War on Drugs

Policy

If NYC Cops Arrest Fewer Pot Dealers, Maybe They Will Deliver Fewer Beatings Too

Jacob Sullum | 11.7.2014 5:47 PM

Prisons

It's Really Easy to Smuggle Drugs Into Rikers Island Prison, Investigation Finds

Lucian McMahon | 11.7.2014 3:55 PM

Policy

When Will Legal Pot Be Available in Alaska, Oregon, and D.C.?

Jacob Sullum | 11.7.2014 3:46 PM

Politics

Fear Of Cannabis Commerce Didn't, Won't, and Shouldn't Stop Legalization

Jacob Sullum | 11.7.2014 11:23 AM

Policy

Gallup Finds Most Americans Still Want to Legalize Pot

Jacob Sullum | 11.6.2014 7:23 PM

Science & Technology

FBI Wants More Violence in Drug Markets, Shuts Down More Peaceful Online Sales Sites

Brian Doherty | 11.6.2014 3:59 PM

Politics

Midterms' Real Winner? Independent Voters and (Maybe) Fiscal Sanity

Nick Gillespie | 11.6.2014 1:20 PM

War on Drugs

FBI Shuts Down the Second Silk Road [UPDATE: Accused Operator Might Be Former SpaceX Employee]

Brian Doherty | 11.6.2014 12:53 PM

Civil Liberties

Dozens of Drug Cases Dismissed After Alleged FBI Tampering

Federal prosecutors dismiss indictments against 28

Reason Staff | 11.6.2014 10:40 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: The Day After, With Michael Barone, David Boaz, Bill Burton, and More

Matt Welch | 11.5.2014 7:53 PM

Politics

California Voters Make Possession of Most Drugs a Misdemeanor Offense

Lauren Krisai | 11.5.2014 2:20 PM

Policy

Reactions to Marijuana Votes: 'Prohibition Is on Its Way Out'

Jacob Sullum | 11.5.2014 12:54 PM

War on Drugs

"Grow and Give" Is a Terrible Plan for D.C. Pot Legalization

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 11.5.2014 12:44 PM

Policy

Berkeley Passes Sin Tax on Soda

But San Francisco rejects a similar measure.

Jesse Walker | 11.5.2014 11:30 AM

Policy

Voters Approve Marijuana Legalization in Two States and D.C.

Jacob Sullum | 11.5.2014 3:38 AM

Politics

Alaska Becomes Fourth State to Legalize Marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 11.5.2014 2:55 AM

Marijuana

Marijuana Legalization, Minimum Wage Increase Both Winning in Alaska

With about a quarter of the vote counted

Reason Staff | 11.5.2014 1:53 AM

Sentencing

California Voters Approve Sentencing Reform

Nonviolent felonies downgraded to misdemeanors

Reason Staff | 11.5.2014 12:30 AM

Policy

Californians Approve Another Important Sentencing Reform

Jacob Sullum | 11.5.2014 12:29 AM

Policy

Oregon Becomes Third State to Legalize Marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 11.4.2014 11:38 PM

Marijuana

Marijuana Legalization Wins in D.C., Oregon

Reason Staff | 11.4.2014 11:33 PM

Policy

How Will Congress Respond to Marijuana Legalization in the Nation's Capital?

Jacob Sullum | 11.4.2014 10:14 PM

Politics

Medical Marijuana Initiative Falling Short in Florida

Jacob Sullum | 11.4.2014 8:42 PM

Medical Marijuana

Florida Medical Marijuana Initiative Fails

Needs 60 percent of the vote.

Reason Staff | 11.4.2014 8:17 PM

Politics

Meet the New, Big-Spending GOP Senators! Same as the Old, Big-Spending GOP Senators?

Veronique de Rugy | 11.4.2014 4:05 PM

Policy

Marijuana Merchants Owe Taxes Even When They Take a Loss

Jacob Sullum | 11.4.2014 3:08 PM

Politics

Rand Paul: D.C. Residents Can Legalize Pot If They Want

Robby Soave | 11.4.2014 2:52 PM

Politics

"Taming the Messenger: New Threats to Press Freedom" with Nick Gillespie, Wed, 11/5

Nick Gillespie | 11.4.2014 12:24 PM

Policy

New Halloween Menace: Meth in Your Kid's Candy Bag

Jacob Sullum | 11.4.2014 11:04 AM

Politics

Relax! Even if You Lose Big Today, Both Parties Are Going Extinct!

Nick Gillespie | 11.4.2014 9:44 AM

Politics

U.K.'s David Cameron Comes Under Fire For Supporting Drug Prohibition

Patrick Hannaford | 11.4.2014 9:42 AM

Politics

Gary Johnson: "I'll Run in 2016 to Provide Libertarian Option" That Rand Paul Doesn't Offer

Nick Gillespie | 11.4.2014 9:19 AM

Mexico

Mexico Police Catch Fugitive Mayor Accused of Ordering Disappearance of Students

43 of them

Reason Staff | 11.4.2014 9:01 AM

Marijuana Ballot Initiatives

Reversing Authoritarian Marijuana Laws: By Bill or by Ballot

Jason Keisling and Ed Krayewski | 11.3.2014 4:30 PM

Politics

Meet Your Texas Third Party Choices for Governor: Undauntable, Unfindable, and Pot-Smoking

Brian Doherty | 11.3.2014 3:57 PM

Politics

Head Scratcher: Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy Raised Taxes, Increased Spending, Demonized Guns. So Why Isn't He More Popular?

Nick Gillespie | 11.3.2014 3:13 PM

Politics

Whatever Happened to Press Freedom and Free Speech? Nick Gillespie at Newseum on Wed

Nick Gillespie | 11.3.2014 2:40 PM

Policy

Police Warnings Save Children From Pot-Laced Halloween Treats Once Again

Jacob Sullum | 11.3.2014 1:37 PM

Policy

How Not to Legalize Pot

Thanks to regulatory missteps, legal marijuana remains scarce and expensive in Washington.

Jacob Sullum | 11.3.2014 8:30 AM

Civil Liberties

Psychedelic Science

Despite steep regulatory barriers, researchers are exploring the therapeutic possibilities of ecstasy, acid, and mushrooms.

Kevin Franciotti | 11.2.2014 10:00 AM

Politics

"Maiden trick-or-treater gets blade in candy bar": Hoax Countdown Begins…Now!

Nick Gillespie | 11.1.2014 11:31 AM

Politics

What a 40-Year-Old-Cover of People Magazine Says About Progress

Nick Gillespie | 11.1.2014 10:32 AM

Marijuana

Letters

Reason Staff | 11.1.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Criminal Case Reopens the Issue of Marijuana's Legal Status

Jacob Sullum | 10.31.2014 4:41 PM

Nanny State

Here's the Anti-Marijuana Tract Some Lady Gave My 3-Year-Old Trick-or-Treater

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 10.31.2014 12:41 PM

Policy

Marijuana Legalization Lessons From Washington's Shaky Start

Jacob Sullum | 10.31.2014 12:31 PM

Politics

3rd Generation Kennedy Fears End of Prohibition Might Lead to People Making Lots of Money

Anthony Fisher | 10.31.2014 12:02 PM