Marijuana

Culture

Colorado Man Who Made First Legal Weed Purchase Storing Product to Donate to Museum

Got high off his own supply instead

Ed Krayewski | 1.2.2014 6:15 PM

Culture

First Colorado Resident to Purchase Legal Marijuana Says He's Putting It In Storage to Donate to a Museum

Got high off his own supply instead

Reason Staff | 1.2.2014 6:10 PM

Policy

Shoppers Wait For Hours To Buy Marijuana in Colorado

First legal recreations shops opened yesterday

Reason Staff | 1.2.2014 11:30 AM

Policy

Colorado's State-Licensed Pot Shops Are Open for Business

Jacob Sullum | 1.1.2014 2:37 PM

Policy

Legal Marijuana Sales Start in Colorado

Happy New Year!

Reason Staff | 1.1.2014 12:10 PM

Policy

World's First Sale by a Government-Licensed Recreational Pot Shop Scheduled for 8 a.m.

Jacob Sullum | 12.31.2013 1:13 PM

Culture

Seven Pieces of Good News for Freedom in 2013

Highlights from an eventful year.

Ed Krayewski, Jesse Walker, Jim Epstein, J.D. Tuccille, Scott Shackford, and Matthew Feeney | 12.31.2013 10:00 AM

Policy

Denver Airport Attempts to Fight Back Tide by Banning Marijuana Possession

Scott Shackford | 12.30.2013 6:30 PM

Policy

Denver Airport Bans Marijuana Possession

Good luck trying to enforce that one

Reason Staff | 12.30.2013 4:00 PM

Policy

Where's the Pot?

What to expect when Colorado's marijuana shops open on Wednesday

Jacob Sullum | 12.30.2013 7:00 AM

Policy

Jacob Sullum in Forbes: Marijuana Shortage Expected in Colorado As New Pot Shops Open

Reason Staff | 12.27.2013 10:59 AM

Policy

Denver Launches Site to Explain New Marijuana Laws

To let folks know what is and isn't allowed in Colorado

Reason Staff | 12.26.2013 5:50 PM

Science & Technology

More Evidence Marijuana Helps Fight PTSD

Nothing definitive but could be a boon to veterans

Reason Staff | 12.26.2013 2:20 PM

Policy

Uruguay's President Signs Bill Legalizing Marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 12.26.2013 12:08 PM

Policy

The 5 Best Drug Scares of 2013

Caffeine conniptions, lethal LSD, pot-smoking punks, vaping vapors, and devouring dope

Jacob Sullum | 12.26.2013 12:00 PM

Civil Liberties

13 Reasons Marijuana Just Had The Best Year Ever

The Huffington Post | 12.26.2013 10:30 AM

Policy

First Colorado Pot Shops Open Next Week

Jacob Sullum | 12.24.2013 1:08 PM

Economics

Colo. Resorts Prepare for Marijuana Tourism

Put out bowls of snacks

Reason Staff | 12.23.2013 3:00 PM

Policy

A.P. Poll Finds Falling Resistance to Marijuana Legalization

Jacob Sullum | 12.20.2013 1:32 PM

Politics

The Benefits of Unregulated Pot

California's "wild west" demonstrates the domesticating power of capitalism.

Greg Beato | 12.19.2013 9:00 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Former NSA Official Stewart Baker Accuses Libertarians of 'Obama Derangement Syndrome'; Major-Party Partisans Waffle on Weed, Plus Reason's Peter Suderman and TV's Andy Levy!

Matt Welch | 12.18.2013 6:29 PM

Policy

If Marijuana Legalization Sends the Wrong Message to Teenagers, Why Aren't They Listening?

Jacob Sullum | 12.18.2013 4:54 PM

Culture

Govt Survey: 60 Percent of High School Seniors Don't View Marijuana as Harmful

National Institute of Health troubled by lack of misinformation

Reason Staff | 12.18.2013 4:20 PM

Politics

Poll: Majorities of Democrats and Independents Support Legalization of Marijuana

Emily Ekins | 12.18.2013 9:12 AM

Politics

Poll: Majorities of Democrats and Independents Support Legalization of Marijuana

Emily Ekins | 12.17.2013 4:18 PM

Policy

Riverside Cops Pretend To Be High Schoolers, Arrest 25 Students For Pot

Jess Remington | 12.16.2013 7:00 PM

War on Drugs

The Architect of Uruguay's Marijuana Legalization Speaks Out

"Current drug policy is disastrous. Doing nothing is not an option anymore," says Julio Calzada, one of the men behind Uruguay's drug revolution.

Jack Davies and Jan De Deken | 12.15.2013 12:00 PM

Policy

UN Agency Pissed Off That Uruguay Legalized Marijuana

Jess Remington | 12.13.2013 10:10 AM

Policy

Politicians' Drugs, in Order of Acceptability: Cocktails, Cannabis, Cocaine

Jacob Sullum | 12.13.2013 10:00 AM

Policy

United Nations Says Uruguay's Legalization of Marijuana Violates International Law

Warning about addiction

Reason Staff | 12.12.2013 12:50 PM

Policy

Former DEA Agent Quits Job, Joins the Marijuana Industry

Jess Remington | 12.11.2013 5:45 PM

Politics

Politicians Begin Push to Legalize Marijuana in New York

And, obviously, tax the hell out of it

Reason Staff | 12.11.2013 5:10 PM

War on Drugs

International Drug Warriors Say Uruguay Pot Legalization Breaks Treaties

Treating people like they have the right to their own bodies is apparently a bad thing

Reason Staff | 12.11.2013 4:20 PM

Policy

Uruguay Becomes the First Country to Legalize Marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 12.10.2013 10:24 PM

Policy

Bill O'Reilly, a Famous Cannabis Critic, Lashes Out at Cannabis Critics

Jacob Sullum | 12.10.2013 8:40 PM

War on Drugs

Uruguay Poised to Become First Country to Legalize Marijuana Sales

Senate expected to give final approval today

Reason Staff | 12.10.2013 3:40 PM

Economics

Colo. Lawmakers Worry They Don't Have Enough Marijuana to Meet Demand

Legal recreational sales begin in three weeks

Reason Staff | 12.10.2013 3:00 PM

Policy

Bill O'Reilly is Not Happy About The Denver Post's New Marijuana Editor

Shocker

Reason Staff | 12.10.2013 12:50 PM

Policy

White House Pushes 'Drug Policy Reform,' a.k.a. Prohibition

Jacob Sullum | 12.9.2013 5:01 PM

War on Drugs

Canada to Cop: It's OK to Smoke Pot, Just Not In Uniform

If only all our drug debates were like this one.

Jesse Walker | 12.5.2013 12:03 PM

Policy

Backlog Persists for Colo. Medical Marijuana Licenses

Dozens operate without completed permits

Reason Staff | 12.4.2013 4:20 PM

Policy

Denver Considers Unconstitutional Limit on Homegrown Marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 12.4.2013 12:35 PM

Policy

Denver City Council Flip-Flops, Voting to Allow Pot Smoking in Front Yards

Jacob Sullum | 12.3.2013 3:47 PM

Culture

Some in Colorado Ski Industry Worried About Pot Smoking at Resorts

Marijuana-themed ski trips reportedly already being marketed

Reason Staff | 12.3.2013 1:50 PM

Science & Technology

Researchers Investigate Ways to Determine Marijuana Contamination

As the drug sees more and more legal and medical use

Reason Staff | 12.2.2013 3:40 PM

Policy

When Possessing Pot Is No Crime, Can the Smell of Marijuana Justify a Search?

Jacob Sullum | 11.27.2013 6:07 PM

Policy

Pot Smokers to Denver City Council: Stay Off the Porch

Jacob Sullum | 11.26.2013 7:15 PM