Drugs

Policy

The DIY Drug Prize

The federal government should offer prize money for the creation of a safer, better high.

Greg Beato | 6.4.2014 1:00 PM

Culture

The Sultan of Sewers

William Burroughs' anti-authoritarian vision.

Jesse Walker | 6.4.2014 1:00 PM

Policy

Why Morphine Matters

It's the most significant chemical substance our species has ever encountered.

Reason Staff | 6.4.2014 1:00 PM

Policy

How Not to Legalize a Drug

Yanking alcohol back out of the black market left America with a wicked Prohibition hangover.

Garrett Peck | 6.4.2014 1:00 PM

Policy

Marijuana Money in the Mattress

Banks remain leery of deposits from cannabusinesses.

Jacob Sullum | 6.4.2014 1:00 PM

Policy

'You Can Never Drive'

Washington's new standard for drugged driving puts patients in peril.

Jacob Sullum | 6.4.2014 1:00 PM

Policy

Washington's Legal Marijuana Mess

Can pot regulators beat the law of supply and demand?

Jacob Sullum | 6.4.2014 1:00 PM

Policy

California's Unlikely Pot Crackdown

Scenes from the federal clampdown on medical marijuana in the Golden State after Proposition 19.

Peter Hecht | 6.4.2014 1:00 PM

Politics

Welcome to Marijuana on Main Street, USA! Reason.com's Special Page About Legalizing Pot!

Nick Gillespie | 6.4.2014 1:00 PM

Policy

How Cops Became Baby Burners

The horrifying collateral damage inflicted by the war on drugs

Jacob Sullum | 6.4.2014 7:00 AM

The Independents

Tonight on The Independents: Radley Balko on the Flash-Grenaded Baby, Lea Gabrielle and Tom Shillue on the Bergdahl Perplex, Tim Carney on Crony EPA Capitalism, Brian Wise on Operation Chokepoint, Plus Smokin' After-show

Matt Welch | 6.3.2014 8:36 PM

Policy

Republicans Say Obama Has a Crappy Clemency Record—and They Want to Keep It That Way

Jacob Sullum | 6.3.2014 4:53 PM

Civil Liberties

DOJ Appealing Decisions Against ATF Sting Operations

Ed Krayewski | 6.3.2014 1:31 PM

Black Markets

Researchers Ponder Whether Online Drug Markets Like Silk Road Reduce Violence

Scott Shackford | 6.2.2014 4:45 PM

Policy

Why Did Baby-Burning Drug Warriors Think There Were No Children in the Home They Attacked? [UPDATED]

Jacob Sullum | 6.2.2014 1:31 PM

Policy

Anti-Pot Prejudice vs. Federalism

Growing Republican support for letting states go their own way on medical marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 6.2.2014 10:00 AM

Policy

Brickbats

Charles Oliver | 5.31.2014 7:00 AM

Culture

Thin Mint Munchies

Girl Scout entrepreneurship

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 5.31.2014 7:00 AM

Police Abuse

Sheriff in Burned Baby Raid Wants Your Prayers; Target of Warrant Could Be Charged For Injuries to Toddler

Ed Krayewski | 5.30.2014 7:36 PM

Policy

U.S. Sentencing Commission Pinpoints Billions in Savings in Retroactive Mercy to Those in Prison for Mandatory Minimum Drug Crimes

Brian Doherty | 5.30.2014 7:23 PM

Politics

Anti-Pot Republicans Forsake Federalism in Medical Marijuana Vote

Jacob Sullum | 5.30.2014 11:29 AM

Policy

House Approves Measures to Keep DEA Hands Off Hemp

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.30.2014 10:03 AM

Policy

House Votes to Stop Medical Marijuana Raids

Jacob Sullum | 5.30.2014 7:54 AM

Police Abuse

SWAT Team Reportedly Throws Flash Bang, Burns Toddler During No-Knock Raid

Ed Krayewski | 5.30.2014 7:47 AM

Politics

Reason Nominated for 13 Southern California Journalism Awards

Matt Welch | 5.29.2014 4:01 PM

Civil Liberties

Mexico Dabbling With Drug Courts

Ed Krayewski | 5.28.2014 5:19 PM

Civil Liberties

Nothing Changes: In Bill de Blasio's New York, Cops Still Making Petty Marijuana Arrests

Ed Krayewski | 5.28.2014 4:35 PM

Militarization of Police

The Battlefield War Games Series Embraces Police Militarization

Scott Shackford | 5.28.2014 4:29 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Jacob Sullum on the I.V. Massacre, Thaddeus McCotter on Afghanistan, I.J.'s Robert McNamara on Eminent Domain Abuse, Kmele Foster on Reparations, Plus Sexy After-Show!

Matt Welch | 5.27.2014 8:29 PM

Policy

Recipe for a Life Sentence: Mix Two Kinds of Prohibitionist Idiocy

Mix hash brownies with two kinds of prohibitionist idiocy.

Jacob Sullum | 5.26.2014 1:30 PM

Policy

Free Hemp From Stupid Restrictions

Kentucky's lawsuit against the DEA may point the way to change.

Baylen Linnekin | 5.24.2014 8:00 AM

War on Drugs

Missing Your Latest Order From That Online Pharmacy? Blame the FDA (And Maybe Interpol)

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.23.2014 3:23 PM

Politics

Where the War on Pot Will Go to Die

Nick Gillespie | 5.23.2014 11:24 AM

Policy

How to Make Hash Brownies (Into a Life Sentence)

Jacob Sullum | 5.23.2014 11:00 AM

Marijuana

Uruguay Understands You Can't Tax Legal Weed If You Want to Undercut Black Market

Ed Krayewski | 5.23.2014 8:14 AM

Policy

Another Study That Does Not Show Legalizing Pot Boosts Traffic Fatalities

Jacob Sullum | 5.22.2014 10:40 AM

War on Drugs

FBI Director Scolded for 'Making Light' of Marijuana Use

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.21.2014 5:10 PM

Politics

Nick Gillespie on CNN's Erin Burnett Outfront, Talking Life Sentence for Hash Brownies

Nick Gillespie | 5.21.2014 4:47 PM

Civil Liberties

Feds to Raided Smoke Shop Owner: Say Your Sister Assaulted a Federal Agent or No Bail For You

Brian Doherty | 5.21.2014 3:07 PM

Civil Liberties

Another Day, Another Cop Shoots a Dog

It's time to teach the police some new tricks.

A. Barton Hinkle | 5.21.2014 10:30 AM

Policy

'I Have to Hire a Great Work Force to Compete With Those Cyber Criminals and Some of Those Kids Want to Smoke Weed on the Way to the Interview'

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 5.21.2014 10:06 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Jeffrey Miron on the Stimulus, John Stossel on Good News, Deroy Murdock on the V.A., Mary Katharine Ham on the CIA & Life Sentences for Teen Hash Dealers, Plus Call-in Aftershow and More!

Matt Welch | 5.20.2014 8:37 PM

Policy

How You Can Get Life for Hash Brownies in Texas

Jacob Sullum | 5.20.2014 7:43 PM

Politics

Thomas Massie Eats Hemp on Live TV

Matt Welch | 5.20.2014 10:22 AM

Policy

The Deadhead Who Got Life for Mailing LSD—and Five Other Leading Candidates for Clemency

Jacob Sullum | 5.19.2014 4:05 PM