Is COVID-19 Causing a New Wave of Opioid-Related Deaths?
As of March 2020, combined fatal and nonfatal drug overdoses were nearly 20 percent higher than through the same month in 2019.
As of March 2020, combined fatal and nonfatal drug overdoses were nearly 20 percent higher than through the same month in 2019.
The method, which can detect drug metabolites for up to a year, does not measure impairment or recent use.
One very sketchy story about an Oklahoma City teen’s tragic death has gone viral.
Leaked police documents show how U.S. counterterrorism agencies spread myths and panic about fentanyl.
The overlap suggests a pattern of shoddy investigation and reckless paramilitary tactics in Louisville.
Kevin McBride argues that Arizona's civil forfeiture law is unconstitutional.
Support for legalizing recreational drugs is sweeping Latin America.
Substituting drug courts for prosecution unfortunately still often leads to incarceration.
A Florida prosecutor's office reviewed the cases and agreed to resentencing for nearly two dozen inmates, calling it "a matter of fundamental fairness."
The Trump administration is spending big money to make sure America's drug supply chains aren't dependent on China. But that's not really necessary.
Once a staunch prohibitionist, the Democratic vice-presidential pick is arguably the most libertarian senator on marijuana.
The SAFE Banking Act is not a pork-barrel spending bill. Is that why it’s struggling?
Harris and Trump are both right that the Democratic nominee has a long record of championing draconian penalties.
The Hartes were the victims of a comically inept publicity stunt executed by cops who did not realize that hydroponic equipment could be used to grow tomatoes and did not know what loose-leaf tea looked like.
The party rejects a position shared by two-thirds of the country (but not its presidential nominee).
The Hawaii senator fails to fully consider the causes of bad policing.
The Decriminalize Nature D.C. initiative has gathered enough signatures to land on the ballot this November.
Plus: More (bad, weird, and occasionally good) new state laws that start taking effect today.
A look at war through the lens of the performance enhancers that help make it possible
For half a century, Grinspoon tirelessly advocated a more rational and tolerant approach to marijuana and other psychoactive substances.
Rick Doblin, a leading force in America's psychedelic renaissance, imagines a world of "mass mental health" facilitated by formerly demonized drugs.
Interactions between the public and the police should be kept to a minimum.
A podcast debate and discussion about the virtues and vices of Marijuana Federalism.
Michael Thompson is serving a 40- to 60-year sentence for a pot crime in a state where both recreational and medicinal marijuana are currently legal
The antimalarial drug is being removed from United Kingdom's RECOVERY trial evaluating COVID-19 therapies.
The observational dataset on which it was based could not be properly audited.
A major study in The Lancet said it doesn't—but it may have relied on fabricated data.
It was business as usual for federal prosecutors.
Fate Vincent Winslow, who has never committed a violent crime, fears catching coronavirus in prison.
Louisville Metro Police Department said officers identified themselves in a no-knock raid. Neighbors said that's not true.
New documentary features Sting, Sarah Silverman, Anthony Bourdain, Carrie Fisher, and others discussing the good, bad, and ugly of LSD.
But we can't ban our way out of the research chemical problem.
After seven years of litigation, a Kansas couple finally obtains some compensation for a comically inept drug raid.
The Justice Department concluded in 2018 that an anti-drug treaty requires stricter controls than the DEA originally planned.
If officials want to ease the burden of the pandemic behind bars, there are hundreds of thousands of inmates who can help them do it.
Massachusetts is the only state that has closed recreational outlets while allowing medical sales to continue.
"The best available evidence does not support the use of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19."
Your opportunity to learn more about Uncle Sam and Mary Jane.
The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) is making MDMA and other drugs medically legitimate and socially acceptable.
If only everybody weren’t stuck in their homes.
The agency has hampered widespread COVID-19 testing and the production of both protective gear and hand sanitizer.
The agency concludes that the possible benefits outweigh the risks.
New York Times columnist and Decadent Society author defends prohibitionism in a conversation on The Fifth Column.
The case illustrates the injustice and irrationality of Pennsylvania's "zero tolerance" approach to stoned driving.