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.
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Hello, FIRST STEP Act! Goodbye, Jeff Sessions! The Year in Criminal Justice Reform
2018 was a mixed bag, but that means there was still a lot of good news.
Kansas Supreme Court Says Cops Can Search Your Home Without a Warrant If They Claim It Smells Like Pot
Cops supposedly smelled 25 grams of pot inside a plastic container inside a safe inside a closet 30 feet from a guy's doorstep.
Why Is N.Y. Mayor De Blasio Yelling at Corporations About Harms Caused by the City's War on Weed?
The government is the villain of this story, not wealthy industrialists.
The Past and Future of Psychedelics with Rick Doblin
Reason's livestream with the founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), Rick Doblin.
Punishing Patients Won't Reduce Opioid Deaths
A new Medicare prescription rule will aggravate undertreatment of pain.
Harm Reduction Is Helping Reduce Ohio Opioid Overdose Deaths
Success attributed to tools like naloxone, not punitive drug wars.
Andrew Cuomo's Sudden Cannabis Conversion Highlights the Cowardice of Leading Democrats
On marijuana, New York's governor has lagged far behind his party's rank-and-file and the general public.
Marijuana Federalism's Time Has Come
Congress should make sure the next attorney general respects states' authority to set their own marijuana policy.
Here Are the 'Improvements' That Won a Senate Vote on Sentencing Reform
The last-minute changes show how hard it is to make the criminal justice system more proportionate and discriminating.
Does the Law Require the Drug Czar To Lie About Legalization?
The Office of National Drug Control Policy is required to fight marijuana legalization by any means necessary, even if it is working out well so far.
Chicago Mayor Proposes Dealing Drugs, Gambling to Make Ends Meet
Rahm Emanuel wants pot legalization and a casino so the city can grab more taxes for its pension debts.
William Barr's Never-Ending War
Trump's nominee for attorney general is apt to encourage his worst instincts on drug policy.
How Psychedelics Changed the Life of One of America's Leading Novelists: Podcast
Tao Lin's Trip details how the author's experience with LSD, DMT, psilocybin, and more blew his mind while making him more human.
John Kelly Was President Trump's Top Authoritarian Fearmonger. Good Riddance.
Trump's chief of staff was there to add a veneer of respectability to some of the president's worst positions.
New York Considers Legalizing, Taxing Weed to Save Its Ailing Subway System
Legalized pot is great. Taxing it to pay for public transit is not.
Wayne County Cops Seized Her Car Over $10 Worth of Weed. Now She's Suing.
The lawsuit argues that the excessive penalty violated her Eighth Amendment rights. The Supreme Court is currently considering a similar case.
Beyond Pot Legalization: 21st Century Drug Policy Is about Wellness and Happiness: Podcast
Jacob Sullum, Dana Rohrabacher, and Adrian Moore talk about the next steps in ending the war on drugs at Reason's 50th anniversary celebration.
Adolescent Pot Use in Post-Legalization Colorado and Washington Is Still Failing to Rise
A favorite prohibitionist theme is refuted by reality.
After Boosting the Fentanyl Market, Drug Warriors Vainly Promise to Eradicate It
The government can't stop the flow of illegal drugs, but it can always make them more deadly.
China's Xi Fools Another U.S. President With Promises of a Fentanyl Crackdown
And once again, Trump is distracted from real policy by symbolic brutality.
Deputies Confused a Granny's Cotton Candy for Meth. A High Bond Kept Her Jailed For Months.
How an unscientific field test and the bail system stripped a Georgia grandmother of justice.
Recreational Pot Will Be Legal in Michigan This Week. Here's What You Need to Know.
Your guide to marijuana in Michigan
The Joe Arpaio of Florida Thinks Weed Is 'Killing People Every Day'
A cringeworthy Fox & Friends segment
Laughable but Widely Cited Report on the Cost of Legalizing Pot Does Not Even Try to Measure the Cost of Legalizing Pot
"For every dollar gained in tax revenue," the Centennial Institute claims, "Coloradans spent approximately $4.50 to mitigate the effects of legalization."
Lawsuit Alleges California Cops Stole Weed and Cash During Traffic Stops
Numerous motorists say rogue cops in a small Northern California town ripped them off during bogus traffic stops.
Opioid-Related Deaths Keep Rising As Pain Pill Prescriptions Fall
The crackdown on analgesics continues to push nonmedical users toward deadlier alternatives.
Coupling Expungement With Marijuana Legalization in New Jersey Means the Cannabis Industry Can Do Well by Doing Good
Legislators in Trenton plan to address past pot convictions while preventing future ones.
New IRS Rule Seems to Violate the First Amendment by Denying Tax-Exempt Status to Drug Policy Reform Groups
It is unconstitutional for the government to discriminate against organizations based on their viewpoint.
This 'Three Strikes' Law Sends People to Die in Federal Prison For Drug Crimes
Roughly 800 federal inmates are sentenced to life under an obscure sentencing enhancement that lawmakers in Congress might soon vote to reduce.
Ted Cruz, Who Bragged About Backing Smarter Sentencing in 2015, Turns Against His Own Cause
The Texas senator is now allied with longtime opponents of reform in resisting the FIRST STEP Act.
Legalizing Marijuana and Gay Marriage Seemed Impossible
But losing taught libertarians how to win
The Lives We Can Save in California
Safe injection facilities and other harm reduction measures are the answer.
Totally Unchill NASA Orders SpaceX Safety Probe Because Elon Musk Legally Smoked Weed
That seems like a bit of an overreaction.
Alarmist Nonsense Should Not Stop Sentencing Reform
The modest changes in the FIRST STEP Act are no threat to public safety.
Rep. Joe Kennedy III Says He Supports Weed Legalization So the Feds Can 'Regulate' It
After years of opposition, Kennedy has finally jumped on the pro-weed legalization bandwagon.
Is Trump vs. Acosta the Iran-Iraq War of 2018?: Podcast
Assessing the import of presidential tantrums, media hyperbole, military complaints, and the near-arrival of federal sentencing reform
Go Ahead and Pack Your Weed This Thanksgiving—the TSA Probably Won't Find It
The TSA's policy is to report any weed they find to local law enforcement. But they'll have to notice it first.
AMA Decries the Impact of the CDC's Opioid Guidelines on Pain Treatment
The physician group says widespread "misapplication" of the guidelines is hurting patients.
If This Bill Passes, Possessing Pot in Texas Will Be Treated Less Harshly Than Distributing Straws in San Francisco
A new bill in the Texas legislature would repeal criminal penalties for possessing less than an ounce of marijuana.
Michigan's Pot Tax Is Too Low, Mitch Albom Says, Because It Could Be Higher
The Detroit Free Press columnist seems oblivious to black-market competition.
Why Can't Psychedelics (and Other Drugs) Just Be for Fun?: Podcast
LSD, psilocybin, and other hallucinogenics are gaining new acceptance as serious medicine. But what if you want to do them just for fun, asks Jacob Sullum.
If Chris Christie Becomes Attorney General, Pot Advocacy Could be Set Ablaze
Chris Christie is a notorious pot prohibitionist.
