Drugs

Policy

Scalia, Thomas, and Ginsburg File Rare Dissent from SCOTUS Refusal to Hear Crack-Cocaine Sentencing Case

Damon Root | 10.14.2014 10:32 AM

Policy

3 Striking Signs of Growing Pot Tolerance

Jacob Sullum | 10.13.2014 1:59 PM

Policy

Fictional Infractions and Furry Judges

Two cases give the Supreme Court a chance to limit cops' broad power to stop and search your car.

Jacob Sullum | 10.13.2014 7:00 AM

War on Drugs

My Marijuana Overdose

Edibles are tricky, but consumers are not as helpless as Maureen Dowd implies.

Jacob Sullum | 10.12.2014 12:00 PM

Marijuana

Texas Prosecutor Wants to Send Adrian Peterson to Jail Because He Admitted to Smoking a "Little Weed"

Ed Krayewski | 10.10.2014 12:31 PM

Policy

Prohibition Strikes Again: Illegal Alcohol Kills 21 in Pakistan

Lucian McMahon | 10.9.2014 1:55 PM

Policy

SCOTUS Should Limit Cops' Dangerously Broad Power to Stop and Search Your Car

Jacob Sullum | 10.9.2014 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

To Protect and Serve

Charles Oliver | 10.9.2014 6:00 AM

War on Drugs

Brickbat: To Protect and Serve

Charles Oliver | 10.9.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Colorado's Governor Realizes Calling Pot-Legalizing Voters 'Reckless' Was Reckless

Jacob Sullum | 10.8.2014 5:35 PM

Politics

Marijuana Offenders Could Have Records Sealed After D.C. Council Vote

Patrick Hannaford | 10.8.2014 3:50 PM

Policy

Feds: If FBI Conducted Warrantless Hack of Silk Road, It Was Legal Because Servers Were Foreign

Zenon Evans | 10.8.2014 2:55 PM

The Independents

Tonight on The Independents: Fear of a 'Dangerous' Planet, Jennifer Lawrence 'Sex Crime,' Military Spending Forever, Ebola, Unfree Speech, Dumb Laws, No Justice for Bou Bou, and Aftershow

Matt Welch | 10.7.2014 8:28 PM

Politics

Colorado Governor to Voters: Legalizing Marijuana Was 'Reckless'

Peter Suderman | 10.7.2014 10:47 AM

DEA

DEA Agent Creates Fake Profile With Photos Pilfered From Woman's Seized Phone

Ed Krayewski | 10.7.2014 9:56 AM

Mexico

Mexican Army Takes Over Town After Mass Grave Found

Police force disbanded

Reason Staff | 10.7.2014 8:00 AM

Policy

Georgia Grand Jury Rejects Criminal Charges Against Drug Warriors Who Burned and Mutilated a Toddler

Jacob Sullum | 10.6.2014 11:50 PM

Politics

'Extremely Misunderstood' Pot Prohibitionist Likens Cannabis Consumers to Drunk Drivers

Jacob Sullum | 10.6.2014 2:46 PM

Policy

Rise of the Mystery Highs

How prohibition drives people toward riskier drugs

Jacob Sullum | 10.6.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Georgia Drug Warriors Raid Okra Grower, Looking for Marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 10.3.2014 4:13 PM

Policy

SCOTUS to Decide How Long Cops Can Wait for a Four-Legged Search Warrant

Jacob Sullum | 10.3.2014 2:14 PM

War on Drugs

Deadly Police Raid Over Meth That Wasn't There Based on Tip From Car Thief

Ed Krayewski | 10.3.2014 12:56 PM

Policy

The Mystery of Cloud 9: How Drug Laws Make Drugs More Dangerous

Jacob Sullum | 10.3.2014 12:40 PM

Economics

Silk Road Drugs: MDMA Most Popular, Lots of Prescription Meds, And More Data

Zenon Evans | 10.2.2014 11:45 AM

Policy

Eric Holder Tells Prosecutors to Stop Coercing Guilty Pleas With an Especially Terrifying Sentence Enhancement

Jacob Sullum | 10.1.2014 7:14 PM

Policy

Should Employers Be Forced to Hire Cannabis Consumers?

Jacob Sullum | 10.1.2014 5:48 PM

Civil Liberties

Iowa Troopers Steal $100,000 in Poker Winnings From Two Players Driving Through the State

Jacob Sullum | 10.1.2014 4:08 PM

War on Drugs

Marijuana Legalization Initiative Hits Mississippi

Group plots ballot measure for 2016

Reason Staff | 10.1.2014 10:36 AM

Policy

The Brightest Spot in Holder's Record

How the attorney general tried to make criminal justice less senselessly punitive

Jacob Sullum | 10.1.2014 7:00 AM

Police Abuse

Uh Oh, SpaghettiOs

Charles Oliver | 10.1.2014 6:00 AM

War on Drugs

Brickbat: Uh Oh, SpaghettiOs

Charles Oliver | 10.1.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Vermont Cop Pulls Car Over for Nonexistent Traffic Violation, Tows It to Search for Evidence of Nonexistent Crime

Jacob Sullum | 9.30.2014 6:35 PM

War on Drugs

Headline of the Day: 'UMass to Review Policy on Students as Confidential Drug Informants'

Robby Soave | 9.30.2014 4:59 PM

Policy

Californians Seem Ready for More Sentencing Reform

Jacob Sullum | 9.29.2014 2:24 PM

Policy

New Survey Data Deflate Two Drug Scares

As heroin use and teenage pot smoking fall, alarm about them rises.

Jacob Sullum | 9.29.2014 8:30 AM

War on Drugs

Farmers Market Marijuana

For one lovely Los Angeles weekend legal medical marijuana users shopped for cannabis the way they might shop for fresh strawberries.

Scott Shackford | 9.28.2014 12:00 PM

War on Drugs

The Role of the Media in the War on Drugs

Fourth estate working

Ed Krayewski | 9.27.2014 4:30 PM

Policy

As Heroin Use And Teenage Pot Smoking Fall, Alarm About Them Rises

Jacob Sullum | 9.26.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Can Pot Smokers Be Good Parents? The Answer May Shock You.

Jacob Sullum | 9.24.2014 3:19 PM

Civil Liberties

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.

Aaron Malin | 9.23.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Joseph McNamara, Drug Warrior Turned Conscientious Objector, RIP

Jacob Sullum | 9.22.2014 3:34 PM

Synthetic Drugs

Local Police Department Worried About Synthetic Drug Already Banned by the DEA

Ed Krayewski | 9.22.2014 3:22 PM

Policy

Getting High With Willie Nelson Does Not Clarify Maureen Dowd's Understanding of Colorado's Marijuana Regulations

Jacob Sullum | 9.22.2014 1:03 PM

Twitter

SWAT Raids for Parody Twitter Accounts? Sure, Why Not? SWAT Raids for Everybody!

Scott Shackford | 9.22.2014 11:05 AM

War on Drugs

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.

Jesse Walker | 9.22.2014 9:05 AM

Policy

Cannabis Cash Conundrum, Continued

Serving marijuana merchants is still a big gamble for banks.

Jacob Sullum | 9.22.2014 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

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.

Reason Staff | 9.20.2014 12:05 PM

Marijuana

Barney Frank Explains How America's Libertarian Nature Is Helping Legalize Gay Marriage, Marijuana

Scott Shackford | 9.19.2014 2:35 PM