Drugs

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

Policy

How the Government Promotes Dangerous LSD Substitutes

Jacob Sullum | 12.5.2014 2:17 PM

Police Abuse

In Phoenix, Another Fatal Police Shooting, Over a Bottle of Pills

Ed Krayewski | 12.4.2014 2:28 PM

Politics

If You Want to End the Drug War Tomorrow, Support Reason Today!

Nick Gillespie | 12.3.2014 8:41 AM

Racial Profiling

Holder Says Feds to End Racial Profiling. Unless He's Declaring an End to the Drug War, No.

Scott Shackford | 12.2.2014 1:45 PM

Drug Courts

WATCH: When San Francisco Stopped Prosecuting Drug Users, Violent Crime Went Down

Zach Weissmueller | 12.2.2014 12:30 PM

Policy

Did Marijuana Kill Michael Brown?

Prosecutors suggested to a grand jury that reefer madness caused the behavior that led to a police shooting.

Jacob Sullum | 12.2.2014 8:15 AM

Politics

Brickbats

Charles Oliver | 12.1.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

The Ghetto Archipelago

Life in an inner-city police state

J.D. Tuccille | 11.30.2014 10:00 AM

Economics

Silk Road, Online Freedom, and Why the Prosecution of Ross Ulbricht Should Worry Us All

The mother of the alleged "Dread Pirate Roberts" speaks out.

Nick Gillespie and Jim Epstein | 11.30.2014 9:00 AM

Police Abuse

FBI Investigating After Denver Cops Punch Unarmed Suspect Six Times, Trip Pregnant Girlfriend, Delete Video of Incident

Ed Krayewski | 11.28.2014 7:49 PM

Civil Liberties

Denver Cop Leg-Sweeps 7-Month-Pregnant Woman to Ground Bellyfirst While Beating Her Boyfriend's Head into Asphalt. Drug War is Working!

Brian Doherty | 11.26.2014 2:56 PM

Policy

Did Marijuana Kill Michael Brown?

Jacob Sullum | 11.25.2014 10:29 AM

Politics

Anthony L. Fisher on Fox News Channel's "Red Eye" tonight at 3am ET/12am PT (UPDATE: Show Pre-empted)

Anthony Fisher | 11.24.2014 4:36 PM

Policy

A Cannabis Crackdown Contracts

After rising dramatically, marijuana arrests are falling and the trend seems likely to continue.

Jacob Sullum | 11.24.2014 8:30 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Obama's Immigration, Thad McCotter on Libertarians Rising, Ecstasy for PTSD, FCC for the Internet, Jeb's Common Core, Webb's Uncommon Appeal, Obamacare Closing Hospitals, Plus Citizenship Quiz!

Matt Welch | 11.21.2014 8:37 PM