Marijuana

War on Drugs

Barack Obama: Marijuana Less Dangerous Than Alcohol

Expert?

Reason Staff | 1.19.2014 1:30 PM

Culture

Nancy Grace Warns: Hopped-Up Reefer Maniacs Are Strangling People, Killing Whole Families

Reefer Madness, 2014 edition.

Jesse Walker | 1.17.2014 8:13 PM

War on Drugs

Marijuana Legalization Scares Us, Panicked DEA Official Tells Senators

J.D. Tuccille | 1.17.2014 4:29 PM

Culture

Marijuana Users Fighting Negative Misperceptions About Themselves

It's ok to par-tay

Reason Staff | 1.17.2014 1:00 PM

Policy

Washington Legislators Mull Ban on Medical Marijuana Dispensaries, Competition for State-Licensed Pot Shops

Jacob Sullum | 1.16.2014 5:56 PM

Culture

Maryland Lawmakers Propose Bill to Legalize Marijuana

Tax, regulate

Reason Staff | 1.16.2014 1:50 PM

Policy

63 Percent of DC Residents Want Marijuana Legalized

Local lawmakers recently advanced a bill to decriminalize possession of pot

Reason Staff | 1.16.2014 1:20 PM

Policy

DEA Operations Chief Calls State Level Legalization of Marijuana 'Reckless and Irresponsible'

Shocker

Reason Staff | 1.16.2014 8:50 AM

Policy

Washington, D.C., on Verge of Decriminalizing Marijuana Possession

Scott Shackford | 1.15.2014 6:30 PM

Policy

DC City Council Panel Approves Marijuana Decriminalization

Would turn it into the equivalent of a parking ticket

Reason Staff | 1.15.2014 6:20 PM

Politics

New Hampshire State House First Legislative Body to Vote Yes on Marijuana Legalization Bill

Brian Doherty | 1.15.2014 5:46 PM

Policy

Illinois Pharmacists Ask to Run Pot Dispensaries

But federal licensing presents a problem

Reason Staff | 1.15.2014 3:10 PM

Policy

Amnesty Boxes For Pot Set Up in Colorado Airport

For those who don't know it is illegal to have marijuana on a plane

Reason Staff | 1.15.2014 11:30 AM

War on Drugs

Court Orders Status Report on NJ Pot Dispensaries

State accused of dragging feet on letting them open

Reason Staff | 1.14.2014 7:10 PM

Policy

Denver Police Citing One Person Per Day for Public Marijuana Use

Take it inside, guys

Reason Staff | 1.14.2014 6:30 PM

Policy

DC Council to Vote Wednesday on Marijuana Decriminalization

For one ounce or less for personal use

Reason Staff | 1.14.2014 3:40 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: A-Rod Rage, Christie's Acting Skillz, Hillary's Hit List, the French President's Mistress, Sen. Bernie Sanders on the NSA…Plus a Special Overtime Segment!

Matt Welch | 1.13.2014 7:36 PM

Policy

Ted Cruz Faults Obama for Not Imposing Marijuana Prohibition on States That Have Rejected It

Jacob Sullum | 1.13.2014 12:18 PM

Politics

Reason TV: Rabbi Fights Feds to Open Pot Shop

Amanda Winkler | 1.11.2014 7:27 PM

Policy

Pot Legalization a Threat to Police Asset Forfeiture Programs

Another piece of good news

Reason Staff | 1.10.2014 5:10 PM

Culture

Libertarians Know How To Oppose Things Without Banning Them

David Harsanyi | 1.10.2014 4:30 PM

Policy

Colo. Lawmakers Worry About Food Stamps Buying Pot Brownies

New law proposed

Reason Staff | 1.10.2014 4:00 PM

Policy

How Pro Sports Should React to Pot Legalization (But Won't)

Nick Gillespie | 1.9.2014 7:01 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Chris Christie's Traffic Problems, Rep. Jared Polis Talks Pot Legalization, Rep. Rush Holt Talks PATRIOT Act Repeal, John Stossel Talks Income Inequality…Plus Independents Ascend, and Biggio Gets Punked

Matt Welch | 1.8.2014 7:34 PM

Policy

Colorado Pot Sales Bring in More Than $5 Million in First Week

Around $600 million in sales projected annually

Reason Staff | 1.8.2014 12:10 PM

Politics

What Pot Legalization Could Teach Obamacare

Nick Gillespie | 1.8.2014 10:43 AM

Politics

Pathetic Pot Prohibitionists

Legalization in Colorado reveals the intellectual poverty of the war on marijuana.

Jacob Sullum | 1.8.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Bill O'Reilly Makes Millions of Marijuana Arrests Disappear

Jacob Sullum | 1.7.2014 6:57 PM

Politics

David Brooks' Anti-Pot NY Times Col No Dumber Than His Paper's Editorial

Nick Gillespie | 1.7.2014 4:59 PM

Politics

CNN Finds Most Americans Want to Legalize Pot, Demonstrating It Is Just As Unreliable As Gallup

Jacob Sullum | 1.7.2014 11:18 AM

Policy

CNN/ORC International Poll: Majority of Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana

55 percent support legalization

Reason Staff | 1.7.2014 10:10 AM

Economics

Pot Prices in Colo. Quickly Double

As predicted, demand far outpaces supply

Reason Staff | 1.6.2014 6:10 PM

Politics

Pat Buchanan: Legalization of Marijuana Reveals "Deeply Libertarian Trend" Across the Political Spectrum

Matthew Feeney | 1.6.2014 12:40 PM

Economics

Colorado Marijuana Shops Running Low on Stock

Struggling to meet demand

Reason Staff | 1.6.2014 11:50 AM

Policy

Yes, Legal Pot Does Cost More Than Black-Market Pot (for Now at Least)

Jacob Sullum | 1.6.2014 11:32 AM

Science & Technology

French Researchers Reportedly Discover Way To Block Marijuana High

Hormone protects brain from the high produce by pot

Reason Staff | 1.6.2014 11:30 AM

Policy

China Looks To Dominate Marijuana Market in Wake of Global Policy Reforms

Uruguay and Colorado the sites of the most recent examples of marijuana policy being liberalized around the world

Reason Staff | 1.6.2014 11:10 AM

Policy

Pat Buchanan: Legalization of Marijuana Reveals "Deeply Libertarian Trend" Across the Political Spectrum

Thinks the ending of pot prohibition will lead to "more high school dropouts and more automobile accidents involving marijuana"

Reason Staff | 1.6.2014 8:10 AM

Policy

NY Gov. Cuomo Expected To Announce Executive Action Loosening Marijuana Laws

Will allow those with serious illnesses to use limited amounts of marijuana

Reason Staff | 1.5.2014 9:17 AM

Policy

David Brooks on Pot: Because This Is Not to My Taste, No One Else Should Be Able to Enjoy It

Jacob Sullum | 1.3.2014 12:29 PM

Policy

Thousands of People Continue To Line Up To Buy Marijuana in Colorado

Recreational sales began yesterday

Reason Staff | 1.3.2014 12:20 PM

War on Drugs

Majority of Americans Continue To Favor Legal Marijuana

J.D. Tuccille | 1.3.2014 11:58 AM

Politics

Repeat After Me, David Brooks: Repealing Prohibition Is Not the Same As Endorsing the Previously Prohibited Activity

Matt Welch | 1.3.2014 9:29 AM

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