Drug Policy

Politics

You Are Now (Almost) Free to Discuss Ending the War on Drugs

Latin American leaders talk drug legalization. Will Obama join in?

Lucy Steigerwald | 4.11.2012 6:00 PM

Politics

Florida Drug Warriors Say They Had to Erase Possibly Incriminating Surveillance Video—for Their Own Protection

Jacob Sullum | 4.11.2012 4:17 PM

Policy

Spanish Village Votes "No" on Big Field of Revenue-Raising, Probably Illegal Marijuana

Lucy Steigerwald | 4.10.2012 10:00 PM

Policy

San Francisco Bay Guardian Columnist Sad Oaksterdam Raid Turning People Off of Big Government

Lucy Steigerwald | 4.9.2012 7:44 PM

Policy

The Government's Medical Meddling Hurts Pain Patients

Jacob Sullum | 4.9.2012 3:31 PM

Policy

Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Puts Up Pro-Legalization Billboard

Lucy Steigerwald | 4.6.2012 6:38 PM

Policy

Oaksterdam Founder, Prop. 19 Funder, Driven Out of His Peaceful, Productive Business by Government

Brian Doherty | 4.6.2012 2:40 PM

Politics

America's Bipartisan Reefer Madness

Both Democrats and Republicans support the pointless federal crackdown on medical marijuana

Steven Greenhut | 4.6.2012 12:00 PM

Politics

George Will: Drug Prohibition Is an Awful Flop. We Like It.

Jacob Sullum | 4.5.2012 4:21 PM

Politics

Capitol Hemp Shuts Down As Government-Selected Vendors Plan to Grow Pot in D.C.

Jacob Sullum | 4.2.2012 3:20 PM

Policy

Washington State Reporter Wears Bulletproof Vest, Thinks SWAT Narcotics Raid is Totally Awesome

Lucy Steigerwald | 3.30.2012 1:30 PM

Policy

Some Canadian Health Experts Have Noticed The Drug War and "Tough on Crime" Things Not Working So Well

Lucy Steigerwald | 3.28.2012 7:55 PM

Politics

The 3 Worst Arguments for Legalizing Marijuana

Hey kids, don't make these rookie mistakes!

Mike Riggs | 3.23.2012 10:00 AM

Policy

Why Whitney Houston Died: Drugs, Heart Disease Played Roles

Nick Gillespie | 3.22.2012 7:02 PM

Policy

Smells Like Multiple Fourth Amendment Violations

Jacob Sullum | 3.22.2012 3:17 PM

Policy

It Might Be Premature to Blame 'Meth Babies' for Imposing 'Tremendous Burdens on Society'

Jacob Sullum | 3.19.2012 5:52 PM

Policy

Marijuana Smuggler Who Served 30 Years in Prison Wants to Convince Florida Old Folks to Support Medical Marijuana

Lucy Steigerwald | 3.16.2012 5:55 PM

Politics

Drug War Incompatible with Human Rights, Says Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

Brian Doherty | 3.16.2012 3:53 PM

Policy

Marijuana's Disappearing Stigma

Jacob Sullum | 3.16.2012 2:46 PM

Policy

Bill Bennett Takes Drug Policy Advice From Bruce Springsteen

Jacob Sullum | 3.15.2012 2:04 PM

Policy

Stratfor on the Futility of the War on Meth

Jacob Sullum | 3.14.2012 6:16 PM

Policy

Check Out Google+'s Drug Legalization Debate Happening Right Now

Lucy Steigerwald | 3.13.2012 3:29 PM

Politics

Ordeal by Trial: Sowing Chaos With the Sixth Amendment

Jacob Sullum | 3.12.2012 2:52 PM

Policy

California Pot Legalization Initiatives in Disarray

Brian Doherty | 3.12.2012 1:23 PM

Policy

New Orleans Police Kill Unarmed Man During Pot Raid

Jacob Sullum | 3.9.2012 1:21 PM

Policy

How About Fighting Meth Use by Not Requiring a Prescription for Pseudoephedrine? It Works Just As Well.

Jacob Sullum | 3.8.2012 7:16 PM

Policy

Biden Opens His Government Aperture and Says Something Puzzling About Drug Legalization

Jacob Sullum | 3.6.2012 3:21 PM

Politics

U.S. Attorney in Colorado Says All State-Licensed Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Are Fair Game

Jacob Sullum | 3.5.2012 12:58 PM

Policy

Spanish Village Votes to Rent Out Public Land For 10 Soccer Fields' Worth of Marijuana

Lucy Steigerwald | 3.2.2012 5:23 PM

Politics

Maybe We Need Less Democracy and More Corruption

Jacob Sullum | 3.1.2012 5:32 PM

Politics

The Pentagon Plays Drug Regulator

The Defense Department tells vitamin stores operating on military bases to stop carrying a popular fitness product.

Gregory Conley | 3.1.2012 10:30 AM

Policy

Who Started That Deadly Shootout in Ogden?

Jacob Sullum | 2.29.2012 6:05 PM

Politics

Pot Legalization Initiative Qualifies for Colorado Ballot

Jacob Sullum | 2.27.2012 4:15 PM

Politics

California Senator Introduces Bill to Reduce Drug Possession Crimes to Misdemeanors

Brian Doherty | 2.27.2012 2:47 PM

Policy

Drug Warriors Encourage Mexican Meth Makers to Sharpen Their Chemistry Skills

Jacob Sullum | 2.24.2012 3:00 PM

Politics

Drug Trafficking Drug Warrior Could Get 20 Years

Nick Sibilla | 2.24.2012 1:25 PM

Policy

Drug Paraphernalia Raids Make Books Disappear

Jacob Sullum | 2.23.2012 1:53 PM

Politics

Rand Paul Blocks Synthetic Drug Bans

Jacob Sullum | 2.23.2012 11:42 AM

Policy

Prohibitionist County Commissioner Arrested for Drug Trafficking

Nick Sibilla | 2.23.2012 11:25 AM

Policy

Naloxone Reverses Drug Overdoses, Saves 10,000 Lives

Nick Sibilla | 2.21.2012 7:00 PM

Policy

Protect the Dead; Screw the Living (Definitely Not the Dead)

Jacob Sullum | 2.20.2012 12:53 PM

Policy

Montana Medical Marijuana Providers Get What Passes for Lenience Under Our Drug Laws

Jacob Sullum | 2.20.2012 11:55 AM

Policy

Reason.tv Replay: Whitney Houston, Adele, &…Michelle Obama?

Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg | 2.20.2012 9:07 AM