Drugs
Opinion: the Drug War is Destroying MLK's Dream
Many African Americans are not free, behind bars for non-violent drug crimes
Rhode Island Medical Marijuana Dispensary Wants Regulators To Allow Home Delivery Service
Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center of Portsmouth became the state's second medical marijuana dispensary in June
Marijuana is the World's Favorite Illegal Drug
Especially nice when cut with a little coke
Federal Judge Knocks Arbitrary Drug Sentencing Enhancements
Mandatory minimums can get even nastier for repeat offenses, if the prosecutor wants to push it
Sanjay Gupta's Apology for Supporting Pot Prohibition a Rare High-Profile Backdown
Celebrities rarely issue mea culpas
The Clueless Crusade to Ban E-Cigarettes
Prohibitionists target a safe alternative because...it looks like smoking?
Passenger on Rapper 2Chainz' Tour Bus Waved Constitution Around During Attempted Police Search
Police got to search the bus eventually anyway
Dallas Police Adopt "Knock and Talk" Tactic to Target Suspected Low Level Drug Dealers
Leaving them alone would be too simple?
Calif. Senate Approves Slight Loosening of Drug Laws
"Transporting" a drug would require suspects be transporting for the purpose of sales, not just for use
Reports of Mexican Drug Cartels Infiltrating US Exaggerated
Fear tactics from drug warriors
Conn. Legislative Committee To Vote on Medical Marijuana Regulations This Week
The governor expects the new regulations expected to eventually be approved
Congress To Hold Hearings on Clashing Federal and State Marijuana Laws
Time for the feds to mellow out
Standoff Follows Rapper's Refusal to Let Police Search Bus Without Warrant
The crime of touring while black
DEA Orders Security Companies to Stop Working with Pot Dispensaries
Deliberately creating the circumstances to make legal clinics more dangerous
Over 100 Groups Apply for Medical Marijuana Permits in Massachusetts
Maximum of 35 can be issued
DEA Taskforce Member Accused of Stealing Tens of Thousands of Dollars Worth of Drugs
Heroin and oxycodone pills
Calif. Bill Would Give Prosecutors More Discretion on Drug Charges
But would they actually use it?
White House Says There Will Be No Changes to Marijuana Laws
They're working just fine, right?
Family of Teen Killed by DEA Agents Gets $3 Million
Federal judge says the agents did have reason to believe they were in danger
Seattle Gives Pot Peace a Chance
What the rest of the country can learn from the world's largest marijuana festival
Canadian Police Chiefs Want to Fine Marijuana Users Instead of Having to "Turn a Blind Eye or Lay Charges"
When they're "confronted" my marijuana possession
Washington Prepares for Federal Lawsuit Over Marijuana Legalization
The feds aren't ready to let go
Obama's Strained Mercy
If the president agrees that drug offenders are serving excessively long sentences, why doesn't he let them go?
Poll: 82 Percent of Americans Believe War on Drugs Not Being Won
4 percent deluded enough to say it is
Former Mass. Chemist Accused of Faking Drug Tests Wants Her Statements to Police Thrown Out
Claiming Fifth Amendment was violated
Drug Warriors in Retreat
At least when it comes to low-level, nonviolent drug offenders, both parties have lost their appetite for locking the cell and tossing the key.
Stop-and-Frisk: How Government Creates Problems, Then Makes Them Worse
We should be concerned whenever the executive branch unilaterally declares it will write its own law.
Crackdown on Pain Medication Cuts Off Florida Patients From Relief
Better that people suffer than that anybody ever get high, right?
Louisiana Court Clerk Employee Charged With Stealing Cocaine From Evidence Locker; "Not the Brightest Crayon in the Box" Says Defense Attorney, Oh and His Mom's a Judge
Authorities believe he's hiding the profits he made from selling the cocaine