Philippines President Says He Won't Let Cops Charged With Jail Raid Killing of Mayor Go to Prison
National Bureau of Investigation suggests "rub out" could've been part of a wider conspiracy.
War on Drugs
Trump's Homeland Security Pick Shares His Simpleminded Faith in Drug Interdiction
John F. Kelly thinks the war on drugs is a failure because we do not spend enough on it.
Maine Marijuana Opponents Can't Get Enough Volunteers for Legalization Recount
Legalization proponents chipping in with extra volunteers.
Philippine President Says Trump Supports His Murderous Antidrug Campaign
The president-elect "understood the way we are handling it," says Rodrigo Duterte.
Iowa Will Pay Poker Players Robbed by Forfeiture-Hungry State Cops
The state is also disbanding the interdiction team responsible for the traffic stop.
Oregon's Recreational Marijuana Market Approaches Collapse
New regulations are crippling the industry.
Canadian Panel Reportedly Recommends Low Marijuana Taxes and Purchase Ages
A task force emphasizes the importance of displacing the black market.
A "Dread Pirate Roberts" Was Using a Silk Road Account Even After Ross Ulbricht Was Arrested, Says His Mother Lyn Ulbricht
Further evidence for the defense theory of multiple Dread Pirate Robertses that could exculpate Ulbricht.
Trump's Carrier Cronyism, Goldman Sachs' Revolving Door, and Obama's Late-Breaking Reefer Sanity
Matt Welch discusses these issues plus fake news and Thanksgiving poisonings on FBN's Kennedy tonight at 9 pm ET
Victim of Airport Seizure Gets His $11,000 Back With Interest
Charles Clarke was robbed by cops who said his suitcase smelled like marijuana.
Ask Jacob Sullum All Your Questions About Drugs, Policy, and Drug Policy
And then donate to the magazine that lets you do stuff like that!
Two New Studies Find Psilocybin Relieves Cancer Patients' Anxiety and Depression
A single dose of the banned psychedelic led to large and lasting psychological improvements.
FDA Approves Final Stage of MDMA Drug Trials
Banned in 1985, the "empathogen" could be legally available as a psychotherapeutic catalyst as soon as 2021.
On His Way Out the Door, Obama Suggests Marijuana Should Be Legal
The president plans to do something about it "as a private citizen."
The Cannabis Exception to the Second Amendment
Even in states that have legalized marijuana, using it means sacrificing your right to armed self-defense.
Activists to Obama: Speed Up the Clemencies, Please!
Fears that a Trump administration will not be as merciful.
Indiana TV Station Claims Kids Are Ordering Cannabis Candy Online
The report also warns that the THC content of marijuana edibles is "anywhere between 70 and 100 percent."
How Much Credit Should Obama Get for Shrinking the Federal Prison Population?
Bipartisan sentencing reforms and falling crime rates have played a much bigger role than commutations or DOJ policy.
Is Trump's Pot Tolerance Fading?
By choosing a diehard prohibitionist for attorney general, the president-elect casts doubt on his commitment to marijuana federalism.
Obama Administration Breaks 1,000 Commutations Threshold
Another 79 granted mercy over federal drug war sentences.
Colorado Regulators Ban Marijuana Use in Businesses That Serve Alcohol
Denver's newly approved pilot program won't include bars or restaurants with liquor licenses.
Trump's Pick for Attorney General Is a 'Drug War Dinosaur'
Jeff Sessions opposes sentencing reform, defends civil forfeiture, and criticizes the Obama administration for letting states legalize marijuana.
Oregon Charts an Uneven Course Toward Legal Marijuana Sales
Overregulation of the industry keeps business owners in limbo.
Surgeon General's Report Mistakenly Treats All Drug Use As a Problem
Vivek Murthy does not acknowledge the possibility that nonmedical consumption of psychoactive substances could be beneficial.
7 Lame Arguments Against Letting Denver Businesses Welcome Cannabis Consumers
Denver voters rejected the idea that marijuana use should be confined to the home.
The BMJ Joins The Lancet in Supporting Drug Legalization
The venerable British medical journal urges governments to "investigate more effective alternatives to criminalisation of drug use and supply."
The Tide Turns on Legalizing Pot in Virginia
Seven more states legalize marijuana for recreational or medical use.
Here Come the Cannabis Cafés
Four states open the door to on-site consumption in pot shops, while Denver will let people bring their own marijuana to use in specially licensed businesses.
Sheriff Admits He Issued a False Alarm About THC-Tainted Halloween Treats
He still implies that strangers with candy are trying to get kids high.
Victories for Eight of Nine Marijuana Initiatives Hasten the Collapse of Prohibition
Yesterday voters made marijuana legal in four more states and approved medical access in four others.
Maine Becomes the Eighth State to Legalize Marijuana
It is the second state on the East Coast to do so, joining Massachusetts.
Arizona Rejects Marijuana Legalization
Voters approved medical marijuana by a razor-thin margin in 2010.
California Legalizes Marijuana
Six states have now decided to tolerate cannabis consumption without a doctor's note.
Massachusetts Becomes the Fifth State to Legalize Marijuana
Passage of Question 4 creates a pot-tolerant foothold in the Northeast.
Arkansas Voters Approve Medical Marijuana
Twenty-eight states now have laws allowing patients to use cannabis for symptom relief.
North Dakota Becomes the 27th Medical Marijuana State
A measure letting patients use cannabis for symptom relief passes by a surprisingly wide margin.
Florida Becomes First Southern State to Legalize Medical Marijuana
Support for Amendment 2 far exceeds 60 percent, the threshold for approval.
Polls Still Suggest California and Massachusetts Will Legalize Marijuana
Support for legalization hovers around 50 percent in Maine, Arizona, and Nevada.
Commuted Sentence Shows Injustice of Crack Penalties and 'Three Strikes' Provision
Donald Graham got one year for each of the two drug offenses he committed as a teenager, then life at 30.
Nick Gillespie on Stossel Tonight at 9 PM, Talking "Sin Taxes," Marijuana Legalization, and More
Have you heard about California's initiative that would require condoms in all porn movies?
Obama Administration Approaches 1,000 Commutations
Today, 72 federal drug war prisoners get sentences reduced.
