War on Drugs

Politics

"You Say Potato, Mrs. Obama. I Say, Please Stop Micromanaging Our Diets and Our Schools."

Nick Gillespie | 5.30.2014 5:07 PM

Policy

When Drug Warriors Burn a Baby, Who's the Terrorist?

Jacob Sullum | 5.30.2014 1:43 PM

Politics

Anti-Pot Republicans Forsake Federalism in Medical Marijuana Vote

Jacob Sullum | 5.30.2014 11:29 AM

Politics

Libertarianism 3.0: The Koch Brothers, the GOP, and What Comes Next

Nick Gillespie | 5.30.2014 10:23 AM

Policy

House Approves Measures to Keep DEA Hands Off Hemp

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.30.2014 10:03 AM

Policy

House Votes to Stop Medical Marijuana Raids

Jacob Sullum | 5.30.2014 7:54 AM

Police Abuse

SWAT Team Reportedly Throws Flash Bang, Burns Toddler During No-Knock Raid

Ed Krayewski | 5.30.2014 7:47 AM

Politics

Reason Nominated for 13 Southern California Journalism Awards

Matt Welch | 5.29.2014 4:01 PM

Civil Liberties

Mexico Dabbling With Drug Courts

Ed Krayewski | 5.28.2014 5:19 PM

Civil Liberties

Nothing Changes: In Bill de Blasio's New York, Cops Still Making Petty Marijuana Arrests

Ed Krayewski | 5.28.2014 4:35 PM

Militarization of Police

The Battlefield War Games Series Embraces Police Militarization

Scott Shackford | 5.28.2014 4:29 PM

Politics

WaPo Notices Jared Polis, "A Pro-Pot, Video Game Playing Congressman"

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 5.28.2014 7:28 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Jacob Sullum on the I.V. Massacre, Thaddeus McCotter on Afghanistan, I.J.'s Robert McNamara on Eminent Domain Abuse, Kmele Foster on Reparations, Plus Sexy After-Show!

Matt Welch | 5.27.2014 8:29 PM

Politics

Elliot Rodger, the UCSB Shooting, and 5 Rules for Coping with Tragedy

Nick Gillespie | 5.27.2014 9:06 AM

Policy

Recipe for a Life Sentence: Mix Two Kinds of Prohibitionist Idiocy

Mix hash brownies with two kinds of prohibitionist idiocy.

Jacob Sullum | 5.26.2014 1:30 PM

Politics

Suspected Mass Shooter Elliot Rodger's Final Video is Chilling, Deeply Disturbed

Nick Gillespie | 5.25.2014 9:57 AM

Policy

Free Hemp From Stupid Restrictions

Kentucky's lawsuit against the DEA may point the way to change.

Baylen Linnekin | 5.24.2014 8:00 AM

War on Drugs

Missing Your Latest Order From That Online Pharmacy? Blame the FDA (And Maybe Interpol)

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.23.2014 3:23 PM

Politics

Where the War on Pot Will Go to Die

Nick Gillespie | 5.23.2014 11:24 AM

Policy

How to Make Hash Brownies (Into a Life Sentence)

Jacob Sullum | 5.23.2014 11:00 AM

Marijuana

Uruguay Understands You Can't Tax Legal Weed If You Want to Undercut Black Market

Ed Krayewski | 5.23.2014 8:14 AM

Policy

Another Study That Does Not Show Legalizing Pot Boosts Traffic Fatalities

Jacob Sullum | 5.22.2014 10:40 AM

War on Drugs

FBI Director Scolded for 'Making Light' of Marijuana Use

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.21.2014 5:10 PM

Politics

Nick Gillespie on CNN's Erin Burnett Outfront, Talking Life Sentence for Hash Brownies

Nick Gillespie | 5.21.2014 4:47 PM

Civil Liberties

Feds to Raided Smoke Shop Owner: Say Your Sister Assaulted a Federal Agent or No Bail For You

Brian Doherty | 5.21.2014 3:07 PM

Civil Liberties

Another Day, Another Cop Shoots a Dog

It's time to teach the police some new tricks.

A. Barton Hinkle | 5.21.2014 10:30 AM

Policy

'I Have to Hire a Great Work Force to Compete With Those Cyber Criminals and Some of Those Kids Want to Smoke Weed on the Way to the Interview'

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 5.21.2014 10:06 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Jeffrey Miron on the Stimulus, John Stossel on Good News, Deroy Murdock on the V.A., Mary Katharine Ham on the CIA & Life Sentences for Teen Hash Dealers, Plus Call-in Aftershow and More!

Matt Welch | 5.20.2014 8:37 PM

Policy

How You Can Get Life for Hash Brownies in Texas

Jacob Sullum | 5.20.2014 7:43 PM

Policy

NSA Records All Cell Phone Calls in the Bahamas, Finds Some Guy Mailing Marijuana

Scott Shackford | 5.20.2014 11:40 AM

Politics

Thomas Massie Eats Hemp on Live TV

Matt Welch | 5.20.2014 10:22 AM

Policy

The Deadhead Who Got Life for Mailing LSD—and Five Other Leading Candidates for Clemency

Jacob Sullum | 5.19.2014 4:05 PM

Policy

Marco Rubio Stonewalls on His Pot Smoking—for the Children

Jacob Sullum | 5.19.2014 1:58 PM

Politics

Newark's New Mayor Wants to Decriminalize All Drugs…Maybe

Ras Baraka's comments on the drug war.

Jesse Walker | 5.19.2014 10:33 AM

Marijuana

The Feds Say: Don't You Dare Call Marijuana Medicine

The Justice Department prosecutes medical marijuana patients while tolerating commercial cannabis.

Jacob Sullum | 5.19.2014 8:30 AM

Civil Liberties

Another Drug Bust Gone Bad

Cops can't get their story straight in the killing of Eugene Mallory.

Zach Weissmueller | 5.18.2014 12:00 PM

Politics

"When Exposing a Crime is Treated as Committing a Crime, You Are Ruled By Criminals."

Nick Gillespie | 5.17.2014 9:39 AM

Policy

Uruguay's Buttoned-Down Version of Marijuana Legalization

Jacob Sullum | 5.16.2014 5:54 PM

Civil Liberties

Pregnant Women Increasingly Face Criminal Prosecution for Positive Drug Tests

Hello fetus, goodbye civil liberties

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 5.16.2014 1:30 PM

War on Drugs

DEA Chief Dials Back Drug War Bluster After Talk With Holder

The Huffington Post | 5.16.2014 12:25 PM

Policy

If Pot Is Legal in Washington, Why Do These Medical Marijuana Users Face At Least 10 Years in Prison?

Jacob Sullum | 5.16.2014 11:12 AM

Politics

Ron Paul on GOP Fear of Pot Legalization: 'They still perceive that it's a risky political position to take'

Matt Welch | 5.16.2014 8:33 AM

Policy

There's a Food Truck That Hawks Legal Cannabis-Laced Edibles

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 5.15.2014 3:31 PM

Politics

Rick Santorum: Libertarian Ideas 'don't work in practice'

Matt Welch | 5.15.2014 8:57 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Red Meat Wednesday, With Ron Paul, Robert Bryce, Jedediah Bila, Tom Shillue…and Rick Santorum!

Matt Welch | 5.14.2014 8:17 PM

Policy

What Does Denver Have Against Getting Stoned and Listening to Music?

Jacob Sullum | 5.14.2014 5:09 PM

Civil Liberties

Don't Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em

Charles Oliver | 5.14.2014 6:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Brickbat: Don't Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em

Charles Oliver | 5.14.2014 6:00 AM