Does Legalization Boost Teen Marijuana Use?
The only safe conclusion is that it's too early to draw any conclusions.
Drugs
Major League Baseball's War on PEDs Is Still Petty and Pointless
With players rolling in NSAIDs and amphetamines, why do androgens still freak people out?
Read More Profiles of People Crushed by Florida's Draconian Opioid Laws
A Reason investigation found Florida's opioid trafficking laws put low-level offenders in prison for decades. Here are more of their stories.
Marijuana Is Bad, DHS Chief Says, Although It's 'Not a Factor in the Drug War'
John Kelly wants us to know that he and Jeff Sessions see eye to eye on the perils of pot.
Harm Reduction an Alternative to Incoherent Opioid Addiction Policies
Let doctors exercise their best professional judgment and prescribe opioids-free from the chilling effects created by monitoring government agencies.
California Boy Scout Battles Porn Scourge in His Community
Enlisting the support of pseudo-science and local law enforcement along the way.
DHS Head to America: Shut Up, Be Terrified, and Do What You're Told
Secretary John Kelly wants you to know that the problem is you, not them.
How Florida Entraps Pain Patients, Forces Them to Snitch, Then Locks Them Up for Decades
Florida's anti-opioid laws were supposed to take high-level traffickers off the streets. Instead, they put low-level users in prison for most of their lives.
Customs and Border Patrol Wants to Get Rid of Hiring Polygraphs Because of How Many Applicants Use Drugs
60 percent of CBP applicants can't pass the hiring polygraph.
Sessions-Shy Colorado Legislators Gut Bill Authorizing Cannabis Consumption Clubs
Fear of provoking a federal crackdown prompts a retreat.
New Bill Will Make Canada the Second Country to Legalize Marijuana
The government expects licensed cannabis retailers to begin serving recreational consumers next year.
Why Disgraced Congressman Trey Radel Went Crazy (And America Will Too)
Democrazy, his new memoir, explores the hidden side of Washington, D.C. where it's all about money, power, and...finger food.
Trump Expected to Nominate Former Prosecutor Tom Marino For Drug Czar
Marino has advocated the use of "hospital-slash-prisons" for drug users.
Florida Sheriff Produces Absurd, Threatening Video over Small Number of Drug-Related Deaths
You'd think Lake County must be some sort of trafficking hotbed. It's not.
The Conservative Schism on Legalizing Pot
Law and order conservatives vs. small government conservatives.
Denver Man Who Claimed Marijuana Made Him Kill His Wife Gets 30 Years
Richard Kirk said he did not realize how THC-infused taffy would affect him.
Brave New World of Weed: The Astonishing Potential of a Complex Plant [Reason Podcast]
Journalist Joe Dolce says legalization is opening new frontiers in cannabis use.
California's Governor Rejects Anti-Competitive Marijuana Rules
Jerry Brown proposes a bill that would let cannabusinesses hold multiple licenses, including distribution.
Massachusetts Doctors Want a Safe Place for People to Use Illegal Drugs
Supervised injection sites keep drug users alive and prevent the spread of disease. So why doesn't the U.S. have a single one?
Heroin Users Are Less Likely to Be Dependent But More Likely to Die
A new study highlights the gap between rising heroin use and rising heroin deaths.
The Other Side of Legalized Theft
Civil forfeiture encourages cops to loot first and ask questions never.
The Dallas Cowboys' Owner Is Right: NFL Should Change its Nonsensical Marijuana Prohibition
Jerry Jones is as unlikeable as an NFL owner could be, but he's right about this. Football's prohibition on weed makes no sense for players or teams.
Trump Adviser Urges Him to Keep Sessions From Harassing State-Legal Pot Suppliers
Roger Stone says the president should reject his attorney general's "outmoded thinking on marijuana."
A City in Ohio Treats Seeking Medical Help When Suffering an Overdose as a Criminal "Public Inconvenience"
The state's ACLU is duly peeved.
Colorado Governor Concedes Legal Marijuana Hasn't Turned His State Into a Stoner Hellscape
Five years after opposing Amendment 64, Gov. Hickenlooper says things are going pretty well with Colorado's legal pot experiment.
Sad Legislation or SADDEST Legislation?: The Protecting Kids from Candy-Flavored Drugs Act of 2017
Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Chuck Grassley create instant cult classic with idiotic new bill.
Detroit Police Department Blames Drug War for Shooting So Many Dogs
Maybe end the drug war?
Donald Trump's Opioid Commission Is Stacked With Prosecutors and 12-Steppers
Will any drug policy experts sit on Trump's drug policy commission?
Johns Hopkins University Dropped Out of a Clinical Trial for Smoked Cannabis, and Veterans With PTSD Want to Know Why
A successful clinical trial could move whole-plant marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule II
Massachusetts Prepares to Vacate Nearly 24,000 Tainted Drug Convictions
Prosecutors are expected to drop nearly all of the convictions based on the work of a drug lab chemist who falsified evidence in favor of police.
This Former Congressman Is Against the War on Drugs
Trey Radel explains why he's not "just another tea party asswipe who got busted for drugs and voted to drug test food stamp recipients."
Let's Talk About Trump's Labor Nominee Giving a Generous Plea Deal to a Billionaire Sex Offender
As Miami's U.S. Attorney, Alex Acosta gave a sweet deal to a rich sex offender while throwing the book at drug dealers.
Poor White Americans Are Dying of Despair
In contrast, the mortality rate for college-educated whites continues to fall.
Jeff Sessions' Terrible Truth About Drugs Is a Lie
The attorney general stages a revival of the "Just Say No" show.
American Psychiatric Association Says Ketamine Can Treat Depression, But Don't Expect the FDA to Approve It
The cost of getting FDA approval doesn't bode well for ketamine's therapeutic potential.
Opioid Deaths: Another Drug War Failure
Prohibition is the cause of the problem; it's not the solution.
Jeff Sessions' Praise for the Cole Marijuana Memo Is Not a Promise of Restraint
The memo leaves plenty of room for a crackdown on the newly legal cannabis industry.
3 Questions for SCOTUS Nominee Neil Gorsuch
What the Senate Judiciary Committee should ask the Supreme Court candidate.
Jeff Sessions: Using Marijuana Is 'Only Slightly Less Awful' Than Heroin
Jeff Sessions continues to insist that the only America he wants to live in is one where no one is legally permitted to use substances he doesn't like.
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.
Think the Sharing Economy Needs More Regulation? SXSW Panel of Women with Prison Records Shows the Down Side.
One panel promotes fear-based control over who drives Uber cars. A second panel illustrates what ultimately happens.
Surprise: Government-Grown Pot Is Total Schwag, Not Suitable for Research
Doctors using DEA-approved marijuana find it is useless for research purposes.
Jeff Sessions Wants to Bring Back 'Just Say No'
At a speech in Manchester, Sessions called anti-drug campaigns of the '80s and '90s the "most effective solution."
