War on Drugs

Politics

Federal Judge Rejects Harsh Marijuana Sentencing Guideline

Zenon Evans | 10.29.2013 3:07 PM

Politics

Memo to Republicans: Go Libertarian…or Go Home!

Nick Gillespie | 10.29.2013 1:16 PM

War on Drugs

Supposed Flesh Eating Drug Krokodil in U.S. Seems to Be a Crock

Brian Doherty | 10.29.2013 1:05 PM

Politics

Colorado Counties Ban Sale of Marijuana, Want Share of Proposed State Sales Tax Anyway

Of course they do

Ed Krayewski | 10.29.2013 12:40 PM

Politics

Obamacare Defender Pissed at Losing Her Policy, Paying Higher Rates

Nick Gillespie | 10.29.2013 10:34 AM

Policy

If Gallup Says Most Americans Want to Legalize Marijuana, Gallup Must Be Unreliable

Jacob Sullum | 10.28.2013 6:06 PM

Politics

Yakama Nation in Washington Won't Recognize State Law Legalizing Recreational Marijuana

Tribal authorities will be notified if anyone requests a permit from tribal lands

Reason Staff | 10.28.2013 4:30 PM

Policy

Violent Dog Attacks and Wounds Child in Front of Cop, Cop Refrains from Shooting Dog…

Brian Doherty | 10.28.2013 3:28 PM

Civil Liberties

Mass. Drug Lab Chemist Accused of Falsifying Test Results Expected to Change Not Guilty Plea

At a hearing next month

Reason Staff | 10.28.2013 2:00 PM

Policy

Study: Compounds in Marijuana Can Kill Some Cancer Cells

In patients with leukemia

Reason Staff | 10.28.2013 11:20 AM

Policy

Seized Six-Month-Old Infant Returned to Michigan Parents Who Use Medical Marijuana, Child Will Have to be Submitted to Drug Tests

Medical marijuana legal in Michigan

Ed Krayewski | 10.28.2013 11:00 AM

Policy

Feds Seize Millions in Silk Road-Related Bitcoins

Get their hands on Ross Ulbricht's wallet

Reason Staff | 10.26.2013 11:15 AM

Policy

Woman Forced Into Treatment Challenges Wisconsin Law That Allows Detention of Pregnant Drug Users

Jacob Sullum | 10.25.2013 9:07 PM

Civil Liberties

"There's talk a lot of bad things"; Your Drug Fear Mongering of the Day From a South Carolina TV Station

Worry!

Ed Krayewski | 10.25.2013 7:04 PM

Policy

Grover Norquist Says Taxing Pot Is Not a Tax Hike

Jacob Sullum | 10.25.2013 2:03 PM

Politics

Grover Norquist is OK with Pot Taxes

Since its a new tax, not raising an old one

Reason Staff | 10.25.2013 11:00 AM

Politics

Maryland's AG Attacked for Letting Teens Have a Good Time

Scott Shackford | 10.24.2013 6:30 PM

Policy

Once Again, Pain Patients Must Suffer to Save Addicts From Themselves

Jacob Sullum | 10.24.2013 5:35 PM

Policy

That Molly Is the Shit—but Not in a Good Way

Jacob Sullum | 10.24.2013 3:42 PM

Politics

8 Things We Won't Miss When Pot is Finally Legal Everywhere

Nick Gillespie | 10.24.2013 2:37 PM

Politics

Maryland AG Faces Criticism for Not Breaking Up Boozy Teen Party

He was in Delaware and said it wasn't his job to police the teens there

Reason Staff | 10.24.2013 2:20 PM

Policy

Chemist at Center of Mass. Drug Lab Scandal Could Get Five Years

If she pleads guilty, a judge determines

Reason Staff | 10.23.2013 7:00 PM

Policy

Cory Booker Looks Forward to Working on Drug Policy Reform With Rand Paul

Jacob Sullum | 10.23.2013 6:44 PM

Culture

Of Course Shutting Down Silk Road Will Not Deter the Black Market in the Slightest

Scott Shackford | 10.23.2013 6:30 PM

War on Drugs

Top Silk Road Dealer Turned Federal Informant

Following a raid in July

Reason Staff | 10.23.2013 6:20 PM

Economics

New Marijuana Investment Opportunities Lead to Scams

Emerging markets always draw out the hucksters

Reason Staff | 10.23.2013 4:50 PM

Science & Technology

Silk Road Bust Isn't Stopping Top Dealer

The black market always finds a way

Reason Staff | 10.23.2013 4:40 PM

Politics

Cory Booker Wants to Work With Rand Paul on Drug Law Reforms

Oh look, a progressive not afraid to admit Rand Paul's right on an issue they're interested in

Reason Staff | 10.23.2013 10:00 AM

Politics

Uruguay Plans to Impose Price Cap on Legal Marijuana at $1/Gram

Jess Remington | 10.22.2013 6:00 PM

Policy

Drug Policy Conference in Denver, Epicenter of Pot Legalization

Jacob Sullum | 10.22.2013 4:32 PM

War on Drugs

Dominican National Police Arrest 24 of Their Own in Corruption, Drug Trafficking Probe

Largest arrest of its kind

Reason Staff | 10.22.2013 4:30 PM

Policy

Gallup Poll Finds 58% of Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 10.22.2013 3:33 PM

Politics

Gallup Poll: 58 Percent Support Legalizing Marijuana

Up 10 percent in last decade, was at 12 percent in 1969

Reason Staff | 10.22.2013 3:30 PM

War on Drugs

More Than 1,000 Meet in Denver to Develop Drug War Exit Strategy

The Huffington Post | 10.22.2013 3:21 PM

War on Drugs

Gunmen Dressed as Clowns Kill Former Mexican Drug Cartel Leader

Two shots

Reason Staff | 10.22.2013 2:40 PM

Policy

Only 59 Patients Have Enrolled in DC Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Below estimates, owners and customers of dispensaries say policies are not helping

Reason Staff | 10.22.2013 11:30 AM

Politics

Wisconsin State Representative Proposes Immunity Bill For 911 Callers in Overdose Situations

Zenon Evans | 10.21.2013 7:30 PM

Policy

Judges Extend California Prison Overcrowding Deadline Again

Another 28 days to fix it

Reason Staff | 10.21.2013 7:00 PM

Culture

L.A. Times Shocker: Adults Take A Nearly Always Innocuous Substance, Go to Work! Good Golly, Miss Molly!

Brian Doherty | 10.21.2013 5:15 PM

War on Drugs

Uruguay to Sell Marijuana for $1 a Gram

Will be first country to license and tax production

Reason Staff | 10.21.2013 3:40 PM

Policy

Utah Supreme Court Overturns Gang Injunction

But for procedural reasons, not Constitutional problems

Reason Staff | 10.21.2013 3:20 PM

War on Drugs

Man Sues NYPD over Arrest for Possession of Candy

Police thought Jolly Ranchers were meth

Reason Staff | 10.21.2013 3:10 PM

Economics

Chocolate Factory to Be Repurposed for Medical Marijuana

In Canada

Reason Staff | 10.21.2013 3:00 PM

Policy

LSD Did Not Kill Her, but It Looks Like Prohibition Did

Jacob Sullum | 10.21.2013 1:21 PM

Economics

Bitcoin: Apparently Valued for Much More Than Buying Illegal Things Online

Brian Doherty | 10.21.2013 12:10 PM