Merrick Garland's New Charging Policy Aims To Ameliorate the Damage His Boss Did As a Drug Warrior
The attorney general's memo to prosecutors is an improvement, but it is no substitute for legislation.
Meth
107,000 Overdose Deaths Are the Latest Casualties of the War on Drugs
An increasing number of overdoses were the result of fentanyl and methamphetamine, each of which have proliferated amid government crackdowns.
Woman Convicted of Manslaughter, Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Having a Miscarriage
Whatever this system is, it is not pro-life.
Texas Cops Realized They Raided the Wrong House. They Kept Searching Anyway.
Three of the officers were denied qualified immunity, but accountability is a long way off.
A New Frontier in the War on Meth: A 40 Percent Tax on Bongs You Can't Use To Smoke Meth
Iowa smoke shop owners say the tax would be "a ban without being an outright ban."
South Dakota's Meth Problem
"This is something that we knew would be provocative," said the state's Republican governor.
A Man Spent 82 Days in Jail on Meth Charges. The Meth Was Actually Honey.
Government incompetence made an innocent man spend months in jail and lose both of his jobs.
Americans Spend Nearly As Much on Illegal Drugs As They Do on Booze, Which Shows What a Ripoff Prohibition Is
A new RAND report puts spending on marijuana, heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine at $146 billion in 2016.
Louisiana Police Spread Fake News About Zika-Infected Meth, Then Admit They Made It up for 'Attention'
The officer who cooked up the story adds that he collects "a lot of great (and incredibly raw) intelligence" by reading comment threads.
DEA Says Meth Use Has Never Been Higher; Survey Data Say Otherwise
The number of past-month users was up last year from 2016, but it was still lower than in several previous years.
When a Baby's Accidental Drug Death Leads to a $3 Million Bail Order, It's Time to Ask Questions
Is a mom who passed drugs along to her infant via breastfeeding a real community threat?
New Federal Sentencing Data Provides a Reminder That the War on Meth Is Alive and Awful
While overall drug sentences decline, federal methamphetamine offenders still aren't benefiting from the last decade of criminal justice reforms.
Cops Mistake Cat Litter for Meth in 'Massive' Drug Seizure
Harris County Sheriff's Office credited discovery to deputies' "powers of observation," but blamed the error on field tests.
Colorado Drug Warriors Mistakenly Storm Innocent Family's Home
The cops were looking for a meth dealer who had not lived there for at least a year.
Philippine Anti-Drug Strategy: 'Kill Them All'
Rodrigo Duterte echoes American drug warriors.
Rodrigo Duterte's Murderous War on Drugs Follows American Logic
The Philippine president is not alone in thinking drug offenders should be killed.
Chemsex Panic: British Media Alleges Drug-Fueled Orgies Are Driving Up HIV Rates
Are you ready for this? People are taking drugs and then having sex.
Survey Data Highlight the Tenuous Relationship Between Drug Panics and Reality
Fear of meth, bath salts, salvia, MDMA, and heroin correspond loosely, at best, to actual trends in drug use.
Some Mexican Drug Cartel Is About to Get an Angry Letter from the FAA
Dealers turn to drones for deliveries.
Enhanced Criminal Penalties for Pregnant Women Must End, Groups Urge DOJ
Reproductive-rights and drug-policy groups are calling for an end to the harsher sentencing of pregnant women charged with drug crimes.
The Need for Speed and the Politics of Panics
The results of meth hysteria have been uglier than a tweeker in an anti-drug ad.
Meth Mouth and Other Meth Myths
A new report shows how the hazards of "the most dangerous drug in America" have been grossly exaggerated.
North Korea May Be Pushing Meth at "Breaking Bad" Purity Level
Alleged drug dealer boasts of North Korea's role in high-grade meth he was selling, according to federal indictment
Man Sues NYPD over Arrest for Possession of Candy
Police thought Jolly Ranchers were meth
