In Sentencing, Tough Is Not Necessarily Smart
Trump should not take his criminal justice cues from his attorney general.
Trump should not take his criminal justice cues from his attorney general.
Educators can enjoy pot on vacation and keep their certificates-as long as their accusers are incompetent.
"We've legalized here and we don't want our rights taken away."
Donald Trump and his attorney general take a dim view of Obama's mercy.
The president has now shortened more sentences than any of his predecessors.
It fills a new book from the National Academy of Sciences.
The next attorney general could crack down on state-licensed cannabusinesses without changing the State Department's official position.
Says he won't commit "to never enforcing federal law" but that doesn't tell us much of anything.
Harris County Sheriff's Office credited discovery to deputies' "powers of observation," but blamed the error on field tests.
His Department of Justice prosecuted legal marijuana growers in the Golden State, but that was totally different!
The DEA moves toward a ban on another plant with promising medical properties.
Say goodbye to 2016. But don't let your guard down.
The percentage of adults under correctional supervision last year was the lowest since 1994.
Penn Jillette's diet memoir and a Harvard historian's take on Prohibition are essential guides to the next four years.
No significant changes detected in Colorado or among high school seniors in Washington; eighth- and 10th-graders in Washington are a different story.
Killer weed redux, pimple-faced potheads, vapin' in the boys room, Halloween high horror, and a crazy kratom crackdown
How to dodge responsibility, whether you're a candidate or a cop.
Notions of individual autonomy may be increasingly important to the American public, says new study.
The decision is a welcome departure from a tendency to sacrifice privacy on the altar of a drug-free society.
The data still don't show a significant increase in underage consumption after Colorado and Washington legalized.
Obama has not issued more pardons and commutations than any other president or the most in a single day.
A bureaucratic nightmare takes a mother away from her young child for almost two months.
Officer justified K-9 attack because the man was on drugs and thus had "a high tolerance to pain."
Amazon removes pants falsely accused of promoting marijuana use.
Virginia alone suspended nearly 39,000 drivers licenses for drug convictions in 2015, according to a new report.
How to turn good news about today's youths into a demand for more government studies.
How will the government promote competition while banning advertising and promotion?
The latest survey data indicate that legalization has not driven a national surge in adolescent pot smoking.
A new report concludes that two-fifths of Americans in prison don't belong there.
Juan Manuel Santos reiterates his call for an end to the war on drugs.
The divergence reinforces the case for harm reduction.
National Bureau of Investigation suggests "rub out" could've been part of a wider conspiracy.
John F. Kelly thinks the war on drugs is a failure because we do not spend enough on it.
Legalization proponents chipping in with extra volunteers.
The president-elect "understood the way we are handling it," says Rodrigo Duterte.
The state is also disbanding the interdiction team responsible for the traffic stop.
New regulations are crippling the industry.
A task force emphasizes the importance of displacing the black market.
Further evidence for the defense theory of multiple Dread Pirate Robertses that could exculpate Ulbricht.
Matt Welch discusses these issues plus fake news and Thanksgiving poisonings on FBN's Kennedy tonight at 9 pm ET
Charles Clarke was robbed by cops who said his suitcase smelled like marijuana.
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