Stop Making Iran Protests About American Politics: Podcast
Instead of arguing about media coverage and posturing about partisan reactions, maybe focus on sanctions and refugee policy?
War on Drugs
Warning: Don't Bring Your Legal Marijuana Through Internal Border Checkpoints in California
Recreational pot use becomes legal in the Golden State in 2018. The feds don't care.
Ross Ulbricht Files Appeal to the Supreme Court on His Life Sentence Without Parole
Silk Road founder's appeal stresses the dangerous Fourth and Sixth Amendment implications of his prosecution and sentencing.
Grim News: U.S. Life Expectancy Falls for a Second Straight Year
Largely due to increases in opioid overdose deaths
New Policy Lets V.A. Docs Talk to Veterans About Medical Marijuana Use
But they're still forbidden from recommending or prescribing, and the government won't pay for it.
Ben Carson Admits War on Drugs Conflicts with War on Poverty
The drug war "often dealt harshly with non-violent offenders, taking men away from their families" the secretary of housing and urban deveopment admits.
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.
The Myth of the Playground Pusher
In Tennessee and around the country, "drug-free school zones" are little more than excuses for harsher drug sentencing.
Vermont's U.S. Attorney Says Safe Injection Sites Encourage Illegal Drug Use. The Research Says She's Wrong.
Is U.S. Attorney Christina E. Nolan intimidating Vermont legislators who want to keep their constituents alive?
Jury Rejects Damages for Victims of Pot Raid Based on Wet Tea Leaves
The jurors seem to have concluded that the bumbling drug warriors of Johnson County, Kansas, were incompetent rather than dishonest.
How a Drug-Free School Zone Sent a Tennessee College Student to Prison For 17 Years
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.
Why Won't the FDA Let Me Shove Chocolate Up My Nose?
The nanny state may force snortable cacao off the market.
Contradicting Prohibitionists, Survey Says Adolescent Pot Use Is Falling in Colorado
Past-month cannabis consumption by teenagers fell significantly last year and is lower than it was before legalization.
Pressure Builds on Bureau of Prisons to Release Elderly and Sick Inmates
Religious institutions and conservative groups join criminal justice reformers in calling on BOP to reform compassionate release.
8 States Let You Smoke Weed, But Massachusetts Might Be the First to Make it Easy
A proposal would allow the social consumption of cannabis.
Los Angeles Reserves the Right to Decide Who May Sell You Pot
Recreational marijuana arrives with a million strings attached.
Drug Users In D.C. Can Now Legally Test Their Dope for Fentanyl. Now How About Over-the-Counter Naloxone?
Outdated drug paraphernalia laws are getting in the way of saving lives.
Chris Christie's Situational Federalism
New Jersey's governor says states have a right to legalize sports betting but not marijuana.
Dallas Marijuana 'Cite & Release' a Half-Assed Measure
Offenders can avoid jail, but only at first.
Cops Steal $91,800 From a Musician, Claiming He Gave It to Them
Wyoming's roadside waivers are a thin disguise for highway robbery.
The Justice Department's New Opioid 'Tools' Are All About Escalating the Drug War
Expect more raids and more arrests.
Hawaii, Which Registers Guns and Medical Marijuana Users, Starts Disarming Patients
Citing state law, Honolulu's police chief tells them to turn in their guns.
New Mexico Study Suggests Medical Cannabis Helps Chronic Pain Patients Reduce Opioid Use
Yet another cohort study finds a correlation between medical marijuana and reduced reliance on opioids.
State Courts Say Early-Morning Pot Raids Were Gratuitous and Illegal
Judges in Florida and Michigan exclude evidence collected by overeager drug warriors.
Is The TSA More Chill About Weed Than San Francisco?
While the rest of California embraces recreational marijuana, San Francisco is strangling the nascent industry.
When Good-Faith Medicine Raises 'Red Flags'
The DEA's investigation of Forest Tennant tries to criminalize differences of opinion about pain treatment.
Pennsylvania Town Used Confidential Informant and Undercover Cops to Arrest a Man For Selling Bongs
The assistant district attorney is now seeking jail time for the head shop owner.
Pennsylvania Couple Sues Drug Warriors Who Thought Hibiscus Was Marijuana
Oblivious to the big, bright flowers, the cops who raided Edward and Audrey Cramer's home insisted they were growing pot.
DEA Raids California Pain Doctor Featured in a Reason TV Video
Search warrant lists probable cause for distribution and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and health care fraud.
Colorado County Spent $88 a Day Jailing Defendants Who Couldn't Pay $55 Fee
Judge orders an end to the practice after the ACLU sued.
Thomas Massie on Tax Reform, Shikha Dalmia on Deporting Americans
Listen to SiriusXM Insight (channel 121) from 9-12 AM ET as Matt Welch interviews Massie, Dalmia, Kevin Williamson, Bethany Mandel, and LSD enthusiast Daniel Miller
2017 a Record Year for Opium Poppy Cultivation in Afghanistan
The fruits of 16 years of war
Rose McGowan Drug Charges an Indictment of Drug War, Out-of-Control Prosecutors
Authorities say two bags of coke were found in a wallet McGowan left behind on an airplane.
Cop Who Called Asset Forfeiture 'A Tax-Liberating Goldmine' Sued for Illegal Traffic Stop and Seizure
And he's running for sheriff of an Illinois county.
Trump's 'Great Relationship' With a Vicious Drug Warrior
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who likens himself to Hitler, promotes the mass murder of drug users.
Sessions Says He Is Sticking With His Predecessors' Tolerance of State-Legal Marijuana
The attorney general, who conceded that good people do smoke marijuana, gave no indication of an impending crackdown.
The Federal Government Is Trying to Ban Kratom (Again)
So much for "everything which is not forbidden is allowed."
Free Meek Mill
The rapper's case shows the problems with overcriminalization and the aggressive enforcement of petty laws.
Detroit Cops Posing As Drug Dealers Brawl With Colleagues Posing As Customers
Maybe this is how the war on drugs should be fought from now on.
The Legend of Zombie Drugs Will Not Die
Journalists continue to claim that the Causeway Cannibal was under the influence of synthetic cathinones.
Jeff Sessions Used His Emergency Scheduling Powers Last Week. Here's What That Means.
Emergency scheduling won't fix the fentanyl crisis, no matter what Jeff Sessions claims.
