War on Drugs

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

Politics

List of 13 Creepiest Clowns Inexplicably Leaves Out Joe Biden, Other Pols

Nick Gillespie | 10.9.2014 10:44 AM

Policy

SCOTUS Should Limit Cops' Dangerously Broad Power to Stop and Search Your Car

Jacob Sullum | 10.9.2014 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

To Protect and Serve

Charles Oliver | 10.9.2014 6:00 AM

War on Drugs

Brickbat: To Protect and Serve

Charles Oliver | 10.9.2014 6:00 AM

Policy

Colorado's Governor Realizes Calling Pot-Legalizing Voters 'Reckless' Was Reckless

Jacob Sullum | 10.8.2014 5:35 PM

Politics

Marijuana Offenders Could Have Records Sealed After D.C. Council Vote

Patrick Hannaford | 10.8.2014 3:50 PM

Policy

Feds: If FBI Conducted Warrantless Hack of Silk Road, It Was Legal Because Servers Were Foreign

Zenon Evans | 10.8.2014 2:55 PM

Politics

5 TV Shows All Libertarians Should Hate!: Help Crowdsource a Reason TV Video

Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg | 10.7.2014 8:30 PM

The Independents

Tonight on The Independents: Fear of a 'Dangerous' Planet, Jennifer Lawrence 'Sex Crime,' Military Spending Forever, Ebola, Unfree Speech, Dumb Laws, No Justice for Bou Bou, and Aftershow

Matt Welch | 10.7.2014 8:28 PM

Politics

Colorado Governor to Voters: Legalizing Marijuana Was 'Reckless'

Peter Suderman | 10.7.2014 10:47 AM

DEA

DEA Agent Creates Fake Profile With Photos Pilfered From Woman's Seized Phone

Ed Krayewski | 10.7.2014 9:56 AM

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