The Lingering Stench of Marijuana Prohibition
People with pot records continue to suffer, even in places where their crimes are no longer crimes.
War on Drugs
When Experience Is a Liability
In some states, a marijuana conviction can exclude you from the newly legal industry.
Van Jones Praises Conservatives on Criminal Justice Reform: 'You Are Stealing My Issue!'
Overall, CPAC attendees seem enthusiastic about criminal justice reform.
Will One of Arizona's More Vocal Drug Warriors Get a Seat on the State's Supreme Court?
Years after the state legalized medical marijuana, Maricopa County's top attorney served as a barrier.
Michigan May Stop Police From Seizing Property Without Getting a Conviction First
Reports show Michigan police seize cash and cars from hundreds of people who are never convicted of a crime. Momentum is building to stop it.
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.
Will New York's Recreational Marijuana Policies Be as Dumb as California's?
Gov. Cuomo throws his support behind a ban on home cultivation, possibly on behalf of already entrenched pot groups.
Legal Weed Did More to Stop Drug Smuggling Than Any Wall
Easing pot prohibition is doing what the failed war on drugs never could.
Phony Houston Drug Warrant Prompts FBI Investigation and Review of 1,400 Cases
Lying to justify a search that killed two people could be a capital crime.
HBO's "The O.G. Experience" Turns Prison Art into a Political Statement
Pop-up art exhibition in New York focuses attention on the need for criminal justice reform.
California Doesn't Need More Marijuana Regulation; It Needs Less
Governor Newsom wants to fight the black market. That's how we got the drug war in the first place.
Reacting to Deadly Raid, Houston Police Chief Promises to Restrict No-Knock Warrants
Art Acevedo also said police entering homes will soon start wearing body cameras.
Houston Narc Who Lied to Justify a Deadly Drug Raid Had Been Accused of Perjury
"I don't have any indication it's a pattern," Police Chief Art Acevedo says.
C.I. Whose Heroin Buy Led to a Deadly Houston Drug Raid Does Not Seem to Exist
An application for a warrant to search a narcotics officer's cellphone reveals that police have been unable to identify the informant.
Marijuana Activist Who Live-Streamed Meeting With Congressional Staffer Charged With 'Illegal Wiretap'
Rep. Andy Harris's (R-Md.) office refuses to say whether the congressman supports prosecution of the young activist.
One Cheer for Kamala's Cannabis Candor
The presidential contender is a johnny-come-lately on legalization, but she is right about the importance of fun.
Students Fight to Free Contraception From Vending Machine Laws: Reason Roundup
Plus: Russian "spy" Maria Butina, Baton Rouge cops in blackface, good news for California sex workers, and a new FDA crackdown.
Here Is What Police Found (and Didn't) After Deadly Houston Drug Raid
The search warrant inventory does not include any evidence of drug dealing.
Kamala Harris Says Her Opposition to Marijuana Legalization Is 'Not True.' We Have the Receipts!
For most of the presidential candidate's political career, she was absolutely dead set against full legalization.
The Chemists and the Cover-Up
Sloppy forensics, drug skimming, and prosecutorial misconduct forced Massachusetts to throw out 47,000 convictions.
Ron Wyden's Marijuana Bill Is 2% Legalization, 98% Taxes and Regulations
The new federal burdens would make it even harder for the cannabis industry to displace the black market.
Houston Cop Involved in Deadly Drug Raid Relieved of Duty Due to 'Ongoing Questions'
The questions reportedly relate to a search warrant affidavit that described drugs and a gun police never found.
Justice Department Sues To Block Philadelphia Supervised Injection Site
Just last night the president said he wants to stop the spread of HIV. This move won't help.
Trump Decries Unjust Crack Sentences but Wants to Repeat the Mistake With Fentanyl
Reducing the thresholds for mandatory minimums in fentanyl cases will produce more injustices like the ones the president highlighted last night.
New York City Claims Veto Power Over Food Ingredients in CBD Ban
It's legal, but the health department thinks it's somehow different when added to other products.
One Deadly Drug Raid and Two Red Herrings
Neither gun control nor uncritical support of the police can stop the violence required by the war on drugs.
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.
Trump Recognizes 2 Formerly Incarcerated People in State of the Union Speech
"America is a Nation that believes in redemption."
A Hemp Company Sues After Police Mistake Their Product for Weed
Idaho police seized the product and charged the driver with a felony.
Republican Senator Pitches Weird Conspiracy Theory About Weed Legalization, Menthol Cigarettes, and the FDA
Sen. Richard Burr raises an interesting point about onerous regulation, but his argument is baffling.
Houston Narcs Were 'Clearly Labeled' During Deadly Drug Raid, Police Spokesman Says
In light of armed robberies by criminals posing as cops, that might not have been enough.
Did the Couple Killed by Houston Narcs Know Who the Armed Intruders Were?
Police Chief Art Acevedo seems to think cops cannot be shot in self-defense.
Remember 'T-Bone,' Cory Booker's Imaginary Drug Dealer Friend?
The New Jersey senator is a friend of criminal justice reform, but his best friend might steal the spotlight.
Trump's First National Drug Control Strategy Reads Like a High School Book Report Written 30 Minutes Before Class
Does anyone still work at the Office of National Drug Control Policy?
No-Knock Warrant for Deadly Drug Raid Describes Heroin and a Gun Cops Didn't Find
Houston narcotics officers thought bursting into the house without warning was the cautious approach.
Kamala Harris Hopes You'll Forget Her Record as a Drug Warrior and Draconian Prosecutor
The senator and presidential hopeful went to bat for dirty prosecutors, opposed marijuana legalization, and championed policies that endanger sex workers.
Man Jailed Over a Marijuana Cookie Died After Seizure in Prison
Family files lawsuit after surveillance footage shows staff failing to get him medical help.
Why Aren't More Doctors Helping People Addicted to Opioids?
Philadelphia's innovative treatment program for incarcerated opioid users is failing. Is it because doctors don't want to treat opioid addicts?
The Cops Were the Aggressors in This Week's Deadly Houston Drug Raid
Even if Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas were selling heroin out of their house, the government's violent response cannot be morally justified.
Florida Man Jailed 41 Days Over 92 Grams of…Laundry Detergent
Spoiler alert: It wasn't heroin.
Baltimore's Top Prosecutor Will Stop Prosecuting Marijuana Possession Cases
Whether the police will stop arresting people is another question.
South Carolina Police Hauled in $17 Million Through Civil Asset Forfeiture Over Three Years
"The robber didn't get anything, but the police got everything."
Disappointed by Marijuana Tax Revenue, California Legislators Propose Rate Cuts
The reduction will not be enough to displace the black market.
The Great Opium Bonfire of 1914
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
Weed Website Offers Unpaid Federal Workers Free Medical Marijuana That They Can't Legally Smoke
"At a time when the nation's really divided, let's try to do something good," says BudTrader CEO Brad McLaughlin.
