Camera-Shy Cops Can Relax
The exoneration of the officer who killed Zachary Hammond shows police have strong defenses against viral videos.
War on Drugs
Ohio Voters Overwhelmingly Reject Marijuana Legalization
Issue 3 is defeated by a margin of nearly 2 to 1.
Magistrate Snatches Newborn From Mother Who Used Cannabis Tea for Pain Relief
County social workers said separating the newborn from her parents would be harmful.
Why Banning Smart Drugs for College Students Is Impossible, Evil
Only the handicapper general would do such a thing.
Iran's Drug War is Disgusting, Depraved…And Commended by the United Nations
The Iranian government traffics in drugs and executes drug dealers. What's not to love?
Why I'm Voting For Pot Legalization (Issue 3) in Ohio
It's not a perfect law by any stretch, but it would mean the end of the war on pot
Prescribing Patients the Drugs They Want Is Not Murder
A California doctor's conviction is bound to have a chilling effect on pain treatment.
Michigan Creates 'Bogus Crimes' by Conflating Cannabis Extracts With Synthetic THC
Defense attorneys say hundreds of marijuana cases may be tainted by state crime labs' "systematic evidence tampering."
Ohio's Choice: Pot Prohibition or Cannabis Crony Capitalism?
Many legalizers are less than thrilled by the Buckeye State's marijuana initiative.
Should There Be *Any* Limits to Self-Fashioning?: Al Roker as Charlie Brown Edition
The Today Show tests the limits of tolerance and pluralism. And movie tie-ins.
Is This Preschool Teaching Kids to Snitch on Parents for Using Drugs?
Leave them kids alone
Where Bernie Sanders Differs With Republicans on Marijuana
Repealing the national ban is a logical implication of federalism.
Why Antiprohibitionists Are Ambivalent About Ohio's Marijuana Legalization Initiative
Concerns about timing and crony capitalism divide reformers.
John Kasich Says We Can't Legalize Pot Because 'Drugs Is One of the Greatest Scourge'
Ohio's governor is also worried about "mixed signals" and "overdoses." Huh?
GOP Debate: Somewhere in That Blob of Candidates Beats a Libertarian Heart
Nobody went full libertarian, but belief in limited government started to show around the edges.
Sen. Bernie Sanders Proposes Pulling Feds Out of Marijuana Regulation Entirely
Leave it to the states, he says.
Dear Rand Paul: Legalize it, Already!
Wanna make some headlines in Boulder today? Have the courage to be the only Republican presidential candidate to say what most Americans already believe about pot
An Urban Legend Evolves: First Pot, Now MDMA in Trick-or-Treat Bags
There's no evidence anyone has ever passed off marijuana edibles or Molly tablets as Halloween candy.
The Shooting of Zachary Hammond: Is This What Self-Defense Looks Like?
No matter what prosecutors say, killing a teenager during a penny-ante pot bust cannot be justified.
4 Dumb Things GOP Candidates Have Said About Legal Marijuana
Republicans say they love states' rights, but they almost all hate recreational pot.
Batman Wants Bacon!
Let's put the whole "don't eat cured meats" hoo-ha in perspective, please.
Most GOP Presidential Candidates Support Marijuana Federalism
At least eight of the remaining 15 candidates think the feds should not interfere with state legalization.
Anti-Pot Group Names Rand Paul, Bernie Sanders Worst Candidates on Marijuana
Can you guess who Smart Alternatives to Marijuana (Project SAM) thinks are the best candidates? Probably, even if you're tripping balls right now.
"Reagan Allowed Himself to Imagine a World Without The Soviet Union"
Novelist Thomas Mallon on the Cold War, gay Republicans, Facebook vs. the novel, & why "95% of writers he knows are liberal Democrats."
Pot Pleasure, Pot Problems
As prohibition collapses, marijuana users are less likely to abuse the drug.
Federal Reserve Blocks 'Marijuana Bank' in Colorado
Many legitimate marijuana businesses are still locked out of the financial system.
Nick Gillespie Talks Hillary, Trump, Libertarianism w Hot Air's Jazz Shaw & OTB's Doug Mataconis
...and much, much more on the Politinerds podcast.
Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Sentencing Reform in 3-to-1 Vote
A bipartisan consensus produces a bill that's better than reformers feared but worse than they hoped.
As Prohibition Crumbles, Cannabis Consumers Are Less Apt to Abuse It
Legalization may improve marijuana's benefit-to-cost ratio.
Ben Carson Wants to "Intensify" the War on Drugs
The Iowa frontrunner is spoiling for more drug war.
Are You Better Off Now Than You Were 20, 30, 40 Years Ago?
Declinists who focus on inequality and stagnant wages miss increased freedom and opportunities.
Nick Gillespie Talks Smack About Joe Biden & Paul Ryan…
On HuffPost Live, no holds are barred and no quarter is given. And I really let it rip regarding how lucky we are Biden isn't running.
Yelp Suing South Park: File Under "When a Story is Too Good To Be True…
...it usually isn't. An excellent hoax follows an excellent episode of an excellent series.
[Updated with Ryan's Statement!] Paul Ryan's Conditions to Serve as Speaker Should Disqualify Him
Irony alert: GOP running aground as it reaches its most zenith of historic power.
Latest Gallup Poll Puts Support for Legal Pot at 58% (Again)
Generational differences suggest support will continue to rise.
Brookings Report Decries the Federal Government's 'War on Medical Marijuana Research'
Practical suggestions for making it easier to investigate the therapeutic properties of cannabis
Cops and Prosecutors Want Fewer People in Prison
A new law enforcement group favors abolishing mandatory minimums, changing felonies to misdemeanors, and winnowing down petty offenses.
How Should Libertarians Think About Intellectual Property?
Brink Lindsey, Sasha Moss, Wayne Brough, Eli Dourado, and Nick Gillespie talk patents and copyrights in the digital age.
Yes, Rand Paul, Running for President Is a Drag. So Have Some Fun, Already!
5 ways that the libertarianish candidate can turn a depressing duty into a liberating opportunity
Is America the New Weimar Republic? Yeah, no.
Extremist politics, fashion choices galore: Life really is a cabaret, old chum. Or just more prosperous, fun, and free.
Judge Agrees DOJ Harassment of Medical Marijuana Suppliers Is Illegal
Thanks to a spending rider, California's oldest dispensary can reopen.
That Time the UN Almost Called for Decriminalizing Drug Use
Virgin CEO Richard Branson leaks document to Drug Policy Alliance.
Incoming Canadian Government Plans to Legalize Marijuana
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, the next prime minister, promises to "get started on that right away."
Huckabee: Refusing Gay Marriage Licenses Is Like Allowing Pot Sales
Why legalized marijuana is not "the same as Kim Davis"
