Even Without the Rider That Protects Medical Marijuana, a Pot Crackdown Is Unlikely
Despite his fear and loathing of cannabis, Jeff Sessions has good reasons to tolerate legalization.
Despite his fear and loathing of cannabis, Jeff Sessions has good reasons to tolerate legalization.
In Tennessee and around the country, "drug-free school zones" are little more than excuses for harsher drug sentencing.
Is U.S. Attorney Christina E. Nolan intimidating Vermont legislators who want to keep their constituents alive?
The jurors seem to have concluded that the bumbling drug warriors of Johnson County, Kansas, were incompetent rather than dishonest.
Calvin Bryant was a first-time, nonviolent drug offender. Because of his address, he got sent to prison for longer than if he'd committed second-degree murder.
The nanny state may force snortable cacao off the market.
Past-month cannabis consumption by teenagers fell significantly last year and is lower than it was before legalization.
Religious institutions and conservative groups join criminal justice reformers in calling on BOP to reform compassionate release.
A proposal would allow the social consumption of cannabis.
Recreational marijuana arrives with a million strings attached.
Outdated drug paraphernalia laws are getting in the way of saving lives.
New Jersey's governor says states have a right to legalize sports betting but not marijuana.
Offenders can avoid jail, but only at first.
Wyoming's roadside waivers are a thin disguise for highway robbery.
Expect more raids and more arrests.
Citing state law, Honolulu's police chief tells them to turn in their guns.
Yet another cohort study finds a correlation between medical marijuana and reduced reliance on opioids.
Judges in Florida and Michigan exclude evidence collected by overeager drug warriors.
While the rest of California embraces recreational marijuana, San Francisco is strangling the nascent industry.
The DEA's investigation of Forest Tennant tries to criminalize differences of opinion about pain treatment.
The assistant district attorney is now seeking jail time for the head shop owner.
Oblivious to the big, bright flowers, the cops who raided Edward and Audrey Cramer's home insisted they were growing pot.
Search warrant lists probable cause for distribution and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and health care fraud.
Judge orders an end to the practice after the ACLU sued.
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The fruits of 16 years of war
Authorities say two bags of coke were found in a wallet McGowan left behind on an airplane.
And he's running for sheriff of an Illinois county.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who likens himself to Hitler, promotes the mass murder of drug users.
The attorney general, who conceded that good people do smoke marijuana, gave no indication of an impending crackdown.
So much for "everything which is not forbidden is allowed."
The rapper's case shows the problems with overcriminalization and the aggressive enforcement of petty laws.
Maybe this is how the war on drugs should be fought from now on.
Journalists continue to claim that the Causeway Cannibal was under the influence of synthetic cathinones.
Emergency scheduling won't fix the fentanyl crisis, no matter what Jeff Sessions claims.
Twisted incentives? What are those? Rod Rosenstein doesn't seem to have heard of them.
In the 1970s, New York City and Hong Kong figured out how to help heroin users without red tape or an abundance of experts.
Virginia's incoming governor supports decriminalization.
Narcotics-induced deaths have plummeted since the European country decriminalized all drugs.
The Drug Policy Alliance documents an unjust prosecution trend that makes opioid fatalities more likely.
Paul LePage says Maine shouldn't implement a legalization initiative until it's clear how the feds will respond.
And he was just awarded the largest penalty in state history for a public records violation.
Did a small number of complaints get used to punish bureaucracy-rejecting physician?