This Year's Libertarian Gift Guide: 23 Ideas for 2023
In today's innovative economy, there's no excuse for sending a gift card. The staff at Reason is here with some inspiration.
In today's innovative economy, there's no excuse for sending a gift card. The staff at Reason is here with some inspiration.
Jordan S. Rubin's Bizarro tells the story of the men who tried and failed to challenge the government's arbitrary rules on synthetic drugs.
A report from New Jersey's comptroller criticizes Street Cop Training for encouraging illegal traffic stops.
The podcast addresses recent GOP advocacy of military intervention to curb cross-border drug trafficking.
As of today, adults 21 or older in the Buckeye State may possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana and grow up to six plants at home.
"We're going to build a wall...I am not going to sit there and let sex trafficking go unabated," DeSantis said.
The Alabama State Bureau of Investigation is now looking into the incident as well.
The late Supreme Court justice eloquently defended property rights and state autonomy.
The study is one of several documenting the perverse impact of an intervention aimed at reducing substance abuse.
Years before a federal case shined a light on the problem, Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey should have known something was amiss.
“I couldn’t believe it was my baby,” Amanda Bews' mother said. "She looked like she was mummified."
The Supreme Court mulls how to apply a mandatory minimum for gun possession by people convicted of drug felonies.
Comedian Shane Mauss on the democratization of mushrooms, LSD, cannabis, DMT, and ketamine
The series foregrounds cases of OxyContin addiction, despite their rarity.
He is not the first defendant that has struggled to reconcile the controversial raids with self-defense.
"The FDA's regulations related to animal testing no longer fully conform with applicable law," writes the Kentucky senator.
Maybe Brett Hankison shouldn't have been found not guilty, but he was. The Constitution says it should stop there.
Deja Taylor is going to federal prison because of a constitutionally dubious gun law that millions of cannabis consumers are violating right now.
Clarence Cocroft filed a lawsuit this week challenging the state's virtual ban on advertising medical marijuana businesses, arguing the law violates his First Amendment rights.
Intoxicating drugs never do as much damage as the laws that impotently attempt to eradicate them.
Plus: A listener asks the editors why the Libertarian Party waits until election year to nominate its presidential candidate.
There is no solid evidence that P2P meth is more dangerous than pseudoephedrine-derived meth and no reason to think it would be.
Good intentions, bad results
That prosecutors in the Hoosier State successfully denied people this due process is a reflection of how abusive civil forfeiture can be.
Policies inspired by that exaggerated threat continue to undermine the harm-reducing potential of e-cigarettes.
Voters approved a ballot initiative that will allow possession, home cultivation, and commercial distribution—assuming that state legislators don't interfere.
A federal lawsuit argues that it is time to reassess the Commerce Clause rationale for banning intrastate marijuana production and distribution.
The government treats its endless appetite for information about citizens as more important than people's ability to conduct business in a normal fashion.
The death of the Friends star should remind us of the costs of the war on drugs.
A New York Times podcast tells a story about both the drug war and institutional incompetence.
Brazil now has one of the largest cigarette markets in the world, despite its efforts to rid the country of cigarettes through prohibition.
Without a prompt post-seizure hearing, people can lose their property for months or years even when they ultimately get it back.
These kinds of poisonings are rare to nonexistent.
Individuals are waiting months to have their criminal records expunged after court orders, according to a new lawsuit.
The FIRST STEP Act signed by Trump eased drug sentencing. He's running away from that accomplishment in the 2024 election.
The psychedelic comedian talks cognitive liberty and the mind-blowing pace of legalization efforts.
A judge tossed two of the claims against Afroman, finding that "the issue appears to be the humiliation and outrage that the officers feel at having their likenesses displayed and mocked."
Newsom vetoed both reforms, which he deemed excessively permissive.
The government has doubled down on failed policies, citing deeply flawed studies and misrepresenting data.
The Reason Sindex tracks the price of vice: smoking, drinking, snacking, traveling, and more.
In light of the state's marijuana reforms, the court says, the odor of weed is not enough to establish probable cause.
The outrageous case has led to calls from Congress to pass legislation curbing civil asset forfeiture.
An officer conducted the search of Prentiss Jackson's vehicle after claiming he could smell "a little bit of weed." It ultimately resulted in a lengthy prison term.
The SAFER Banking Act is trying to address dual legality of cannabis laws between the federal government and the 38 states that have some form of legal cannabis.