Drug Policy

Politics

Poll: Americans Don't Want Marijuana Users, Growers or Sellers Arrested By Feds

Reason-Rupe poll finds overwhelming opposition to federal marijuana arrests in states that legalize it and a majority of Americans favor treating marijuana like alcohol

Emily Ekins | 1.31.2013 2:00 PM

Politics

Poll: Americans Don't Want Marijuana Users, Growers or Sellers Arrested By Feds

Reason-Rupe poll finds overwhelming opposition to federal marijuana arrests in states that legalize it and a majority of Americans favor treating marijuana like alcohol

Emily Ekins | 1.31.2013 2:00 PM

Politics

This Dog Can Send You to Jail

How cops and their canines manufacture probable cause

Jacob Sullum | 1.31.2013 1:30 PM

Policy

Poll Finds Most Americans Support Treating Marijuana Like Alcohol; Even More Think the Feds Should Let States Do So

Jacob Sullum | 1.31.2013 12:41 PM

Civil Liberties

Drugs, Racism, and The New York Times

Cocaine, opium, and racial paranoia.

Jesse Walker | 1.30.2013 3:47 PM

Culture

Miami Clinic Provided Performance-Enhancing Drugs to Pro Athletes

Names leak out after clinic shuts down and owner disappears

Reason Staff | 1.29.2013 6:00 PM

War on Drugs

Former Drug Czar Says Marijuana is Like Child Pornography

Meaning he likes them both?

Reason Staff | 1.29.2013 2:20 PM

Policy

Former Drug Czar Advisor Compares Marijuana to Child Pornography

Matthew Feeney | 1.29.2013 12:02 PM

Policy

Tancredo Breaks Pot Promise but Remains Pro-Choice

Jacob Sullum | 1.28.2013 3:40 PM

Policy

Denver Suburb Requires Pot Growers to Install Equipment While Forbidding Them to Bring It Home

Jacob Sullum | 1.28.2013 1:41 PM

Policy

Drug Dealing and Legal Stealing

The feds try to take a family's motel because some of its guests broke the law.

Jacob Sullum | 1.28.2013 1:30 PM

Policy

Is DOJ's Silence on Marijuana Legalization an Encouraging Sign?

Jacob Sullum | 1.24.2013 11:42 AM

Politics

Indonesian Court Sentences British Grandmother to Death For Drug Smuggling

Matthew Feeney | 1.22.2013 3:36 PM

Policy

British Police Say Recent Deaths Linked to Contaminated Ecstasy Pills

Aren't black markets great?

Reason Staff | 1.22.2013 9:56 AM

Policy

Indonesian Court Sentences British Woman to Death

Found guilty of smuggling 11lbs of cocaine

Reason Staff | 1.22.2013 7:40 AM

Politics

The War on Pot: Not a Safe Bet

The worst you can say about pot is that it produces intense, unreasoning panic-in drug warriors.

Steve Chapman | 1.21.2013 7:00 AM

Policy

If You Know Too Much About Poppies, You Can Lose the Farm (and Go to Jail)

Jacob Sullum | 1.20.2013 8:36 PM

Civil Liberties

Florida Cop Previously Accused of Rape Arrested on Felony Drug Charges

Checkered past with the police department, possession of narcotics sends him to jail

Ed Krayewski | 1.18.2013 2:27 PM

War on Drugs

U.S. Special Forces to Help Mexico Fight Drug War

Will hunt cartels the same way they hunt Al Qaeda

Reason Staff | 1.18.2013 9:32 AM

Policy

NYT Message on Energy Drinks: Be Afraid! Safe As Coffee!

Jacob Sullum | 1.17.2013 5:16 PM

Policy

Obama Has Three Big Priorities This Term, and Ending the Drug War Isn't One of Them

Mike Riggs | 1.17.2013 12:11 PM

Policy

Patrick Kennedy's Anti-Pot Group Pushes "Mandatory Marijuana-Education Program" for Recreational Users

Mike Riggs | 1.11.2013 3:45 PM

Policy

Cuomo Still Wants to Curtail Bogus Pot Busts

Jacob Sullum | 1.10.2013 3:44 PM

War on Drugs

St. Louis Police Warn of New Drug Called "N-Bomb"

Easier to say than 2C-1-NBOMe

Reason Staff | 1.8.2013 1:44 PM

War on Drugs

Drug War, Class War

Matt Welch | 1.7.2013 10:30 AM

Civil Liberties

White House Won't Comment on Clemency Petition for Montana Medical Marijuana Grower

John Ross | 1.5.2013 7:00 PM

Policy

Random Drug Budgets

School narcotic tests

Matthew Feeney | 1.3.2013 6:58 PM

War on Drugs

Misplaced Marijuana

Rescheduling petition

Jacob Sullum | 1.3.2013 6:55 PM

Policy

Navy Video Portrays 'Bath Salts' As Utterly Disastrous Yet Mysteriously Appealing

Jacob Sullum | 1.2.2013 6:18 PM

Policy

Plead Guilty or Go to Prison for Life

The stark choice given a medical marijuana grower highlights the injustice of mandatory minimums.

Jacob Sullum | 1.2.2013 7:00 AM

Politics

The 5 Best Drug Scares of 2012

Meth babies, deadly energy drinks, fake pot, higher schools, and the drug that makes you eat people's faces

Jacob Sullum | 12.31.2012 12:00 PM

Policy

How to Discredit Research on MDMA's Benefits: First, Misread the Abstract

Jacob Sullum | 12.26.2012 4:40 PM

Policy

Why People Thought 'Bath Salts' Made Rudy Eugene Eat Ronald Poppo's Face

Jacob Sullum | 12.24.2012 7:26 PM

Policy

New York Times Says Smoking Pot Is Virtually Legal but Still Should Stop You From Buying a Gun

Jacob Sullum | 12.21.2012 12:29 PM

Civil Liberties

UPDATED: Marijuana Reformers Have Mixed Feelings About Drug Warrior Dianne Feinstein Heading Up Judiciary Committee

Reactions range from hopeful to very, very worried.

Mike Riggs | 12.19.2012 2:53 PM

Policy

Post-Conviction Deal Shrinks Montana Medical Marijuana Grower's Sentence From Life to Five Years

Jacob Sullum | 12.19.2012 12:31 PM

Policy

David Frum Mounts a Weak Defense of His Shoddy Marijuana Column

Mike Riggs | 12.18.2012 1:52 PM

War on Drugs

Cory Booker Wants Drug Policy Overhaul

We're listening ...

Reason Staff | 12.17.2012 10:36 PM

Politics

Group That Will Create Pot Regulations in Colorado to Meet Today

Many details yet to be addressed

Reason Staff | 12.17.2012 12:04 PM

Policy

How Many Errors and/or Downright Lies Can David Frum Fit Into One Anti-Pot Column?

Mike Riggs | 12.17.2012 11:35 AM

Policy

Man Suing Sheriff Over Destruction of Medical Marijuana Plants

Expecting $5,000 per plant

Reason Staff | 12.17.2012 9:16 AM

War on Drugs

U.K. Deputy PM Open to Drug Decriminalization

But the PM, himself, isn't so hot on the idea

Reason Staff | 12.14.2012 2:36 PM

Politics

British Deputy Prime Minister Supports Drug Policy Review, Prime Minister Disagrees

Matthew Feeney | 12.14.2012 1:46 PM

Policy

Obama on Marijuana Legalization: If Not Now, When?

Jacob Sullum | 12.14.2012 1:43 PM

Policy

Federal Arrests of Pot Smokers Are Not the Real Threat to Legalization in Colorado and Washington

Jacob Sullum | 12.13.2012 6:23 PM

Politics

In Wake of Colorado and Washington, Sen. Leahy May Push for Amending the Controlled Substances Act

Mike Riggs | 12.13.2012 4:38 PM

Policy

Dear Politifact: Your Analysis of Obama's Drug War Record Is Factually Wrong

In the spirit of getting things right, I'd like to help the world's best fact checkers get their facts straight.

Mike Riggs | 12.13.2012 2:34 PM

Politics

Something Eric Holder Should Read Before He Sues to Block Pot Legalization

Jacob Sullum | 12.12.2012 3:06 PM