Missouri Becomes the 32nd Medical Marijuana State
Patients with doctors' recommendations will be allowed to grow their own medicine or buy it from state-licensed dispensaries.
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Who Controls Your Cortex?
Michael Pollan's new book portrays Timothy Leary as a reckless self-promoter, but Leary asked the right questions about psychedelics.
Verdict for Marijuana Grower May Reduce Threat of Ruinous RICO Liability
A Colorado jury rejected claims that an indoor cultivation facility had injured the owners of a neighboring horse ranch.
Cops Showed Up To Stop This Sacramento Restaurant From Selling CBD-Infused Cocktails
Buying and consuming CBD is legal in California, but selling food or drinks infused with CBD isn't.
Mexican Supreme Court Issues Binding Ruling Against Pot Prohibition
The court says the government may not prosecute people for possession, use, or home cultivation of marijuana.
Wave of Burning Man-Related Drug Arrests Won't Go to Trial
District Attorney finds too many questionable stop and search practices in campaign of harassment aimed at Burners.
Kansas Finally Admits It's Okay to Put Hemp in Beer
It had been the only state to ban non-THC, non-CBD beer from being sold.
Calvin Bryant Was Serving a Draconian Mandatory Minimum Sentence. Now He's Free
Under Tennessee's harsh drug-free school zone laws, Bryant received a 17-year sentence for a first-time drug offense.
PTSD Study Finds Dramatic Improvement With MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy
One year after their final sessions, three-quarters of the subjects no longer qualified for a diagnosis.
4 More States Could Legalize Medical or Recreational Marijuana Next Week
Ballot initiatives in Michigan, Missouri, North Dakota, and Utah will give voters a chance to loosen their cannabis laws.
DEA Says Meth Use Has Never Been Higher; Survey Data Say Otherwise
The number of past-month users was up last year from 2016, but it was still lower than in several previous years.
Candidates Oppose Safe Injection Sites to Get an Edge Over the Other
A GOP candidate claims she's the only person in the race who opposes a life-saving opioid policy, but her Democratic opponent is against it as well.
FDA Recognizes Psilocybin As 'Breakthrough Therapy' for Depression
The designation could be a prelude to approving the forbidden psychedelic drug as a medicine.
Is the Word 'Marijuana' Racist?
During a forum at a high school, a Rhode Island candidate for attorney general compared the term to an extreme racial epithet and called it "a curse to my people."
Calvin Bryant Got 17 Years In Prison Under Tennessee's Drug Laws. Now He's Asking The Governor For Clemency
"A toxic combination of harsh mandatory minimum sentencing, race, poverty and fatally arbitrary enforcement."
5 Things Canada Got Right When It Legalized Pot
Our northern neighbors are handling the transition from prohibition to regulation better than the U.S. in several ways.
Chris Christie on Marijuana: 'States Have the Right to Do What They Want'
If they've lost Christie, prohibitionists have lost the GOP.
Alabama's Biased, Punitive, and Expensive War on Marijuana Is Ruining Lives
Black people in Alabama are more than four times as likely to be arrested for a marijuana offense, according to a new report.
Don't Call 911 About Weed, Say Helpful Toronto Cops
...with a little help from "Distracted Boyfriend" guy.
New Restrictions on Vaping, Trans Fats, Food Labeling in FDA Commissioner's Agenda: Reason Roundup
On the upside, agency promises to review over-the-counter drug rules, approve more new drugs, and liberate French dressing.
Jamaican Musician Gets 8-Year Sentence for Weed He Says He Bought Legally
Patrick Beadle was convicted on a drug trafficking charge, even though there's very little evidence he was a dealer.
Canada Will Expedite Record Sealing for People Convicted of Marijuana Crimes That Are No Longer Crimes
The plan does not go as far as it should, but it's still better than the policies of most U.S. states with legal pot.
Voters in One Wisconsin Town Face 7 Marijuana Ballot Questions
Marijuana legalization is growing in popularity among Midwestern voters, and has become a wedge issue in several key races.
4 Ways Legal Pot Will Be Better in Canada Than in the U.S.
There is no national ban, taxes are modest, the purchase age is lower, and delivery is allowed throughout the country.
Trump Slams 'Very Unfair' Drug Sentences
The president's comments could improve the prospects for federal penal reform.
Michael Bloomberg Is No Defender of the Constitution
The former New York mayor's authoritarian record shows he has no real love for America's founding document.
Desperate to Keep His Seat, Ted Cruz Gets Dumber and Dumber on Criminal Justice
The Texas senator's authoritarian attacks on Beto O'Rourke short-circuit rational discussion of police shootings, drug policy, and sentencing reform.
The Trump Administration's Border War Is Actually Catching Fewer Drug Traffickers
This is what happens when "zero tolerance" meets the limitations of government resources.
Philadelphia Pushing Forward with Safe Injection Site Plans
Former Gov. Ed Rendell says he's willing to defy the feds and risk arrest to reduce overdose deaths.
New California Law Bans Bars, Liquor Stores from Selling Marijuana-Infused Drinks
Thanks to a weird loophole, CBD-infused cocktails might remain legal anyway.
The FDA and the DEA Are Butting Heads Over CBD
The DEA is resisting a recommendation that the cannabis-derived compound be moved to the least restrictive category of controlled substances.
Netflix Jail Documentary Misses the Big Question: Why Is This Happening?
First and Last ignores the absurdity that many of its subjects are imprisoned, not to mention Gwinnett County Jail's own troubled record.
Drug Czar Promises 'Objective and Dispassionate' Research on Marijuana Legalization, Which He Is Legally Required to Oppose by Any Means Necessary
The Office of National Drug Policy is not allowed to be evenhanded.
Gov. Jerry Brown's Addiction to the Nanny State Kills Off Safe Injection Site Bill
His argument: If San Francisco lets people shoot up, they won't be able to order them into drug treatment through the courts.
Here's What Congress Was Doing While You Were Watching the Kavanaugh Circus
The passage of tax reform 2.0 blows a huge hole in the budget, and a much-touted opioid bill might just make the crisis worse.
Philippines President Duterte Playfully 'Jokes' About All His Drug War Murders
"My only sin is the extrajudicial killings."
Epilepsy Drug Is the First Marijuana-Based Treatment Legalized Under Federal Law
The FDA approved Epidiolex in June, and today the DEA made it a Schedule V drug, the least restrictive classification for controlled substances.
TSA Will Report Weed at LAX to Cops, Who Can't Do Anything About It
It makes no sense. Then again, neither does prohibition.
A Sexual Assault and a Pot Club: Guess Which One Alaska Treated More Harshly?
Two high-profile crimes committed in Anchorage highlight a seemingly unequal criminal justice system.
Despite Marijuana Legalization Successes, Police Keep Arresting Users
New FBI statistics for 2017 even show a small increase.
Why We Shouldn't "Just Enforce the Law"
The case of a woman who may be prosecuted for sheltering animals during Hurricane Florence highlights some reasons why it is often wrong to enforce the law.
Report: N.J. Sheriff Caught on Tape Slamming Black People for Smoking Weed
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says if the report is true, the sheriff "must resign."
