War on Drugs

Policy

Did Georgia Drug Warriors Commit a Crime When They Burned and Mutilated a Toddler?

Jacob Sullum | 9.10.2014 12:43 PM

Policy

Are L.A. School Cops 'Protecting the Children' With Grenade Launchers?

Zenon Evans | 9.10.2014 12:36 PM

War on Drugs

Volunteer Medics on the Front Lines of the Drug War

Ambulance drivers in Guatemala see the costs of prohibition up close every day.

Zach Weissmueller | 9.10.2014 10:30 AM

Policy

Why Illinois Medical Marijuana Patients Still Have No Marijuana

Gov. Pat Quinn signed off on medical marijuana over a year ago, but you still can't buy it anywhere in the state.

Zenon Evans | 9.9.2014 4:31 PM

Policy

Formerly Timid Statesmen Recommend Broad Drug Legalization

Jacob Sullum | 9.9.2014 4:00 PM

Marijuana

Philly Slouching Toward Decriminalizing Marijuana, Will Continue Fining People Despite "Poverty Pipeline" Talk

Ed Krayewski | 9.9.2014 11:54 AM

Marijuana

Philadelphia Is About To Be America's Largest City To Decriminalize Marijuana

The Huffington Post | 9.9.2014 7:09 AM

Policy

Pot Prohibitionists in Oregon Use Taxpayer Money to Fight Legalization

Jacob Sullum | 9.8.2014 5:26 PM

Zero Tolerance

School Board Bans Chapstick: Gateway Drug to What … Maybe Burt's Bees Lip Balm?

Ronald Bailey | 9.8.2014 11:23 AM

Civil Asset Forfeiture

The Washington Post Offers Another Wake-Up Call on Aggressive Police Asset Seizures

Scott Shackford | 9.8.2014 11:00 AM

Policy

Prisoners of Pot Prohibition

About 40,000 marijuana offenders are serving time in prison, and some will never get out.

Jacob Sullum | 9.8.2014 8:30 AM

Culture

How 'Boardwalk Empire' Made Prohibition Talk in Vogue Again

Paul Detrick | 9.7.2014 5:00 PM

Politics

Drew Carey Pledges $10,000 Reward to Find Perps Behind Cruel ALS Prank

Nick Gillespie | 9.7.2014 10:53 AM

Politics

Do They Have White Zinfandel in Prison? Va. Gov. Bob McDonnell's Secret Shame

Nick Gillespie | 9.5.2014 9:46 PM

Policy

New Survey Data: More Pot Smoking, Less Heroin and Cocaine Use

Jacob Sullum | 9.5.2014 6:52 PM

Policy

Leaping From Mouse to Man, Researchers Warn That E-Cigarettes Could Make You Snort Cocaine

Jacob Sullum | 9.5.2014 5:11 PM

Ballot Initiatives

California Ballot Initiative Targets Doctors for Drug War Expansion (Also: Another Payday for Lawyers)

Scott Shackford | 9.5.2014 3:05 PM

Policy

25 Years Ago President George Bush Waved a Bag of Crack in Our Faces. What Good Came of It?

Brian Doherty | 9.5.2014 1:11 PM

Policy

Life in Prison for Pot and Other Travesties of Marijuana Prohibition

Jacob Sullum | 9.5.2014 11:53 AM

Marijuana

Marijuana Legalization Supported By A Growing Majority Of Americans, Survey Shows

The Huffington Post | 9.4.2014 8:49 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: U.S. vs. ISIL, Russia vs. Ukraine, Michelle Obama vs. Satire, Ebola, Rape-Victim Child Support, Kinder/Gentler Drug Courts, Plus After-show

Matt Welch | 9.3.2014 8:27 PM

Policy

How You Get Two Years for Firing a Shotgun at a Shooting Range

Jacob Sullum | 9.3.2014 5:38 PM

Civil Liberties

Federal Court Questions 'Self-Serving' Police Account of Fatal Shooting

Jury trial ordered for California cops who shot and killed an unarmed suspect

Damon Root | 9.3.2014 4:31 PM

Policy

Rand Paul Says Criminal Justice Reform Can Expand the GOP's Appeal

Jacob Sullum | 9.3.2014 1:42 PM

Warrants

Microsoft Still Resisting Orders to Surrender Overseas Emails to DOJ

Scott Shackford | 9.2.2014 4:15 PM

Science & Technology

Agora Is the Web's Top Black Marketplace

Zenon Evans | 9.2.2014 1:00 PM

Civil Liberties

What Policing Should Look Like

How can we build an ethical police force based upon the concept of Constitutional policing by consent?

Stephen Downing | 9.2.2014 8:30 AM

Politics

If Democrats Seek to "Rally Blacks" Against Police Militarization, They Might Start with the Congressional Black Caucus

Nick Gillespie | 9.1.2014 1:54 PM

Policy

High Times Challenges Colorado's Restrictions on Pot-Related Speech

Why wouldn't a marijuana business advertise in the flagship magazine of the cannabis counterculture?

Jacob Sullum | 9.1.2014 10:00 AM

War on Drugs

Jeff Mizanskey Is Serving Life in Prison for Marijuana

Rapists and murderers come and go, but he's there for the duration.

Aaron Malin | 8.31.2014 10:00 AM

Politics

Video: P.J. O'Rourke on Millennials vs. Baby Boomers

Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller | 8.31.2014 9:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Arizona Cops Seize $455,000 from Medical Marijuana Patient

Tracy Oppenheimer | 8.30.2014 3:00 PM

Politics

Hillary Clinton's Millennial Problem (and the Democrats')

Nick Gillespie | 8.30.2014 10:51 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: The War on War

Matt Welch | 8.29.2014 7:49 PM

Politics

Burger King's Tax Evasion, Uber's Dirty Tricks, Knee Defender Hijinks: Nick Gillespie on HuffPost Live

Nick Gillespie | 8.29.2014 2:41 PM

Policy

Legalize It, but Don't Advertise It: High Times Fights Colorado's Restrictions on Marijuana-Related Speech

Jacob Sullum | 8.29.2014 10:15 AM

War on Drugs

Santa Fe Becomes First City in New Mexico to Decriminalize Marijuana

City council skips ballot measure, saves $80,000

Reason Staff | 8.28.2014 12:30 PM

War on Drugs

Uncle Sam's in the Market for a Pot Farm

Seeking "secure and video monitored outdoor facility"

Reason Staff | 8.28.2014 9:30 AM

Marijuana

DARE Spits Venom over L.A. Schools Not Throwing the Book at Kids with Pot

Scott Shackford | 8.27.2014 3:00 PM

Politics

Is the Left Playing Catch-up to the Hated Kochs on Police Militarization?

Matt Welch | 8.27.2014 11:53 AM

Politics

Why Legal Pot is Better Than the Ice Bucket Challenge for ALS

Nick Gillespie | 8.27.2014 11:12 AM

Politics

Watch: P.J. O'Rourke on Millennials vs. Boomers

Nick Gillespie and Zach Weissmueller | 8.27.2014 10:40 AM

Policy

The Literal War on Drugs

The promiscuous use of SWAT teams is a bigger menace than armored vehicles on our streets.

Jacob Sullum | 8.27.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Texas Hash Brownie Baker No Longer Faces a 10-Year Mandatory Minimum

Jacob Sullum | 8.26.2014 6:42 PM