Ted Cruz and Chuck Grassley Switch Places on Sentencing Reform
Why is Cruz, a critic of disproportionate penalties, trying to sink the bill with the best chance of passing?
War on Drugs
Maine's Governor Wants to Fight the War on Drugs with the Guillotine
Paul LePage a.k.a. "America's Craziest Governor" is at it again.
Federal Judge Orders Iowa State to Stop Censoring Marijuana Reform T-Shirts
Thanks to the First Amendment, NORML ISU members can wear cannabis leaves on their chests and backs.
Republicans Try to Torpedo Sentencing Reform
Need another reason to resent the GOP-run Congress? Try Tom Cotton (and Ted Cruz).
Obama Bans Solitary Confinement for Juveniles; Supreme Court Expands Parole for Juveniles Serving Life
A big day for the rights of minors in the criminal justice system.
New York Paper Says Cops Love Asset Forfeiture, So You Should Too
It pays for stuff police need. What's not to like?
A Retiring Drug Warrior and a Captured Kingpin Illustrate the Folly of Prohibition
The actors change, but the story stays the same.
DEA Promised TSA Agent a Cut of Passengers' Seizable Cash
The DOJ's inspector general deemed the arrangement inappropriate.
Black Lives Matter/Campaign Zero Activists Launch "Police Use of Force Project"
New website collects use of force polices from 100 major police departments.
Fast & Furious .50 Caliber Rifle Found at El Chapo's Hideout
Feds reportedly investigating where his guns came from.
Americans Love Pot Taxes
But hyping cannabis cash as a source of government revenue is a bad idea.
A 19-Year-Old Rightly Complains That 'Prohibition Still Applies to Us'
What does a working man have to do to get a drink in this place?
Medical Marijuana Merchant Faces at Least Five Years for Bad Timing and 'High-Roller Lifestyle'
A federal jury convicts Lance Gloor of something hundreds of uncharged competitors openly did.
Nosy Neighbors Tell Colorado to Stop Regulating Pot
Oklahoma and Nebraska say legal marijuana is like state-authorized pollution.
Bernie Sanders Calls for "Automatic" Federal Investigations of Deaths in Police Custody
At tonight's Democratic debate, the Vermont senator says if "a police officer breaks the law...that officer must be held accountable."
Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht: 'Mis-Prosecuted and Misunderstood'
The defense team files an appeal.
Rand Paul Says Pot Prohibition Should Be Repealed
The Kentucky senator says "there's no real reason to have a federal rule on that."
Anti-Legalization Lawsuit Shows Conservative Constitutionalists Have Marijuana-Related Memory Loss
Forsaking federalism, Oklahoma and Nebraska demand that Colorado stop regulating the cannabis industry.
Maryland's Police Union Rejects "Any and All" Reforms
Post-Freddie Gray unrest, state task force offers modest proposals which are summarily rebuffed.
Ross Ulbricht, Sentenced to Life for Running Website Silk Road, Files Appeal
Defense insists Ulbricht's trial denied him a fair defense of his theory of other potential Dread Pirate Roberts', and that his life sentence was unjustified and unconscionable.
El Chapo Got Caught. So What?
The flow of drugs will continue as long as there is a black market.
Are the Koch Brothers Right-Wingers or Hippies?
It depends on which parts of the Libertarian Party's 1980 platform you emphasize.
California's Version of Pot Protectionism
The Golden State's leading marijuana initiative limits competition, favoring small producers.
Rand Paul: I'm 'the one candidate that doesn't want to make the sand glow in the Middle East'
The senator talks about his Audit the Fed vote tomorrow, why he belongs on the main debate stage, and how the GOP 'needs to become more diverse, not only ideologically but ethnically as well'
Medical Marijuana Seller Faces Prison in Washington, Where Pot Is Legal
Lance Gloor, whose crimes are the same as those committed by hundreds of uncharged dispensary operators, could get up to 35 years.
Two Ranchers, Two Fires, Too Long Behind Bars
The resentencing of Dwight and Steven Hammond illustrates the injustices wrought by mandatory minimums.
Sean Penn's Interview with El Chapo Helped Lead to Drug Lord's Capture
Mexican authorities say the actor's interview with the notorious fugitive kept the trail hot.
New at Reason: Getting to the Facts Behind the "Neoconfederate Alabama Cops" Story
A viral outrage story from last month wasn't all it claimed, but the truth is still disturbing.
Death Rates Rise for Young White Americans Too
It's not just midlife whites - mortality rates for whites ages 25 to 34 are also increasing
For Maine Gov. Paul LePage, "Cocaine Negroes" Have Given Way to Horny Heroin Dealers
Says "guys by the name D-Money, Smoothie, Shifty" drive north from New York and Connecticut to sell drugs and knock up local girls.
Alabama Cops, Confederate Flags, Racism, and an Over-Eager Media
Despite unsubstantiated claims that police planted evidence on black men, credible accusations of systemic racism and police malfeasance remain.
Oregon Rancher Protest Highlights the Injustice of Mandatory Minimums
The Hammond case illustrates how federal law forces judges to impose sentences they consider grossly disproportionate.
Canada Needs Permission From International Treaties to Legalize Marijuana, Says New PM Justin Trudeau
What do you think this is, America?
Miami Cops Kept Businessman's Cash Long After They Knew It Was Legitimate
Abuses inspire a proposal to abolish civil forfeiture in Florida.
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by Credit Union Trying to Serve the Marijuana Industry
A federal judge says letting the credit union use the Federal Reserve's payment system "would facilitate criminal activity."
UPDATED: Gary Johnson Is Running For President
The former two-term governor of New Mexico was the Libertarian Party candidate in 2012.
ISIS Terrorists Did Not Take Captagon or Any Other Drugs Before the Paris Attacks
Contrary to overheated press reports, they were under the influence of nothing but religious fanaticism.
Police Should Be Able to Accept Constructive Criticism
"Courageous conversations" among fellow officers could increase safety and decrease confrontation.
NFL Should Permit Players to Use Medical Marijuana, Ex-Players Say
Pro football lives on massive consumption of painkillers, but still bans therapeutic use of pot.
The Federal Ban on Medical Marijuana Was Not Lifted
Some observers got carried away when Congress renewed the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment.
Congress Did Not Legalize Medical Marijuana
Contrary to what you may have heard, the federal ban has not been lifted.
Colorado Settlement Suggests RICO Nuisance Suits Will Hinder Legal Pot Industry
Even weak cases can scare vendors away from marijuana merchants.
If Peyton Manning Used HGH to Recover From a Broken Neck, Should We Really Care?
It's time to rethink the stigma surrounding this "performance-enhancing drug."
The Year in Blame Shifting
How to dodge responsibility, whether you're a cop or the president
