War on Drugs

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The 3 Worst Arguments for Legalizing Marijuana

Hey kids, don't make these rookie mistakes!

Mike Riggs | 3.23.2012 10:00 AM

Policy

Why Whitney Houston Died: Drugs, Heart Disease Played Roles

Nick Gillespie | 3.22.2012 7:02 PM

Policy

Smells Like Multiple Fourth Amendment Violations

Jacob Sullum | 3.22.2012 3:17 PM

Policy

Was George Zimmerman the Aggressor?

Jacob Sullum | 3.22.2012 12:19 PM

Politics

Cops Moving In On Toulouse Shooting Suspect

Tim Cavanaugh | 3.21.2012 7:59 AM

Policy

It Might Be Premature to Blame 'Meth Babies' for Imposing 'Tremendous Burdens on Society'

Jacob Sullum | 3.19.2012 5:52 PM

Politics

Sextuple Jeopardy

The Groundhog Day of capital murder trials

William Browning | 3.19.2012 12:00 PM

Politics

Eric Holder in 1995: We "really need to brainwash people into thinking about guns in a vastly different way."

Nick Gillespie | 3.19.2012 8:00 AM

Policy

Marijuana Smuggler Who Served 30 Years in Prison Wants to Convince Florida Old Folks to Support Medical Marijuana

Lucy Steigerwald | 3.16.2012 5:55 PM

Politics

Drug War Incompatible with Human Rights, Says Law Enforcement Against Prohibition

Brian Doherty | 3.16.2012 3:53 PM

Policy

Marijuana's Disappearing Stigma

Jacob Sullum | 3.16.2012 2:46 PM

Politics

Friday Fun Headline Self-Parody: Joe Biden Is a "Non-Embarrassment"?

Matt Welch | 3.16.2012 10:43 AM

Policy

Bill Bennett Takes Drug Policy Advice From Bruce Springsteen

Jacob Sullum | 3.15.2012 2:04 PM

Policy

Stratfor on the Futility of the War on Meth

Jacob Sullum | 3.14.2012 6:16 PM

Policy

Check Out Google+'s Drug Legalization Debate Happening Right Now

Lucy Steigerwald | 3.13.2012 3:29 PM

Politics

California Dispensary Fights City Extortion Scheme, Gets Raided By DEA Twice in Four Months

Zach Weissmueller | 3.13.2012 2:00 PM

Policy

Orange County Cop Who Killed Manuel Loggins Returns to Duty Amid Allegations that Loggins' Daughters Were Held for 13 Hours by Police After Watching Their Father Die

Lucy Steigerwald | 3.12.2012 6:50 PM

Politics

Ordeal by Trial: Sowing Chaos With the Sixth Amendment

Jacob Sullum | 3.12.2012 2:52 PM

War on Drugs

Newspaper Lead of the Month: "Orange County deputies will now be trained to weigh the risk to the public before opening fire."

Mike Riggs | 3.12.2012 2:35 PM

Policy

California Pot Legalization Initiatives in Disarray

Brian Doherty | 3.12.2012 1:23 PM

Politics

90-pound Ohio Woman Who Was Tasered by Police Files Federal Lawsuit

Lucy Steigerwald | 3.9.2012 8:30 PM

Policy

New Orleans Police Kill Unarmed Man During Pot Raid

Jacob Sullum | 3.9.2012 1:21 PM

Policy

How About Fighting Meth Use by Not Requiring a Prescription for Pseudoephedrine? It Works Just As Well.

Jacob Sullum | 3.8.2012 7:16 PM

Politics

Reason TV: Journalist Sam Slovick on Occupy LA - Scenes From a New Revolution

Paul Detrick and Tim Cavanaugh | 3.8.2012 2:02 PM

Policy

Updates and a Civil Suit From That 2011 Maricopa County SWAT Raid Starring Steven Seagal

Lucy Steigerwald | 3.8.2012 11:20 AM

Policy

Do People Eat Too Much Because They Enjoy It Too Little?

Jacob Sullum | 3.7.2012 3:37 PM

Policy

The Christian Science Monitor Continues Its Crusade Against Marijuana

Mike Riggs | 3.7.2012 2:10 PM

Politics

When a Republican President Does It, It's Not Illegal

Jacob Sullum | 3.7.2012 1:57 PM

Policy

Biden Opens His Government Aperture and Says Something Puzzling About Drug Legalization

Jacob Sullum | 3.6.2012 3:21 PM

Politics

Recovery Leaves 99 Percent Poorer

Tim Cavanaugh | 3.6.2012 7:07 AM

Politics

U.S. Attorney in Colorado Says All State-Licensed Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Are Fair Game

Jacob Sullum | 3.5.2012 12:58 PM

Politics

Illinois Judge Says Eavesdropping Law Is Unconstitutional

Jacob Sullum | 3.2.2012 6:13 PM

Policy

Spanish Village Votes to Rent Out Public Land For 10 Soccer Fields' Worth of Marijuana

Lucy Steigerwald | 3.2.2012 5:23 PM

Politics

Maybe We Need Less Democracy and More Corruption

Jacob Sullum | 3.1.2012 5:32 PM

Policy

What America Can Learn From Portugal's Drug War Reforms

The level of conflicts on the street are reduced. Drug-related robberies are reduced. And now the police are not the enemies of the consumers.

John Stossel | 3.1.2012 4:30 PM

Policy

FoolProof Approach to Gambling: First Hysteria, Then Facts

Jacob Sullum | 3.1.2012 1:52 PM

Policy

Reason.tv: Look out Kate Upton, AZ pol pushing anti-Photoshopping bill! (Nanny of the Month, Feb 2012)

Ted Balaker | 3.1.2012 10:46 AM

Politics

The Pentagon Plays Drug Regulator

The Defense Department tells vitamin stores operating on military bases to stop carrying a popular fitness product.

Gregory Conley | 3.1.2012 10:30 AM

Policy

Who Started That Deadly Shootout in Ogden?

Jacob Sullum | 2.29.2012 6:05 PM

Politics

Reason TV: Transplant Denied - How Medical Marijuana Policy Kills Patients

Paul Detrick | 2.29.2012 1:23 PM

Policy

Colorado Medical Marijuana Users Got the Full SWAT Treatment Because of Their Legal Plants

Lucy Steigerwald | 2.28.2012 9:15 PM

Policy

Cop Shoots Dog: Three Stories to Wreck An Animal Lover's Day

Mike Riggs | 2.28.2012 3:55 PM

Politics

Sponsor of Florida Bill to Drug Test Public Workers Says Being An Elected Official Is Totally Different

Lucy Steigerwald | 2.27.2012 5:45 PM

Politics

Pot Legalization Initiative Qualifies for Colorado Ballot

Jacob Sullum | 2.27.2012 4:15 PM

Politics

California Senator Introduces Bill to Reduce Drug Possession Crimes to Misdemeanors

Brian Doherty | 2.27.2012 2:47 PM