'We Hillbillies Have Got to Wake the Hell Up': Review of Hillbilly Elegy
A family chronicle of the crackup of poor working-class white Americans.
A family chronicle of the crackup of poor working-class white Americans.
The meth that a Florida man was arrested for possessing was actually Krispy Kreme glaze.
Two recent studies show how color-conscious cops breed anger, resentment, and mistrust.
Cannabis marchers thank Philadelphia police for their professionalism, then proudly smoke marijuana at DNC gates.
Attempted murder? 35 years in a hospital. Nonviolent drug charges? Life in prison.
How automobiles grew the power and reach of the police throughout America.
The margin is narrow but the trend is clear.
After a dog supposedly alerted to her at a border crossing, she endured six hours of fruitless body cavity searches.
When a 2-year-old eats a pot cookie, it seems safe to assume an adult screwed up.
The presidency is "a hell of a lot bigger than any disagreement Gary and I had in the past," says former New Mexico pol
The process is "moving," the Colorado governor says, and positive results will "change a lot of minds"
Prescription painkillers are not as deadly or as addictive as commonly claimed.
The latest regulatory response to a problem that is ultimately a matter of parental responsibility
Will a new warning label help prevent accidental ingestion of cannabis? We may never know.
Republicans Against Marijuana Prohibition take on the RNC.
The GOP's anti-drug plank is historically mild, reflecting a shift in public opinion.
"I'm a Nixon guy," but the drug war "was Nixon's greatest mistake," Stone tells Reason.
Cops and prosecutors continue to put unjustified faith in notoriously unreliable field kits.
Unreliable field kits result in false convictions as well as false accusations.
Despite generally higher usage rates among white Americans, black Americans are three times likelier to be arrested for possession.
They want "a reasoned pathway for future legalization," while Republicans can't even support limited medical use.
Keep calm and accept 24/7 surveillance.
Despite legalization successes in other states, senator declares opposition to marijuana initiative in California.
In 2013 it saved Medicare Part D more than $165 million.
The short and honest answer: Only if he told you. Not all pot users are stoned out of their gourds all the time.
The state's top court rules that the odor of plants or burnt bud provides probable cause "in most circumstances."
The measure was strongly opposed by the marijuana industry.
A crumb on the floor of your car can make you a felon, even if it's just a crumb.
All four presidential candidates say states should be free to legalize marijuana, but they differ on whether that's a good idea.
Editorial board dings Libertarian ticket for "wishful thinking" that libertarian policies could "solve a range of complicated social problems," even though candidates said no such thing
All four say states should be free to legalize pot, but only two say that's a smart policy.
Voters will have 16 other issues to consider Election Day.
The regulations could be looser in some respects than rules adopted by U.S. states.
An imminent rescheduling decision is bound to disappoint anyone hoping for pot by prescription.
Reports of pot prohibition's death have been greatly exaggerated.
Sorry prisoners-you'll have to wait for the finger-pointing to stop.
Matt Welch talks about the news today on tonight's Kennedy
The Adult Use of Marijuana Act qualifies for the ballot.
Reason TV sits down with Jon Favreau for a spirited discussion of Trump's rhetoric and Obama's record on mass surveillance, whistleblowers, drugs, & drones.
Except for marijuana, Gary Johnson wants to "keep the drugs illegal."
The Libertarian presidential nominee missed an opportunity to make a moral case against prohibition.
Were the Libertarian Party's representatives prepared for the most obvious question?
The results contrast with those from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
Two new papers argue that domination by a few large firms is unlikely and that overregulation is as big a risk as underregulation.
Legislation reintroduced to require a conviction for asset forfeiture.