Drug Policy

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

Policy

Marijuana Legalization and Poisoned Children

Jacob Sullum | 5.28.2013 4:31 PM

Policy

Drug Czar's Office Withheld Alcohol Data From Report on Drugs and Crime, Now Refuses to Release It

Mike Riggs | 5.28.2013 12:16 PM

Policy

Greece's Poor Economy Being Blamed For Rise in the Number of Young People Taking Shisha

Use of the crystal meth variant has increased in the last three years

Reason Staff | 5.28.2013 9:16 AM

Policy

High School Teacher Faces Discipline for Informing Students About Their Rights

Jacob Sullum | 5.27.2013 12:55 PM

Policy

L.A.'s New Mayor Is OK With Legalizing Marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 5.27.2013 12:05 PM