Alabama's Biased, Punitive, and Expensive War on Marijuana Is Ruining Lives
Black people in Alabama are more than four times as likely to be arrested for a marijuana offense, according to a new report.
Black people in Alabama are more than four times as likely to be arrested for a marijuana offense, according to a new report.
...with a little help from "Distracted Boyfriend" guy.
On the upside, agency promises to review over-the-counter drug rules, approve more new drugs, and liberate French dressing.
Patrick Beadle was convicted on a drug trafficking charge, even though there's very little evidence he was a dealer.
The plan does not go as far as it should, but it's still better than the policies of most U.S. states with legal pot.
Marijuana legalization is growing in popularity among Midwestern voters, and has become a wedge issue in several key races.
There is no national ban, taxes are modest, the purchase age is lower, and delivery is allowed throughout the country.
The president's comments could improve the prospects for federal penal reform.
The former New York mayor's authoritarian record shows he has no real love for America's founding document.
The Texas senator's authoritarian attacks on Beto O'Rourke short-circuit rational discussion of police shootings, drug policy, and sentencing reform.
This is what happens when "zero tolerance" meets the limitations of government resources.
Former Gov. Ed Rendell says he's willing to defy the feds and risk arrest to reduce overdose deaths.
Thanks to a weird loophole, CBD-infused cocktails might remain legal anyway.
The DEA is resisting a recommendation that the cannabis-derived compound be moved to the least restrictive category of controlled substances.
First and Last ignores the absurdity that many of its subjects are imprisoned, not to mention Gwinnett County Jail's own troubled record.
The Office of National Drug Policy is not allowed to be evenhanded.
His argument: If San Francisco lets people shoot up, they won't be able to order them into drug treatment through the courts.
The passage of tax reform 2.0 blows a huge hole in the budget, and a much-touted opioid bill might just make the crisis worse.
"My only sin is the extrajudicial killings."
It makes no sense. Then again, neither does prohibition.
Two high-profile crimes committed in Anchorage highlight a seemingly unequal criminal justice system.
New FBI statistics for 2017 even show a small increase.
The case of a woman who may be prosecuted for sheltering animals during Hurricane Florence highlights some reasons why it is often wrong to enforce the law.
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says if the report is true, the sheriff "must resign."
It's a scare tactic, and an inaccurate one at that.
Coca-Cola is reportedly interested in CBD-infused beverages aimed at easing aches and pains.
His enterprising operation illustrates the valuable role porous borders play in undermining restrictive laws.
Because that's totally going to fix congressional incompetence.
"If you work for the industry, that is grounds for inadmissibility."
An NRA spokesperson correctly says marijuana is not "germane" to Jean's death but keeps bringing it up when discussing Castile's.
After one of their own killed him, Dallas Police searched Jean's apartment for marijuana.
Will the Medical Cannabis Research Act make it to the House floor?
New York State as a whole seems to be moving toward legalization.
Many unanswered questions surround this case.
The case against Krissy Noble shows how drug and gun laws conspire to deprive people of a fundamental right.
Two years after the DEA announced it would approve new manufacturers of research cannabis, Sessions refuses to explain why he's sitting on the applications.
The Justice Department's opposition to such harm-reducing programs is irrational, unscientific, and inhumane.
More than a third of those shootings were by a narcotics unit at the center of several civil rights lawsuits.
The Trump administration wants to do more of what hasn't worked.
Authorities say Krissy Noble was justified in shooting and killing a home intruder while she was pregnant.
A White House policy committee is collecting information on "negative trends" and "threats" associated with legalization.
The New Hanover County Sheriff's Office made a mistake.
Doctors' groups recommend abstinence, but expectant mothers who suffer from severe nausea may reach different conclusions.