Drugs

Policy

Commission Reduces Drug Sentences; Now It's Congress's Turn

Jacob Sullum | 4.11.2014 12:34 PM

Policy

Printed Bong Spells the End for the War on Drug Paraphernalia

Jacob Sullum | 4.10.2014 5:32 PM

War on Drugs

A Democratic Dilemma on Legalizing Pot

There's only one thing standing in the way of the Democratic Party using the pot issue to win elections: Democratic politicians.

Steve Chapman | 4.10.2014 4:31 PM

Policy

Republicans Demand That the Feds Impose Pot Prohibition on States That Have Opted Out

Jacob Sullum | 4.9.2014 11:30 AM

Policy

When Holder Says Congress Can Reclassify Marijuana If It Wants, Is He Taking a 'Big Step' Toward Legalization?

Jacob Sullum | 4.7.2014 1:19 PM

Policy

Can Cannabis Cut Car Crashes?

If more pot smoking means less drinking, legalization could make the roads safer.

Jacob Sullum | 4.7.2014 8:30 AM

War on Drugs

Eric Holder Calls for Crackdown on Drug Smuggling Through 'the Mails'

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.4.2014 3:39 PM

Art

Meet Mark McCloud, The World's Leading Collector Of LSD Art

The Huffington Post | 4.4.2014 2:45 PM

Marijuana

More Pot, Safer Roads?

Jacob Sullum | 4.4.2014 1:02 PM

Policy

Connecticut Drug Law Imposes a Three-Year Mandatory Minimum for Living in Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, or Waterbury

Jacob Sullum | 4.4.2014 12:35 PM

Politics

What Are You Going to Do Now That You've Lost the Drug War? Blame George Soros!

Matt Welch | 4.4.2014 10:43 AM

Policy

TV Cook Nigella Lawson Barred from U.S. for Admitting She Did Cocaine; Barack Obama Still President

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 4.3.2014 4:50 PM

Policy

DEA Administrator Says Pot Prohibition Protects Dogs; Many Dead Dogs Would Disagree

Jacob Sullum | 4.3.2014 11:53 AM

Policy

Poll Finds Most Americans Support Legal Pot and Oppose Treating Drug Users As Criminals

Jacob Sullum | 4.2.2014 1:15 PM

Policy

Massachusetts Tackles an 'Epidemic of Opiate Abuse' by Banning One Version of Hydrocodone

Jacob Sullum | 3.31.2014 3:29 PM

Policy

Why Bother With Drug-Sniffing Dogs If a Cop's Nose Can Authorize a Search?

Jacob Sullum | 3.31.2014 1:27 PM

War on Drugs

Judge Rejects Drug Court Judge's 1.5 Year Plea Deal, Demands 2 Years Instead

Ed Krayewski | 3.31.2014 10:10 AM

Policy

What Legalization Looks Like

Ed Krayewski | 3.31.2014 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Drugs on the Dole

Welfare addicts

Ed Krayewski | 3.31.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Would Obama Kiss Justin Bieber to Promote Healthcare.gov?

Nick Gillespie | 3.30.2014 9:24 AM

Politics

Rep. Beto O'Rourke on "Constitution-free zones" at the Border; Plus Independents Re-Run Open Thread for "Rise of the Machines"!

Matt Welch | 3.29.2014 6:01 PM

Policy

Mark Kleiman Says I Show My Red Team Loyalties by Criticizing Republicans

Jacob Sullum | 3.28.2014 5:38 PM

Policy

More Pot, Less Crime: Medical Marijuana States See Drops in Assaults and Homicides

Jacob Sullum | 3.27.2014 12:34 PM

Medical Marijuana

Minnesota Governor to Parents of Sick Children: Go Buy Some Marijuana on the Street

Ed Krayewski | 3.27.2014 10:46 AM

Civil Liberties

If You Don't Want a SWAT Team at Your Door, You Shouldn't Be Drinking Tea

Jacob Sullum | 3.26.2014 2:31 PM

War on Drugs

Fake Justice

Charles Oliver | 3.26.2014 6:00 AM

War on Drugs

Brickbat: Fake Justice

Charles Oliver | 3.26.2014 6:00 AM

Nanny State

Reports of Four Loko's Death Are Greatly Exaggerated. For Now.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 3.25.2014 5:05 PM

Civil Liberties

The Head of the Group That Gave Us 'This Is Your Brain on Drugs' Thinks Legalized Marijuana Is 'Happening in America'

He doesn't plan to push back against legal pot in Colorado and Washington.

Jesse Walker | 3.25.2014 11:53 AM

Culture

Bitcoin Branded Ecstasy Exists

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.25.2014 11:25 AM

Policy

Is a Cannabis Crackdown Coming?

How a U.S. attorney helped create a medical marijuana system she says is "not tenable"

Jacob Sullum | 3.24.2014 8:30 AM

Culture

How Much Is a Pack of Joints Likely to Cost?

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.21.2014 3:30 PM

Politics

Will the Feds Crack Down on Medical Marijuana in Washington?

Jacob Sullum | 3.21.2014 1:30 PM

Politics

Anti-Pot Rhetoric Out of Step With California Voters

Steven Greenhut | 3.21.2014 12:00 PM

Policy

Dianne Feinstein Says Stoned Drivers Ruin Marijuana Legalization for Everyone

Jacob Sullum | 3.20.2014 6:30 PM

Policy

Cops Say Any Change in Mandatory Minimums, Including Retroactive Application of Previous Reductions, Threatens Public Safety

Jacob Sullum | 3.19.2014 12:48 PM

War on Drugs

Illinois Mulls Requiring Prescriptions for Cold Medicine. Thanks Meth and the War on Drugs!

Scott Shackford | 3.19.2014 12:05 PM

Policy

How Racist Is Your State's War on Weed? Compare!

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.19.2014 12:03 PM

Marijuana

Chris Christie Worried About "Profit Motive" of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Ed Krayewski | 3.19.2014 11:16 AM

Politics

Medical Marijuana Appeal Rejected, Aaron Sandusky Faces Nine More Years

Zach Weissmueller | 3.19.2014 9:06 AM

Politics

Don't Republicans Abuse Executive Power?

A flawed indictment of presidential lawlessness

Jacob Sullum | 3.19.2014 7:00 AM

Marijuana

Bipartisan Effort in New Jersey Legislature To Put Marijuana on the Ballot

Would legalize possession of up to an ounce

Ed Krayewski | 3.18.2014 3:23 PM

Policy

Challenge to Barring Medical Marijuana Licensees from Buying Guns Loses in Federal Court [UPDATED]

Brian Doherty | 3.18.2014 2:23 PM

Policy

U.S. Attorney in Washington Probably Won't Crack Down on Dispensaries but Will Treat Marijuana Regulators Like Teenagers

Jacob Sullum | 3.17.2014 6:53 PM

War on Drugs

HHS Approves Marijuana Study for Veterans With PTSD

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.17.2014 5:13 PM

Politics

Gary Johnson on Why the LP Is Better Than GOP-Lite; Ralph Peters and Stephen Hayes on Why Libertarians Are 'Naive' About Foreign Policy

Matt Welch | 3.17.2014 5:04 PM

Policy

Former Marijuana Regulator Joins Cannabis Consulting Firm

Jacob Sullum | 3.17.2014 2:17 PM

Policy

Taxing Phantom Marijuana Transactions in Colorado

Jacob Sullum | 3.14.2014 6:58 PM