Drugs

Civil Liberties

Wisconsin Woman Seeks Pregnancy Care, Gets Thrown in Jail for Admitting Past Drug Use

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 1.6.2015 3:25 PM

Policy

D.C. Mayor Agrees That Marijuana Legalization Can Proceed Despite Anti-Drug Rider

Jacob Sullum | 1.6.2015 3:06 PM

Policy

Congress Can Help Fight Police Abuse by Ending Incentives to Seize Assets

The Fifth Amendment Integrity Restoration Act would help take the profit motive out of law enforcement

Scott Shackford | 1.6.2015 10:00 AM

Policy

Republican Legislators Condemn Oklahoma's Attempt to Reverse Marijuana Legalization in Colorado

Jacob Sullum | 1.5.2015 3:40 PM

Economics

Altoona's Privately Funded Drug War

One form of privatization we can do without

Jesse Walker | 1.5.2015 10:42 AM

Policy

Is Obama the Drug Warrior Becoming Obama the Reformer?

The president has begun to deliver on promises of a more rational, less punitive approach to psychoactive substances.

Jacob Sullum | 1.5.2015 1:00 AM

Politics

Last (and Next) Year in Food Policy

A handful of food policy cognoscenti discuss the top food policy issues of 2014 and predict what might happen in 2015.

Baylen Linnekin | 1.3.2015 8:00 AM

Policy

Even the Supreme Court's Super-Elastic Commerce Clause Cannot Force States to Ban Marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 1.2.2015 1:18 PM

Policy

Is Obama Finally Ready to Dial Back the War on Drugs?

Jacob Sullum | 1.2.2015 11:12 AM

Culture

How the DEA Stole Christmas

Jesse Walker | 1.1.2015 12:00 PM

War on Drugs

Overdoses, Overcome

California naloxone access

Brian Doherty | 1.1.2015 12:00 PM

War on Drugs

Welfare, Drug-Tested

Getting high vs. benefits

Ed Krayewski | 1.1.2015 12:00 PM

Politics

Best of 2014: "Sex, Spice and Small-Town Texas Justice: The Purple Zone Raid"

Anthony Fisher | 1.1.2015 9:00 AM

Politics

Making Colorado Safe for Guns and Pot

A planned initiative would challenge federal prohibitions on marijuana smokers' right to carry guns

Brian Doherty | 12.31.2014 4:31 PM

Policy

Don't Blame Me

The year's highlights in buck passing

Jacob Sullum | 12.31.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

D.C.'s New Attorney General Says Congress Has Not Blocked Legal Marijuana in the Nation's Capital

Jacob Sullum | 12.30.2014 6:39 PM

Policy

Marijuana Use Rose in Colorado and Washington Last Year. Boo?

Jacob Sullum | 12.30.2014 1:06 PM

Policy

Police Informant Says His Lies Killed a Harmless Pot Smoker

Jacob Sullum | 12.29.2014 2:27 PM

War on Drugs

The 5 Best Drug Scares of 2014

A deluge of drunks, deadly synthetics, ecigs and smoking, heroin hype, and THC-tainted treats.

Jacob Sullum | 12.29.2014 12:01 AM

DEA

Sex, Spice, and Small-Town Texas Justice

A rogue prosecutor makes the war on drugs personal.

Anthony Fisher | 12.27.2014 1:30 PM

Policy

Can an Ethical Lawyer Work for a Marijuana Merchant?

Jacob Sullum | 12.26.2014 2:58 PM

Policy

The 5 Best Drug Scares of 2014

Jacob Sullum | 12.26.2014 10:42 AM

Policy

Oklahoma and Nebraska Try to Force Pot Prohibition on Colorado

Jacob Sullum | 12.18.2014 6:28 PM

Civil Asset Forfeiture

Philadelphia Drops Two Asset Forfeiture Cases Amid Legal Battle

Scott Shackford | 12.18.2014 11:35 AM

Policy

Obama Grants Eight Commutations to Drug Offenders, Nearly Doubling His Total

Jacob Sullum | 12.17.2014 5:48 PM

Policy

Andy Harris Explains Why He Blocked Marijuana Legalization in D.C., Although It Looks Like He Didn't

Jacob Sullum | 12.17.2014 4:55 PM

Policy

Congress Did Not Repeal the Ban on Medical Marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 12.16.2014 6:26 PM

Policy

Survey Finds Teen Pot Smoking Fell This Year Despite the Message Supposedly Sent by Legalization

Jacob Sullum | 12.16.2014 3:35 PM

Politics

Should Drug-Addicted Pregnant Women Face Jail Time?

Amanda Winkler | 12.16.2014 1:00 PM

Policy

Will the Rohrabacher Amendment Actually Block Federal Prosecution of Medical Marijuana Patients and Their Suppliers?

Jacob Sullum | 12.15.2014 3:58 PM

Policy

Did Congress Stop Marijuana Legalization in D.C.?

An anti-pot rider reflects prohibitionist weakness.

Jacob Sullum | 12.15.2014 8:30 AM

Policy

DOJ Gives Yellow Light to Pot Shops on Indian Reservations

Jacob Sullum | 12.12.2014 1:24 PM

Policy

Marijuana Kills! But Not Very Often. Especially When Compared to Alcohol and Tobacco.

Jacob Sullum | 12.12.2014 12:35 PM

Policy

Rider Aimed at Stopping Marijuana Legalization in Washington, D.C., Reflects Prohibitionist Weakness

Jacob Sullum | 12.12.2014 10:42 AM

Politics

Georgia Man Killed in Drug Raid Was Face Down When Shot in Head, Says Family's Lawyer

Anthony Fisher | 12.11.2014 2:35 PM

Politics

On The Independents: Penn Jillette and Thomas Massie! Also Dick Cheney's Torture, Cromnibust, Smith Apology, Trigger-shy SNL, and More

Matt Welch | 12.10.2014 8:25 PM

Politics

Will the Rider Aimed at Stopping Marijuana Legalization in D.C. Actually Do That?

Jacob Sullum | 12.10.2014 4:46 PM

Policy

Spending Bill That Blocks Marijuana Reform Also Blocks Federal Interference With Marijuana Reform

Jacob Sullum | 12.10.2014 2:09 PM

Policy

Senate Democrats Surrender to Republican Pot Prohibitionists, Nullifying Legalization in D.C.

Jacob Sullum | 12.10.2014 11:49 AM

Civil Liberties

Eric Garner, Another Victim of the War on Drugs

Government policy contributes to police abuse.

A. Barton Hinkle | 12.10.2014 10:30 AM

Policy

Nevada Measure Is First Marijuana Legalization Initiative to Qualify for 2016 Ballot

Jacob Sullum | 12.9.2014 5:11 PM

Policy

Congress Plans to Allow Legal Marijuana in D.C. but Not Legal Marijuana Businesses

Jacob Sullum | 12.9.2014 3:23 PM

Policy

West Virginia Man Who Faced Life in Prison for Taking a Psychedelic With His Wife Got a Year Instead

Jacob Sullum | 12.8.2014 3:22 PM

Policy

Turn On, Tune In, Drop Dead

Prohibition drives drug users toward dangerous LSD substitutes.

Jacob Sullum | 12.8.2014 8:30 AM

Politics

Violent Crime Decreases After San Francisco Stopped Prosecuting Drug Users

Zach Weissmueller | 12.6.2014 6:00 PM

Policy

Trial of Kettle Falls Five for Growing Medical Marijuana Postponed

Jacob Sullum | 12.5.2014 3:30 PM