War on Drugs

Policy

Legal Marijuana Favored by 58% of Americans, 1% of Senators

Jacob Sullum | 10.24.2014 2:43 PM

Politics

'Omnipresence': The NYPD's New Secret Orwellian Tactic

Anthony Fisher | 10.23.2014 1:21 PM

Civil Liberties

Philly Police Have Paid Out $40 Million in Settlements, Losses Since 2009

Zenon Evans | 10.23.2014 12:05 PM

Policy

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Continues the Marijuana Arrests He Called 'Unjust and Wrong'

Jacob Sullum | 10.22.2014 9:26 PM

Policy

How Asset Forfeiture Allows Cops to Steal from Citizens

A Virginia lawmaker takes on policing for profit.

A. Barton Hinkle | 10.22.2014 10:30 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Anthony Fisher on Drug War Corruption in Texas, Mark Steyn on American Collapse, John Tierney on Ebola, Michael Malice on North Korea, and Two College Kids Who Got Harassed for Handing out Constitutions

Matt Welch | 10.21.2014 8:28 PM

Policy

Why Colorado's Health Department Recommended a Ban on Marijuana Edibles, Then Immediately Abandoned the Idea

Jacob Sullum | 10.21.2014 6:37 PM

Politics

#WINNING: Afghan Poppy Production "At An All-Time High" UPDATED!

Nick Gillespie | 10.21.2014 1:45 PM

Politics

"The press should have no rights that the average citizen does not have."

Nick Gillespie | 10.21.2014 9:50 AM

Politics

Poll: 77% of Americans Favor Eliminating Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentences For Nonviolent Offenders; 73% Favor Restoring Voting Rights

Emily Ekins | 10.21.2014 8:45 AM

Politics

Poll: 77% of Americans Favor Eliminating Mandatory Minimum Prison Sentences For Nonviolent Offenders; 73% Favor Restoring Voting Rights

Emily Ekins | 10.21.2014 8:45 AM

War on Drugs

Colorado Officials Want to Ban Edible Pot

Probably discussed it over a couple of jello shots.

Reason Staff | 10.20.2014 3:15 PM

Policy

Are People Really Trying to Drug Kids With Marijuana-Laced Halloween Candy?

While media outlets and law enforcement officials warn that pot-infused edibles could end up in kids' treat bags, evidence suggests there's no reason to worry.

Jacob Sullum | 10.20.2014 8:30 AM

War on Drugs

VID: Officers Spend Year Busting Ginseng Diggers

Ted Balaker | 10.18.2014 7:00 PM

Marijuana

Uruguay Marijuana Legalization May Not Last Past Next Year, Regulations Unsurprisingly Failing

Ed Krayewski | 10.17.2014 1:54 PM

Culture

Trick or Treat or Drugs? Police Panicked About Pot-Laced Halloween Candy

Lenore Skenazy | 10.17.2014 11:45 AM

Politics

Get Over It, Hickenlooper, Beauprez: Pot is the New Normal

Nick Gillespie | 10.17.2014 11:31 AM

Civil Liberties

Son of Draconian Drug Warrior Fails Drug Test

Vice President Joe Biden's son tests positive for cocaine, gets booted from Navy Reserve.

Jesse Walker | 10.16.2014 9:59 PM

Politics

Reason-Rupe Ideological Typology: Where Do You Fit?

Emily Ekins | 10.16.2014 7:00 PM

Ballot Initiatives

Guns, Drugs, and Money: Here's What's on State and Local Ballots in the 2014 Midterms

Ballot initiatives across the country offer more substance in the midterm elections than the battle for Senate control.

Scott Shackford | 10.16.2014 4:30 PM

Politics

Nick Gillespie on Stossel Tonite, Talking Fair-Weather Federalism!

Nick Gillespie | 10.16.2014 3:02 PM

Politics

Afroman Remixes 'Because I Got High' With Pro-Legalization Message

Zenon Evans | 10.16.2014 2:45 PM

Republican Party

4 Ways Republicans Are Full of Shit

Jason Keisling and J.D. Tuccille | 10.16.2014 2:30 PM

Politics

2011: Rand Paul "Most Interesting Man in Senate." Now: "Most Interesting Man in Politics."

Nick Gillespie | 10.16.2014 11:43 AM

Policy

Colorado's Shadow Tourist Boom

Visitors can openly buy marijuana, but they still have to consume it on the sly.

Jacob Sullum | 10.16.2014 10:00 AM

Policy

The Mythical Menace of Marijuana-Infused Halloween Candy

Jacob Sullum | 10.16.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Punishment for Hash Brownie Baker Drops From 10 Years in Prison to Seven Years of Probation

Jacob Sullum | 10.15.2014 6:41 PM

Science & Technology

New Cannabis-Based Epilepsy Drug Makes Mockery of FDA

Patrick Hannaford | 10.15.2014 2:58 PM

Policy

State Department's Top Drug Warrior Says Legalization Must Be Tolerated

Jacob Sullum | 10.14.2014 5:08 PM

Civil Liberties

Fail To Show Up at Traffic Court? Risk Dying at Orleans Parish Prison

Lauren Krisai | 10.14.2014 4:48 PM

Policy

Enhanced Criminal Penalties for Pregnant Women Must End, Groups Urge DOJ

Reproductive-rights and drug-policy groups are calling for an end to the harsher sentencing of pregnant women charged with drug crimes.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.14.2014 3:30 PM

Politics

The Upside of Ebola? Support for "Right-To-Try" Laws and Patient Power

Nick Gillespie | 10.14.2014 11:23 AM

Policy

Scalia, Thomas, and Ginsburg File Rare Dissent from SCOTUS Refusal to Hear Crack-Cocaine Sentencing Case

Damon Root | 10.14.2014 10:32 AM

Politics

The Link Between Ebola and Secret Service Hookers: Instapundit on Trust

Nick Gillespie | 10.14.2014 8:33 AM

Policy

3 Striking Signs of Growing Pot Tolerance

Jacob Sullum | 10.13.2014 1:59 PM

Policy

Fictional Infractions and Furry Judges

Two cases give the Supreme Court a chance to limit cops' broad power to stop and search your car.

Jacob Sullum | 10.13.2014 7:00 AM

War on Drugs

My Marijuana Overdose

Edibles are tricky, but consumers are not as helpless as Maureen Dowd implies.

Jacob Sullum | 10.12.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Senior Citizens Support Medical Marijuana Initiative in Florida

Paul Feine | 10.11.2014 3:00 PM

Marijuana

Texas Prosecutor Wants to Send Adrian Peterson to Jail Because He Admitted to Smoking a "Little Weed"

Ed Krayewski | 10.10.2014 12:31 PM

Policy

8 Out of 10 Americans Favor Eliminating Mandatory Minimum Sentences for Nonviolent Offenders

Lauren Krisai | 10.9.2014 4:00 PM

Policy

Prohibition Strikes Again: Illegal Alcohol Kills 21 in Pakistan

Lucian McMahon | 10.9.2014 1:55 PM

Politics

New Poll: Americans Want Congress to Vote on Military Force Before Midterms, Say an Ebola Outbreak Is Likely and Kids Should Be Required to Get Vaccinations

Emily Ekins | 10.9.2014 1:20 PM