Drugs
New Survey Data Deflate Two Drug Scares
As heroin use and teenage pot smoking fall, alarm about them rises.
Farmers Market Marijuana
For one lovely Los Angeles weekend legal medical marijuana users shopped for cannabis the way they might shop for fresh strawberries.
Drug War Propaganda Counts as State Police Training in Missouri
Sworn law enforcement officers fulfill state-mandated training requirements by learning the latest Reefer Madness talking points.
With a 'Fuck It,' TV Reporter Quits On-Air To Pursue Dream of Legalizing Marijuana
She's mad as hell, and she's not going to take this anymore.
Cannabis Cash Conundrum, Continued
Serving marijuana merchants is still a big gamble for banks.
Joseph McNamara, Reformist Police Chief, Dead at 79
One of the first major law enforcement officials to criticize the drug war and favor marijuana legalization.
Zane Kesey and the New Merry Pranksters' Acid(-Free) Tests
They're keeping counterculture kicking.
How Cops Became Robbers
Three features of civil forfeiture law and five Supreme Court decisions make it easy for police to take money from motorists.
Volunteer Medics on the Front Lines of the Drug War
Ambulance drivers in Guatemala see the costs of prohibition up close every day.
Why Illinois Medical Marijuana Patients Still Have No Marijuana
Gov. Pat Quinn signed off on medical marijuana over a year ago, but you still can't buy it anywhere in the state.
Prisoners of Pot Prohibition
About 40,000 marijuana offenders are serving time in prison, and some will never get out.
