Trump Says in State of the Union He Wants to Wipe Out AIDS. Should We Be Skeptical?
Ending the spread of HIV is within our reach, but the administration's approach to opioid abuse is a problem.
Ending the spread of HIV is within our reach, but the administration's approach to opioid abuse is a problem.
"America is a Nation that believes in redemption."
Idaho police seized the product and charged the driver with a felony.
Sen. Richard Burr raises an interesting point about onerous regulation, but his argument is baffling.
In light of armed robberies by criminals posing as cops, that might not have been enough.
Police Chief Art Acevedo seems to think cops cannot be shot in self-defense.
The New Jersey senator is a friend of criminal justice reform, but his best friend might steal the spotlight.
Does anyone still work at the Office of National Drug Control Policy?
Houston narcotics officers thought bursting into the house without warning was the cautious approach.
The senator and presidential hopeful went to bat for dirty prosecutors, opposed marijuana legalization, and championed policies that endanger sex workers.
Family files lawsuit after surveillance footage shows staff failing to get him medical help.
Philadelphia's innovative treatment program for incarcerated opioid users is failing. Is it because doctors don't want to treat opioid addicts?
Even if Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas were selling heroin out of their house, the government's violent response cannot be morally justified.
Spoiler alert: It wasn't heroin.
Whether the police will stop arresting people is another question.
"The robber didn't get anything, but the police got everything."
The reduction will not be enough to displace the black market.
Friday A/V Club: That time the authorities set 10,000 packages of opium, morphine, and cocaine on fire in San Francisco's Marshall Square
"At a time when the nation's really divided, let's try to do something good," says BudTrader CEO Brad McLaughlin.
NORML's 2019 scorecard shows that governors, including half a dozen who are pushing for legalization in their states, are beginning to reflect public opinion.
It's safe to say this guy would not make a good president.
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the former vice president acknowledges regrets about his role in the drug war and mass incarcerations.
Blame misguided federal policies, not the network.
Online black markets shift faster than police can respond
Marijuana is fully legal in 10 states, which are home to eight NFL teams (25 percent of the league), including the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots.
The first wrinkle in the era of legal hemp comes into focus: Police officers do not appear capable of distinguishing hemp from marijuana.
Only if you are using heroin, fentanyl, or dangerous drug mixtures
The outlaw of the production and sale of alcohol was a racist policy that failed on its own terms.
William Barr does not like legalization but says Congress has to resolve the "untenable" conflict between state and federal law.
In 2019, it's liberals, not conservatives, who are holding the pill hostage for political gain.
Either way, it won't address the factors driving up prescription drug costs for American consumers.
But brace yourself for the Harris 2020 campaign to officially start sometime soon.
The link that Alex Berenson perceives between cannabis and violence is not apparent in careful research on the issue.
The profit incentives created by prohibition doom any effort to block the drug "pipeline."
Adults should have the right to make their own decisions about what to put in their own bodies.
The relationship between cannabis consumption and psychiatric diagnoses is more subtle and ambiguous than the anti-pot polemicist implies.
Nearly a quarter of the U.S. population lives in a jurisdiction where recreational use is legal.
Gov. Jay Inslee, who intends to run for president, made the announcement on Friday.
The market's performance is falling far short of predictions.
Charles may be the first person to benefit from the sentencing reductions in the FIRST STEP Act.
"Must've taken some real investigative prowess to pull this off."
Democratic socialists prioritize economics first.
The officer who cooked up the story adds that he collects "a lot of great (and incredibly raw) intelligence" by reading comment threads.
2018 was a mixed bag, but that means there was still a lot of good news.