

Politics

Obama's Last Gasp at a Legacy

As his potency dwindles, the president should ease up on pot prohibition

Matt Welch | 6.10.2013 4:30 PM

War on Drugs

Vermont Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession in Small Amounts

The 17th state to do so

Reason Staff | 6.7.2013 11:52 AM

Politics

After Crackdown in Rio Criminals Move to Suburbs

Brazilian government trying to clear up the city for the soccer World Cup in 2014

Reason Staff | 6.7.2013 7:40 AM

Politics

Celebrities, Politicians, Entrepreneurs Urge British Government To Rethink Drug Laws

Matthew Feeney | 6.6.2013 3:18 PM

Policy

Colorado's Attorney General Agrees That Marijuana Magazine Restrictions Are Unconstitutional

Jacob Sullum | 6.6.2013 1:24 PM

Policy

Dems Push Pro-Pot Bills in Congress

Hope to get feds to ease up on states where it has been legalized

Reason Staff | 6.5.2013 5:10 PM

Policy

Michael Bloomberg's Astonishing Ignorance on the Subject of Medical Marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 6.5.2013 1:29 PM

Policy

Police Say New York Woman Ran $3 Million Pot-Growing Business in Warehouse

Charged with another woman with growing 3,000 marijuana plants

Reason Staff | 6.5.2013 10:44 AM

Policy

Widower Remains Behind Bars on Murder Charge While Prosecutor Waits to Confirm First LSD Fatality

Jacob Sullum | 6.4.2013 6:12 PM

Politics

#Randchat: Reason's Twitter Q&A with Rand Paul

Nick Gillespie | 6.3.2013 4:30 PM

Policy

Do Marijuana Collectives Have a Future in Colorado?

Jacob Sullum | 5.31.2013 5:35 PM

War on Drugs

Mayor Bloomberg Calls Medical Marijuana a Hoax

The Nanny State only likes science that encourages control over others

Reason Staff | 5.31.2013 2:23 PM

Policy

Government Is Addicted to Crackpot Scare Tactics

How fear drives drug policy.

Steven Greenhut | 5.31.2013 12:00 PM

Science & Technology

Ach Du Lieber! The Nazi's Secret Pep Pill Was Methamphetamine

Nick Gillespie | 5.30.2013 8:34 PM

Policy

The Drug War Graph Is Embarrassing. So Is Believing Obama's Promises of Reform.

Jacob Sullum | 5.30.2013 4:41 PM

Policy

War on Drugs in Fueling a Hepatitis C Pandemic, Says Global Commission on Drugs

Matthew Feeney | 5.30.2013 3:30 PM

Policy

The Making of a Marijuana Majority

Jacob Sullum | 5.30.2013 2:03 PM

War on Drugs

The War on Drugs is Fueling a Hepatitis C Pandemic

According to the Global Commission on Drug Policy

Reason Staff | 5.30.2013 9:56 AM

Politics

The IRS Has Been Targeting Medical Marijuana Businesses

Facing audits

Reason Staff | 5.30.2013 8:52 AM

Policy

Former Microsoft Manager Wants To Create National Brand of Retail Pot

Millionaires waiting to be made

Reason Staff | 5.29.2013 5:00 PM

Policy

We Save Lives…and Arbitrarily Punish Pot Smokers

Jacob Sullum | 5.29.2013 4:38 PM

Civil Liberties

School Board Reprimands Teacher for Telling Students About Their Right to Remain Silent

Jacob Sullum | 5.29.2013 9:05 AM