Medical Marijuana Gets the Green Light From the United Nations
Plus: Trump says he'll veto defense bill if it doesn't destroy the internet, House moves to free federal court records, and more...
Plus: Trump says he'll veto defense bill if it doesn't destroy the internet, House moves to free federal court records, and more...
The MORE Act, which would repeal federal prohibition, is scheduled for a vote this week.
A documentary describes a drug-fueled countercultural romance.
While fentanyl is a dangerous drug, it is very difficult to overdose on it through accidental exposure.
Depending on how soon Mexico acts, Israel could be the third country in the world to allow recreational use.
A bill under consideration by the city's Board of Supervisors would ban smoking in private dwellings located in apartment buildings with three or more units.
It's unclear what Biden will ultimately be able to accomplish as president, but he has been trying to bring transformative change since the 1970s.
The reformed drug warrior opposes marijuana legalization and supports "mandatory rehabilitation" for people who violate the government’s pharmacological decrees.
Gallup shows 68 percent supporting legalization.
Amidst the anger and nastiness, there are real signs that America is thriving.
Voters came out for legalizing marijuana, removing criminal penalties for psychedelic use, and treating drug addiction as a public health concern.
Tax hikes? Drug wars? Racial Preferences? Not today.
Voters in four states voted to legalize recreational marijuana. In Oregon, they went much further.
Ballot initiatives continue to reverse marijuana prohibition while making the treatment of other drugs less oppressive and more tolerant.
Plus: Presidential results still unclear (but Trump declares victory in a few states anyway), California approves Proposition 22, and more...
The ballot initiative allows recreational consumers to grow their own or buy cannabis from state-licensed stores.
It is the first state to do both at the same time.
The initiative makes noncommercial possession of controlled substances a citable offense punishable by a $100 fine.
The ballot initiative allows adults to use the promising psychedelic at state-licensed "psilocybin service centers."
The initiative makes Arizona the 13th state to allow recreational use.
Mississippi is the 35th state, and the second in the Deep South, to recognize marijuana as a medicine.
The ballot measure applies to noncommercial production, distribution, and possession of "entheogenic plants and fungi."
The constitutional amendment charges state legislators and regulators with writing specific rules.
American voters have the chance to usher in a few libertarian policies this election, courtesy of these state ballot measures.
"I obviously identify with and resonate with and connect with my libertarian brothers and sisters on so many levels," says the controversial former child actor.
Although the Halloween scare stories continue, journalists are starting to recognize the lack of evidence to support this mythical menace.
States should stop treating sober cannabis consumers as public menaces.
The reformers who canvassed for signatures for the initiative say they're optimistic it will pass despite objections from Congress, which controls D.C. spending.
Drug courts and mandatory treatment models often lead right back to incarceration.
The U.S. incarceration rate peaked in 2008, but it's good to see two "law and order" candidates talking about clemency.
All five cases were recommended to the White House by commutation recipient Alice Marie Johnson.
The $8.3 billion DOJ settlement is part of a crackdown that has perversely pushed drug users toward more dangerous substitutes.
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron said "the grand jury agreed" that indicting the two officers who shot Taylor was inappropriate.
A brief supporting the company's appeal argues that its discussion of pain treatment was constitutionally protected.
The Democratic presidential nominee cannot escape one of his major legacies.
How politicians used the drug war and the welfare state to break up black and Native American families
The detective who obtained the search warrant cited the deliveries to falsely implicate Taylor in drug trafficking.
The position is likely the strongest any major-party candidate for president or vice president has taken on the issue in such a prominent venue.
Despite the city's stubborn resistance, a judge will finally consider the family's request to depose police supervisors.
Drug warriors gratuitously created the chaotic situation that state prosecutors say justified the use of deadly force.
The former vice president has a long history of reckless responses to the menaces du jour.
The odds of getting arrested for consuming cannabis are getting smaller.
Two states are voting to permit medical marijuana. Four are voting for legalization.
Atilano Dominguez was serving a life sentence for marijuana offenses, and federal prosecutors tried to ensure he died behind bars.
How do we resolve the cannabis conflict between state legalization and federal prohibition?
The hail of bullets that killed her can be justified only in a country that uses violence to enforce politicians' pharmacological prejudices.
The charges are not for killing Taylor, but rather endangering her neighbors with wild shots.
Drug prohibition turns police officers into enemies to be feared rather than allies to be welcomed.
Do you care about free minds and free markets? Sign up to get the biggest stories from Reason in your inbox every afternoon.
This modal will close in 10