Drugs
Psychedelic Drugs: The Future of Mental Health
LSD, mushrooms, and ecstasy are finally getting attention from serious medical researchers. And their findings are astounding.
Jeff Sessions Re-Escalates the Drug War By Ordering Prosecutors to Seek Maximum Sentences
Congress' failure to pass criminal justice reform allows the A.G. to reverse the Obama-era policy.
Vermont Legislature Becomes First In Nation to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Bill now heads to Gov. Phil Scott.
Judge Orders San Diego D.A. to Return $100K it Seized from Family of Marijuana Business Owner
The San Diego D.A. seized this family's bank accounts, accused them of money laundering, and kept their cash for 15 months without charging them with a crime.
Like Most Americans, NFL Players Think They Should Be Allowed to Use Medical Marijuana
The NFL's opposition to legal medical pot (like the federal government's) increasingly runs against not only public opinion but common sense.
Florida Lawmakers Impose Harsh New Mandatory Minimums for Fentanyl
The Sunshine State ratchets up the drug war.
Kansas Jails Cancer-Stricken Grandmother for Driving After Taking Anti-Nausea Drug
Angela Castner tested positive for THC because she used doctor-prescribed Marinol to relieve the side effects of chemotherapy.
Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Destroys This Stupid 18-Year Sentence for 18 Grams of Pot
If you're wondering why Louisiana has the highest incarceration rate in the world, it's because of cases like this.
Marijuana Policy in the Trump Era
Reason sat down with experts and advocates to discuss the state legalization, science, and the marijuana industry.
Chris Christie Says Marijuana Legalizers Want to 'Poison Our Kids' for 'Blood Money'
New Jersey's governor also worries that the government might eventually "let everybody choose."
'Kratom Is the Cure for the Opioid Epidemic.' Q&A With Filmmaker Chris Bell
Yet the DEA wants to ban it.
The State Wanted to Treat Her Like a 'Handmaid.' She Fought Back
Tamara Loertscher gave birth to a healthy baby boy in 2015. Then she challenged the Wisconsin law that nearly kept them apart.
What America Taught a Murderous Drug Warrior
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte follows prohibitionist logic to its deadly conclusion.
Wacky Wavy Inflatable Tube Men Can't Sell Weed, Say Washington State Lawmakers
Bill would also add severe restrictions on retail businesses' use of billboards.
The Pope Slams Libertarians & Trump's 'Skinny Budget' Be Damned [Reason Podcast]
Reason editors Katherine Mangu-Ward, Stephanie Slade, and Peter Suderman discuss the week's news.
Trump Embraces Murderous Drug Warrior, Inviting Him to the White House
The president praised Philippine strongman Rodrigo Duterte for "fighting very hard to rid his country of drugs."
Roger Goodell Says Medical Marijuana Might Not Be Safe Enough For Grown Men Who Hurt Each Other For a Living
Football is more dangerous than pot.
CNN Erroneously Claims Illegal Drugs Are a 'Deadlier' Highway Hazard Than Alcohol
The network misreads federal data, conflating positive drug tests with impairment.
Marijuana: Now Officially As Normal As Steel, Cement, and Rubber
Industry standards group ASTM adds pot to its portfolio.
Injection Facilities a Bold Remedy for Overdose Deaths
Safety measures help when opioid addicts won't stop.
Why LSD Trips Last Forever, What Happens When You Inject Psilocybin
And other fun notes from the world's largest gathering of psychedelic researchers.
'The Wall Will Stop the Drugs,' Trump Promises. No, It Won't.
Smugglers will always find ways through, under, over, and around whatever barriers the government erects.
Sen. Ted Cruz Wants to Pay for Border Wall with Asset Forfeiture (UPDATE: Criminal Forfeiture Only)
This will encourage even more attempts to seize people's money and property.
Join Reason for a 4/20 Livestream on Marijuana Policy in the Trump Era
Live at 7:20 p.m. ET/4:20 p.m. PT.
Judge OK's DHS Tracking Plane Because It Left L.A., a 'Source City' for Drugs, Going to Philly, a 'Destination City'
Another judge rules that behaving legally is no protection from being targeted by law enforcement.
West Virginia Becomes the 29th State to Allow Medical Marijuana Use
Six states have approved cannabis for patients in the last year.
Does Legalization Boost Teen Marijuana Use?
The only safe conclusion is that it's too early to draw any conclusions.
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.
