The Disposable Life of a 20-Year-Old Confidential Informant
A North Dakota drug task force bullied a college student into working for them. Then he turned up dead.
Drugs
FAMM Calls Grassley-Backed Bill the 'Most Significant Sentencing Reform Legislation in a Generation'
The bill could let thousands of current prisoners get out sooner than expected and reduce future injustices.
Ohio Legislators Look to Require Criminal Convictions Before Seizing Assets
Police, prosecutors resist changes.
Chuck Grassley's Demands Make Sentencing Reform Weaker
At the insistence of the powerful senator, a new bill shortens fewer sentences and lengthens others.
Legal Marijuana Sales Begin in Oregon Tomorrow
Before state-licensed shops open next year, medical dispensaries get to serve recreational consumers.
Is a 'Black Silent Majority' Responsible for Some of America's Harshest Drug Laws?
A new book argues that black America helped pave the way for the War on Drugs.
How Prohibition Causes Deaths From Fentanyl-Spiked Heroin
The more successful drug warriors are, the more dangerous drugs become.
Washington Prosecutor Explains Why He Charged Teenaged Pot Smokers With Felonies
Ben Nichols, who later changed the charges to misdemeanors, argues that the state's marijuana laws are needlessly confusing.
The War on Sex Trafficking Is the New War on Drugs
And the results will be just as disastrous, for "perpetrators" and "victims" alike.
How the "Black Silent Majority" Kicked the Drug War into High Gear
Harlem activists called for federal troops to "clean up" the streets, demanded life sentences for drug dealers.
Pot Busts Rise for the First Time Since 2009
Despite decriminalization and legalization in some states, there were more than 700,000 marijuana arrests last year.
DEA Agents Engaged in Serious Misconduct—and Nothing Else Happened
It's as hard to fire bad federal agents as it is bad police officers.
Did Marijuana Make Him Do It?
The Denver homicide that became a prohibitionist cautionary tale
Sen. John McCain: 'States Should Decide' Pot Legalization
Arizona senator does not believe legalizing marijuana is a good idea.
John McCain on Boehner's Resignation, Kim Davis, Drug Legalization, Planned Parenthood
Arizona senator says a Balanced Budget Amendment is the single-best thing to get done before 2016 election.
Top Mass. Court: Cops Can't Stop a Car Just Because It Smells Like Pot
After marijuana decriminalization, more is required to pull someone over.
When a Cannabis Consumer Kills, Should Marijuana Take the Rap?
Pot prohibitionists turn a Colorado homicide into a misleading cautionary tale.
Birth of a Misconception: Underage Pot Smokers in Washington Are Not Felons
A series of misunderstandings created the impression that the legislature had boosted penalties.
Federal Bill Offers One-Two Punch Against Marijuana Meddling, Asset Forfeiture
Would forbid use of seized funds to perpetuate drug war.
Are Underage Cannabis Consumers in Washington Now Felons? [UPDATED]
Probably not, but it's worrisome that the question confuses legislators, prosecutors, regulators, and the governor.
Marijuana Legalization: Disaster or Catastrophe?
Drug warriors are desperate to show that repealing pot prohibition in Colorado was a terrible mistake.
These Special Ops Commandos Think There is a Better Path to Peace: Selling Flip Flops
Through Combat Flip Flops they're educating Afghan women, clearing landmines, cracking cartels, and employing vets.
Court Says Misleading Description of Ohio's Marijuana Initiative Must Be Corrected
The off-putting but accurate reference to the "exclusive rights" reserved for a cannabis cultivation cartel will remain.
Supposedly Neutral Federal Report Stacks the Deck Against Marijuana Legalization
An anti-drug task force is desperate to show that legalization in Colorado has been a disaster.
Anonymous Online Drug Sales: Its Glories and Limitations
An economist thinks about how online drug sales post-Silk Road will, and won't, change the illegal drug market.
On Marijuana, Chris Christie Remains the Republican Outlier
But even the New Jersey governor concedes "the war on drugs has been a failure."
Christie, Bush Put on Defensive on Marijuana Legalization
Paul, Fiorina, Bush all support letting states make own choices.
Permission to Die
California could become the fifth state to misidentify suicide as a medical treatment.
The Drug War Makes Border Enforcement More Difficult
Presidential candidates demand more action on illegal immigrants and illegal drugs, but the two goals conflict.
Drug Dogs Sniffing the U.S. Mail at Burning Man, and Armed BLM Agents Becoming Impromptu Mailmen
Disturbing privacy-violating practice at Burning Man finds drug dogs once again striking out.
Bill Bennett: 'Bring Back the War on Drugs'
The former drug czar thinks the solution to the "heroin epidemic" is simple: "attack the supply."
The Fantasy of Stopping the 'Heroin Epidemic' by Stopping the Heroin
Bill Bennett wants to "bring back the war on drugs."
Jeff Mizanskey Served 21 Years for Non-Violent Drug Crimes. Watch Him Walk Free.
Missouri man finally gets a second chance after "watching child molesters come and go and come again."
Confidential Informants and a Lack of Accountability
If you work as an informant, law enforcement is unlikely to have your back.
Electronic Music Task Force Setting Up in Reactionary Los Angeles County
No one should die at a music event, government officials say while mulling options that would make that more likely.
Survey Data Highlight the Tenuous Relationship Between Drug Panics and Reality
Fear of meth, bath salts, salvia, MDMA, and heroin correspond loosely, at best, to actual trends in drug use.
The Former Prosecutor Who Consistently Gets Criminal Justice Reform Wrong
Former prosecutor Bill Otis has been mistaken over and over again when advising legislators against reducing drug sentences.
Kasich: Drug Freedom Confuses Kids So You Can't Have Any
Governor opposes marijuana legalization, but may allow federalist experiments as president.
Denver Initiative Allowing Marijuana Use in More Settings Is Nixed
The backers prefer to negotiate a solution with city leaders.
Hillary Clinton's Kinder, Gentler War on Drugs Sounds Like Nixon's
The presumptive Democratic nominee promises to eliminate addiction once and for all.
Life Without Parole for a First-Time, Nonviolent Drug Offender
"President Obama, Commute Sharanda Jones' Sentence."
10 Drug PSAs That Tried to Scare the Sh*t Out of Us (But Didn't)
Over-the-top, larger-than-life, waste of drug warrior dollars.
Could Legal Marijuana Lead to an Industrial Building Boom in Denver?
Warehouses in short supply.
