Susannah Cahalan on the Psychedelic Pioneer Rosemary Woodruff Leary
"She was a behind-the-scenes character who was propping up [Timothy] Leary," says the author of The Acid Queen.
Synthetic Drugs
Texas Bans Delta-8 THC, Which Is Only Popular Because of Prohibition
Six years after legalizing hemp and its by-products, the state is revising its drug policies and criminalizing products sold by thousands of Texas businesses.
A New Survey Suggests Illicit Opioid Use Is Much More Common Than the Government's Numbers Indicate
The survey estimates that 7.5 percent of America adults use illegally produced fentanyl each year, 25 times the rate indicated by a government-sponsored survey.
Pam Bondi Says Trump's Fentanyl Seizures Have Saved Over 250 Million Lives
Bondi said the president's drug policy prevented the deaths of 75 percent of Americans, in just his first 100 days.
A Psychedelic Ban Would Disrupt Important Research
Making DOI and DOC Schedule I drugs would interfere with psychiatric research.
Season 2, Episode 6 War on Drugs
Why We Can't Have Nice Things: The War on Drugs
How the FDA and DEA overrule the interests of doctors and patients.
Prohibition Killed Matthew Perry
Three people have pled guilty and two will go to trial over the actor's death.
Tennessee Law Declares Narcan Recipients 'Under the Influence' for 24 Hours
The Ben Kredich Act, named for a young man killed by an allegedly impaired motorist, overcorrects in response to a tragic incident.
Georgia Cops Are Still Hassling Vape Stores Over Legal Products
Courts have repeatedly ruled that delta-8 and delta-10 products are legal. So why are officers and district attorneys still raiding shops?
Rachel Nuwer: MDMA Is On the Cusp of Legalization
In 2024, the FDA will decide whether or not MDMA can be used to treat patients suffering from PTSD.
Let Elon Musk Enjoy Drugs
Intoxicants might be a source of problems—or enhance our ability to cope.
How a Law No One Understands Brought Down Florida Drug 'Kingpins'
Jordan S. Rubin's Bizarro tells the story of the men who tried and failed to challenge the government's arbitrary rules on synthetic drugs.
The 'Monster' Isn't the Drug, It's the Prohibition
Intoxicating drugs never do as much damage as the laws that impotently attempt to eradicate them.
The 'Whack Jobs' Were Right
Plus: A listener asks the editors to weigh in on a hypothetical executive order to establish an American Climate Corps.
The Truth About Ron DeSantis' Fentanyl Horror Story
The culprit is prohibition, not lax border policing.
FDA Will Finally Let You Get Naloxone Over the Counter
The life-saving drug stops opioid overdoses as they happen, restoring breathing and preventing death. Why did it take so long for the FDA to expand its use?
FDA Cracks Down on Animal Tranquilizer That Is Sometimes Mixed With Fentanyl
The agency's action ignores the government's own role in creating a black market in the first place.
Here's an Officer Who Might Have Actually ODed From Fentanyl Contact—but Not Because He Just Touched It
A North Carolina detective may have inhaled a significant amount during a drug bust.
Feds Pledge $30 Million To Fund Drug Harm Reduction Programs
Less punitive responses to drug addiction are good, but what about people still stuck in federal prison?
How Innovative Responses to Prohibition Set Off a Deadly Fentanyl Explosion
A RAND report highlights the importance of new synthesis methods, cheap international shipping, and online distribution aided by privacy-protecting technologies.
Please Don't Help the Alabama Authorities Catch This Escaped Drug Dealer
Dyron Rashad Primus is serving 15 years for synthetic marijuana charges. That's absurd.
New Restrictions on Vaping, Trans Fats, Food Labeling in FDA Commissioner's Agenda: Reason Roundup
On the upside, agency promises to review over-the-counter drug rules, approve more new drugs, and liberate French dressing.
Thank Drug Warriors for the Escalating Death Toll From Superpotent Synthetic Opioids
New data show the share of opioid-related fatalities involving fentanyl analogs is rising.
The Legend of Zombie Drugs Will Not Die
Journalists continue to claim that the Causeway Cannibal was under the influence of synthetic cathinones.
House Advances Bill That Would Expand the DEA's Power to Make Legal Highs Illegal
Plodding prohibitionists try once again to ban drugs that do not exist yet.
Neil Gorsuch Sympathizes With Drug Dealers
The SCOTUS nominee plumbs the peculiarities of prohibition in cases involving imitation pot and medical marijuana.
'Zombie Drug' Paranoia Resurfaces After Teen's Terrifying Homicidal Outburst
A 19-year-old man stabbed two strangers to death and tried to eat the face of one of them, once again provoking warnings about the "zombie drug" flakka.
New British Law Makes Psychoactive Substances Presumptively Illegal
Food is exempted, but what about catnip and flowers?
ISIS Terrorists Did Not Take Captagon or Any Other Drugs Before the Paris Attacks
Contrary to overheated press reports, they were under the influence of nothing but religious fanaticism.
The Year's Best Drug Scares
Impossibly potent marijuana edibles, formaldehyde in e-cigarettes, pills of war, MDMA disguised as Halloween candy, and superhuman flakka zombies.
The Five Best Drug Scares of 2015
Super-potent pot, formaldehyde in e-cigarettes, the supersoldier pill, MDMA in trick-or-treat bags, and "$5 insanity"
War on Drugs Ensnares Coffee Relative
Wisconsin becomes the fourth state to ban kratom, which is closer to caffeine than opium.
The Pill That Supposedly Turns Syrians Into Superhuman, Fearless, Relentless Killers
Captagon captures the imaginations of yellow journalists.
Flakka 'Turns People Into Zombies,' Just Like Krokodil and Jenkem
Flakka-fortified humans reportedly are stronger than Vulcans.
How to Tell When the Latest Drug Scare Story Is Just the Usual BS
Five hallmarks of anti-drug hysteria
Is Banning Designer Drugs Constitutional?
If Congress insists on telling adults what substances they may not consume, the least it can do is specify the substances.
The Puzzling Popularity of '$5 Insanity'
Flakka is the worst drug ever yet somehow also the "hot new drug of choice."
CBS News Revives the Myth That 'Bath Salts' Cause Cannibalism
How could a drug Rudy Eugene never took make him chew off someone's face?
The 5 Best Drug Scares of 2014
A deluge of drunks, deadly synthetics, ecigs and smoking, heroin hype, and THC-tainted treats.
