War on Drugs

Mexico

Mexican Army Takes Over Town After Mass Grave Found

Police force disbanded

Reason Staff | 10.7.2014 8:00 AM

Policy

Georgia Grand Jury Rejects Criminal Charges Against Drug Warriors Who Burned and Mutilated a Toddler

Jacob Sullum | 10.6.2014 11:50 PM

Policy

Supreme Court Weighs Police Officer's 'Mistake of Law' in Fourth Amendment Case

Damon Root | 10.6.2014 5:30 PM

Politics

29-Year-Old Woman Moves To Oregon for Legal Aid in Dying

Zach Weissmueller | 10.6.2014 3:02 PM

Politics

'Extremely Misunderstood' Pot Prohibitionist Likens Cannabis Consumers to Drunk Drivers

Jacob Sullum | 10.6.2014 2:46 PM

Politics

Hey CDC: "You have one job. Try doing it." (Ebola Edition)

Nick Gillespie | 10.6.2014 10:35 AM

Policy

Rise of the Mystery Highs

How prohibition drives people toward riskier drugs

Jacob Sullum | 10.6.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Rand Paul: "I don't want my guns registered in Washington or my marriage"

Nick Gillespie | 10.3.2014 6:08 PM

Policy

Georgia Drug Warriors Raid Okra Grower, Looking for Marijuana

Jacob Sullum | 10.3.2014 4:13 PM

Policy

SCOTUS to Decide How Long Cops Can Wait for a Four-Legged Search Warrant

Jacob Sullum | 10.3.2014 2:14 PM

War on Drugs

Deadly Police Raid Over Meth That Wasn't There Based on Tip From Car Thief

Ed Krayewski | 10.3.2014 12:56 PM

Policy

The Mystery of Cloud 9: How Drug Laws Make Drugs More Dangerous

Jacob Sullum | 10.3.2014 12:40 PM

Economics

Silk Road Drugs: MDMA Most Popular, Lots of Prescription Meds, And More Data

Zenon Evans | 10.2.2014 11:45 AM

Politics

South Park + 4 More: The 5 Best Libertarian TV Shows Ever

Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg | 10.1.2014 8:58 PM

Policy

Eric Holder Tells Prosecutors to Stop Coercing Guilty Pleas With an Especially Terrifying Sentence Enhancement

Jacob Sullum | 10.1.2014 7:14 PM

Civil Liberties

Addiction: Easier to Beat Than Its Reputation

Brian Doherty | 10.1.2014 6:06 PM

Policy

Should Employers Be Forced to Hire Cannabis Consumers?

Jacob Sullum | 10.1.2014 5:48 PM

Civil Liberties

Iowa Troopers Steal $100,000 in Poker Winnings From Two Players Driving Through the State

Jacob Sullum | 10.1.2014 4:08 PM

War on Drugs

Marijuana Legalization Initiative Hits Mississippi

Group plots ballot measure for 2016

Reason Staff | 10.1.2014 10:36 AM

Policy

The Brightest Spot in Holder's Record

How the attorney general tried to make criminal justice less senselessly punitive

Jacob Sullum | 10.1.2014 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Justice Means Savings

The cost of sentencing

Brian Doherty | 10.1.2014 7:00 AM

Police Abuse

Uh Oh, SpaghettiOs

Charles Oliver | 10.1.2014 6:00 AM

War on Drugs

Brickbat: Uh Oh, SpaghettiOs

Charles Oliver | 10.1.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Vermont Cop Pulls Car Over for Nonexistent Traffic Violation, Tows It to Search for Evidence of Nonexistent Crime

Jacob Sullum | 9.30.2014 6:35 PM

War on Drugs

Headline of the Day: 'UMass to Review Policy on Students as Confidential Drug Informants'

Robby Soave | 9.30.2014 4:59 PM

Politics

Is This "The Age of the Comedown"? Some Millennials Think So

Nick Gillespie | 9.29.2014 3:50 PM

Policy

Californians Seem Ready for More Sentencing Reform

Jacob Sullum | 9.29.2014 2:24 PM

Politics

Is This The Worst Argument Against Libertarianism Ever? No, But It is the Most Recent.

Nick Gillespie | 9.29.2014 11:46 AM

Politics

The Best Campaign Rap Video You'll See All Day, feat. Wyclef Jean

Nick Gillespie | 9.29.2014 10:13 AM

Policy

New Survey Data Deflate Two Drug Scares

As heroin use and teenage pot smoking fall, alarm about them rises.

Jacob Sullum | 9.29.2014 8:30 AM

War on Drugs

Farmers Market Marijuana

For one lovely Los Angeles weekend legal medical marijuana users shopped for cannabis the way they might shop for fresh strawberries.

Scott Shackford | 9.28.2014 12:00 PM

Civil Liberties

Police Officer Shot in Ferguson

Reason Staff | 9.28.2014 9:40 AM

War on Drugs

The Role of the Media in the War on Drugs

Fourth estate working

Ed Krayewski | 9.27.2014 4:30 PM

Culture

Why Kids Should Watch South Park

Nick Gillespie | 9.26.2014 5:22 PM

Policy

As Heroin Use And Teenage Pot Smoking Fall, Alarm About Them Rises

Jacob Sullum | 9.26.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

"Eric Holder's Legacy: Duplicity, Incompetence, Obliviousness"

Nick Gillespie | 9.25.2014 2:56 PM

Politics

Republicans Warn of Dread Menaces of "National Socialism" and "Gender-Neutral Bathrooms"; Continue to See Hopes for Senate Takeover Decline.

Nick Gillespie | 9.24.2014 4:12 PM

Policy

Can Pot Smokers Be Good Parents? The Answer May Shock You.

Jacob Sullum | 9.24.2014 3:19 PM

Policy

The Civil Asset Forfeiture Racket

It's time to end the practice of policing for profit.

A. Barton Hinkle | 9.24.2014 10:30 AM

Politics

Why Libertarians (and Everyone Else) Love South Park

Nick Gillespie | 9.24.2014 8:38 AM

Policy

Great News from California: Anti-Opioid Drug Naloxone To Be Available At Pharmacies Without Prescription

Brian Doherty | 9.23.2014 9:23 PM

Civil Liberties

Most Americans See Criminal-Justice System as Racially Biased

Shift seen across all demographic groups

Reason Staff | 9.23.2014 12:40 PM

Civil Liberties

Drug War Propaganda Counts as State Police Training in Missouri

Sworn law enforcement officers fulfill state-mandated training requirements by learning the latest Reefer Madness talking points.

Aaron Malin | 9.23.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Joseph McNamara, Drug Warrior Turned Conscientious Objector, RIP

Jacob Sullum | 9.22.2014 3:34 PM

Synthetic Drugs

Local Police Department Worried About Synthetic Drug Already Banned by the DEA

Ed Krayewski | 9.22.2014 3:22 PM

Policy

Getting High With Willie Nelson Does Not Clarify Maureen Dowd's Understanding of Colorado's Marijuana Regulations

Jacob Sullum | 9.22.2014 1:03 PM