Drugs

Politics

British Prison Governors Want Prohibition-Based Policy for Heroin, Meth, Other Drugs Reviewed

Matthew Feeney | 4.25.2013 10:53 AM

Policy

Cops Demand (and Get) Two Bad Amendments to Colorado's Pot Shop Bill

Jacob Sullum | 4.24.2013 4:27 PM

War on Drugs

CO Cops Threaten To Call in Feds if Pot Rules Aren't Tightened

Why not just can those cops?

Reason Staff | 4.24.2013 2:44 PM

Civil Liberties

Judge: Cops Can't Extend a Traffic Stop If a Drug Dog Detects Nothing

No fishing

Reason Staff | 4.24.2013 11:56 AM

Politics

L.A. City Council Takes Battle Against Unregulated Marijuana Shops to the Ballot

Voters to decide whether to close hundreds of dispensaries or validate their right to do business

Scott Shackford | 4.24.2013 11:12 AM

Culture

The Endless Futile War Against Synthetic Drugs

Brian Doherty | 4.23.2013 8:46 PM

War on Drugs

Americans Losing Interest in Marijuana Prohibition

Somebody tell the feds

Reason Staff | 4.23.2013 5:40 PM

Policy

Prohibitionists Regret Inconvenient (but True) Beliefs About Stimulants

Jacob Sullum | 4.23.2013 5:38 PM

Policy

Colorado Legislature Kills Arbitrary Standard for Stoned Driving…Again

Jacob Sullum | 4.23.2013 4:37 PM

Policy

Supreme Court Rejects Mandatory Deportation of Immigrant for Small-Scale Marijuana Crime

Damon Root | 4.23.2013 4:15 PM

Civil Liberties

Supreme Court: No Deportation for Pot Possession

Don't criticize it. Legalize it.

Reason Staff | 4.23.2013 4:00 PM

Policy

91% of D.C. Pot Charges Are Filed Against Black People, Only Six Percent Are Filed Against Whites

What racial disparity?

Mike Riggs | 4.23.2013 3:53 PM

Policy

Colorado Will Soon Decide the Rules for Selling Pot

Jacob Sullum | 4.22.2013 2:13 PM

Policy

Three Shot at Denver Smokeout

Not very mellow

Reason Staff | 4.21.2013 1:16 AM

Policy

Colorado Legislature Unveils Marijuana Regulation Plans

57-page bill to create legal marketplace

Reason Staff | 4.19.2013 5:10 PM

Culture

Denver Expects Record Crowds for Marijuana Celebration

Police worried not about drug use, but security in light of recent events

Reason Staff | 4.19.2013 4:10 PM

War on Drugs

DEA Charges Army Chief From "The World's Only Narco State" With Narcoterrorism

Matthew Feeney | 4.19.2013 3:07 PM

Policy

British Town Could Open the UK's First "Shooting Gallery"

Would allow users to take heroin and crack cocaine legally

Reason Staff | 4.19.2013 7:16 AM

War on Drugs

Federal Marijuana Laws Will Prevail Over States, Insists Drug Czar

The Congressional Research Service disagrees

Reason Staff | 4.18.2013 7:40 PM

Policy

Drug Czar, Posing As a Reformer, Emphasizes the Importance of Busting People for Pot

Jacob Sullum | 4.18.2013 6:36 PM

Policy

New House Bill Would Create National Commission on Federal Marijuana Policy

The "National Commission on Federal Marijuana Policy Act" would create a study group much like the Shafer Commission.

Mike Riggs | 4.18.2013 4:06 PM

Policy

Wash. State Delays Marijuana Licenses

Sales not likely to begin until next spring

Reason Staff | 4.18.2013 2:45 PM

Civil Liberties

Florida Judge Pens Brutal Rebuke of Crooked Drug Cops

America needs more judges like this guy.

Mike Riggs | 4.18.2013 1:05 PM

Civil Liberties

Illinois House Approves Medical Marijuana BIll

Now heads to Senate

Reason Staff | 4.17.2013 8:10 PM

War on Drugs

FDA Blocks Generic Oxycontin

Addiction fears means nobody can have it unless they make changes

Reason Staff | 4.17.2013 7:30 PM

Politics

Campaigns Start for Rival Pot Shop Bills in Los Angeles

Attempts to restrict numbers vs. attempts to remove caps

Reason Staff | 4.17.2013 3:20 PM

War on Drugs

Marijuana Legalization Supported by Majority of D.C. Voters

Not that the feds will budge

Reason Staff | 4.17.2013 1:56 PM

Civil Liberties

New Poll Finds Overwhelming Majority of D.C. Residents Supporting Legalizing Marijuana

Mike Riggs | 4.17.2013 10:50 AM

War on Drugs

Colombia Seizes Almost 300 Properties Belonging to Drug Lord

Part of joint DEA operation

Reason Staff | 4.17.2013 8:20 AM

Policy

Why Prohibitionists Have an Interest in Allowing Marijuana Legalization

Jacob Sullum | 4.16.2013 5:54 PM

War on Drugs

States Can Legalize Marijuana (Though Federal Laws Stand), Says Congressional Research Service

J.D. Tuccille | 4.16.2013 4:47 PM

Politics

St. Louis Board of Aldermen Vote to Reduce Penalties for Marijuana Possession, Jail Still an Option (UPDATED)

Matthew Feeney | 4.16.2013 3:22 PM

War on Drugs

St. Louis Moves To Decriminalize Marijuana

The mayor is expected to sign the measure

Reason Staff | 4.16.2013 1:56 PM

Civil Liberties

Hakken Couple Could Face Life Sentences for Taking Back Their Children

Mike Riggs | 4.16.2013 10:59 AM

Policy

A Never-Ending Game of Cat and Mouse

The battle between smugglers and the state forged the U.S.

Nicholas Snow | 4.16.2013 7:00 AM

War on Drugs

CO Eases Marijuana Rules for Small Businesses

Opens the door for entrepreneurs

Reason Staff | 4.15.2013 6:30 PM

War on Drugs

States Have the Power To Legalize Marijuana, Says Congressional Research Service

That whole federalism thing

Reason Staff | 4.15.2013 3:30 PM

Politics

Heroin Production Has Increased in Helmand Since the British Arrived

According to the United Nations

Reason Staff | 4.15.2013 1:40 PM

Policy

Torture, Murder, and Terror: Three Drug War Programs Your Taxes Pay For

Happy tax day!

Mike Riggs | 4.15.2013 1:30 PM

Culture

4/20 Going to Be Big Business for Colorado, Washington

Ed Krayewski | 4.15.2013 11:00 AM

Policy

What a Libertarian Future Looks Like, Summed Up in a Single Tweet

Mike Riggs | 4.15.2013 9:36 AM

War on Drugs

Louisiana State Police Sergeant Arrested for Drug Dealing

He had a nice advantage over the competition

Reason Staff | 4.12.2013 5:20 PM

Policy

Colorado Legislative Committee Votes Against Pot Protectionism

Jacob Sullum | 4.12.2013 4:36 PM

War on Drugs

VT House Approves Marijuana Decriminalization

Still illegal, but not so much as before

Reason Staff | 4.12.2013 3:20 PM

Policy

Dana Rohrabacher Introduces (and Justin Amash Cosponsors) the Respect State Marijuana Laws Act

Mike Riggs | 4.12.2013 2:25 PM

Politics

Republican Congressmen Call on Obama to Stop Legal Pot in Colorado and Washington

The fight over legal marijuana finally comes to D.C.

Mike Riggs | 4.12.2013 2:06 PM

Politics

Matt Welch and Radley Balko Discuss Rand Paul and GOP Libertarianism

Matt Welch | 4.12.2013 1:01 PM

Politics

Jay-Z Responds on Cuba, Denies (Dubiously) Politicians Ever Did Anything for Him

That Nets money he's rapping about, the government helped with that

Ed Krayewski | 4.12.2013 12:58 PM