War on Drugs

Politics

Obama Is Offered a Joint, Shakes Hands With Man in Horse Mask

Zenon Evans | 7.9.2014 1:15 PM

Civil Liberties

DEA Agents Left Daniel Chong Abandoned in Holding Cell, Justice Department Confirms

J.D. Tuccille | 7.9.2014 12:12 PM

Politics

Get Rebooted in SF, July 18-19, with Rand Paul, Nick Gillespie, Kmele Foster, and More!

Get 15% with special online promo code!

Nick Gillespie | 7.9.2014 11:50 AM

Politics

Are You Ready for #REASONDAY at Freedom Fest? Saturday, July 12 in Vegas w Matt Welch, Remy, Nick Gillespie and More!

Nick Gillespie | 7.9.2014 11:10 AM

Policy

Marijuana Stores Open in Washington

Jacob Sullum | 7.8.2014 5:21 PM

War on Drugs

Drug Warriors Spend Money Training Cops to Be Able to Argue for the Drug War

Brian Doherty | 7.8.2014 2:11 PM

Medical Marijuana

Terminal Cancer Patient Rushed to Hospital During Felony Trial for Medical Pot (GRAPHIC PHOTO)

The Huffington Post | 7.8.2014 12:16 PM

Criminal Justice

Sens. Paul, Booker Team Up Again for Criminal Record Reform

Scott Shackford | 7.8.2014 12:15 PM

Politics

Meet the New Class of Welfare State Getover Artists, Same as the New Class, And Otherwise Known as Bureaucrats

Nick Gillespie | 7.7.2014 5:23 PM

Policy

Cop Rats Out His Daughter-in-Law After Helping Her Grow Marijuana for His Cancer-Stricken Granddaughter

Jacob Sullum | 7.7.2014 3:10 PM

Policy

Washington's Pot Shops Open Tomorrow, Charging High Prices for Novelty

Jacob Sullum | 7.7.2014 12:32 PM

Policy

Confessions of an American Cannabis Eater

Marijuana-infused edibles are tricky, but consumers are not quite as helpless as Maureen Dowd suggests.

Jacob Sullum | 7.7.2014 10:00 AM

Politics

Roll Over D'Souza and Tell Capt. America the News: America Still Exceptional in All Sorts of Ways

Nick Gillespie | 7.7.2014 9:04 AM

Politics

A Hit Song That Will Make You Equally Ashamed to Be American and Canadian

Nick Gillespie | 7.5.2014 11:07 AM

Policy

Maureen Dowd's Marijuana Edibles Problem—and Mine

Jacob Sullum | 7.4.2014 12:28 PM

Politics

Viva PorcFest and the Free State Project! Now With More Ice Cream!

Nick Gillespie | 7.4.2014 11:25 AM

Policy

Raid on Denver Pot Club Illustrates Continued Intolerance of Marijuana Consumption Outside the Home

Jacob Sullum | 7.3.2014 7:28 PM

Medical Marijuana

Berkeley Turns Medical Marijuana From a Treatment to an Obligation

Scott Shackford | 7.3.2014 11:00 AM

Politics

Former Gov. Gary Johnson Goes Into the Marijuana Business

Where are they now?

Jesse Walker | 7.2.2014 9:42 AM

Policy

Declining to Pay for Something Isn't the Same As 'Blocking Access' to It

The Hobby Lobby case should spur a debate about which actions are properly compelled or prohibited.

Jacob Sullum | 7.2.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Pot, Poker, and Prohibitionism

Do Republicans want to be the party of unprincipled killjoys?

Jacob Sullum | 7.1.2014 12:00 PM

Culture

Hemp for America!

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.1.2014 12:00 PM

Economics

Bitcoin for Pot

Encrypted weed trusts

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 7.1.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

Reason TV's Best Health Care Videos

How best to fix the U.S. health care system? Undo all the earlier fixes.

Meredith Bragg, Nick Gillespie, and Jim Epstein | 7.1.2014 12:00 PM

Culture

Missourians Freak Out Over Cheeky Fireworks Billboard (Which May Be Driving Up Local Meth Use!)

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.30.2014 4:10 PM

Politics

Why Legal Pot Will Be Scarce and Expensive

Slow licensing, high taxes, local restrictions, and a production cap will keep Washington's black market alive.

Jacob Sullum | 6.30.2014 8:30 AM

World

The War on Drugs Ravages Central America. Meet The Volunteer Paramedics Who Clean Up the Mess

Zach Weissmueller | 6.29.2014 1:00 PM

Politics

Thad Cochran, the GOP Establishment, and the Scourge of Red-State Socialism

Nick Gillespie | 6.27.2014 2:36 PM

Medical Marijuana

Angelenos Can Go Directly to the Growers at Marijuana Farmer's Market

Scott Shackford | 6.27.2014 11:40 AM

Policy

Weedless in Seattle: Washington's Looming Pot Shortage

Jacob Sullum | 6.27.2014 7:00 AM

Policy

Oregonians Will Decide Whether to Legalize Marijuana This Year

Jacob Sullum | 6.26.2014 11:36 PM

Culture

Dance Music and MDMA: The Drug Panic That Will Not Die

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 6.26.2014 5:25 PM

Politics

Meddling House Republican Tries to Stop "Irresponsible" Local DC Marijuana Decriminalization Law

The Huffington Post | 6.26.2014 3:31 PM

War on Drugs

WATCH: A Ride-Along With Guatemala's Volunteer Ambulance Drivers on the Front Lines of America's Drug War

Zach Weissmueller | 6.26.2014 12:00 PM

Marijuana

26 Things You'll See At Cannabis Industry's First Big Conference

The Huffington Post | 6.25.2014 6:30 PM

Marijuana

Will FDA Finally Reclassify Marijuana?

The feds list pot as one of the most dangerous drugs.

The Huffington Post | 6.25.2014 10:05 AM

Police Abuse

Former Cop Facing Manslaughter Charge After Shooting Unarmed Woman, Wants His Job Back With Back Pay

Ed Krayewski | 6.24.2014 7:33 PM

Policy

Rand Paul Wants to Restore Felons' Voting Rights. What About Their Gun Rights?

Jacob Sullum | 6.24.2014 5:50 PM

Policy

Burned Babies and the Militarization of American Policing

Jacob Sullum | 6.24.2014 4:06 PM

Politics

Legendary Actor Gary Oldman Outs Himself as a 'Libertarian'

Also Upset That He Can't Call Nancy Pelosi the C-Word

Nick Gillespie | 6.24.2014 11:20 AM

Politics

#Winning: Record Low 7 Percent of Americans Have Confidence in Congress!

Jason Keisling | 6.23.2014 3:29 PM

Policy

The Pope Needs to Meet More Drug Users

Jacob Sullum | 6.23.2014 3:11 PM

Politics

Sen. Rand Paul: "The war on drugs has had a racial outcome…and I want to try to fix it."

"Why are the prisons full of black and brown kids?"

The Huffington Post | 6.23.2014 12:02 PM