War on Drugs

Policy

Cops Say Any Change in Mandatory Minimums, Including Retroactive Application of Previous Reductions, Threatens Public Safety

Jacob Sullum | 3.19.2014 12:48 PM

War on Drugs

Illinois Mulls Requiring Prescriptions for Cold Medicine. Thanks Meth and the War on Drugs!

Scott Shackford | 3.19.2014 12:05 PM

Policy

How Racist Is Your State's War on Weed? Compare!

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.19.2014 12:03 PM

Marijuana

Chris Christie Worried About "Profit Motive" of Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Ed Krayewski | 3.19.2014 11:16 AM

Politics

Medical Marijuana Appeal Rejected, Aaron Sandusky Faces Nine More Years

Zach Weissmueller | 3.19.2014 9:06 AM

Politics

Don't Republicans Abuse Executive Power?

A flawed indictment of presidential lawlessness

Jacob Sullum | 3.19.2014 7:00 AM

Marijuana

Bipartisan Effort in New Jersey Legislature To Put Marijuana on the Ballot

Would legalize possession of up to an ounce

Ed Krayewski | 3.18.2014 3:23 PM

Policy

Challenge to Barring Medical Marijuana Licensees from Buying Guns Loses in Federal Court [UPDATED]

Brian Doherty | 3.18.2014 2:23 PM

Politics

"Go Fruve Yourself!"; Sad-Sack Govt Attempt at Nutritional Advice Just May Start Revolution.

Nick Gillespie | 3.18.2014 11:40 AM

Politics

In Defense of "Generation Selfie": Nick Gillespie at The Daily Beast

Nick Gillespie | 3.18.2014 8:38 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Obamacare GIF-Fail, Airbnb Orgies, Vaccine Madness, Scene of the Crimea, Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian, Canadian LP Party Animal Tim Moen, Horrid St. Paddy's Day Footage, and Sexy Aftershow!

Matt Welch | 3.17.2014 8:01 PM

Policy

U.S. Attorney in Washington Probably Won't Crack Down on Dispensaries but Will Treat Marijuana Regulators Like Teenagers

Jacob Sullum | 3.17.2014 6:53 PM

War on Drugs

HHS Approves Marijuana Study for Veterans With PTSD

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.17.2014 5:13 PM

Politics

Gary Johnson on Why the LP Is Better Than GOP-Lite; Ralph Peters and Stephen Hayes on Why Libertarians Are 'Naive' About Foreign Policy

Matt Welch | 3.17.2014 5:04 PM

Policy

Former Marijuana Regulator Joins Cannabis Consulting Firm

Jacob Sullum | 3.17.2014 2:17 PM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: What's the Matter With Libertarians? (Bumped)

Matt Welch | 3.14.2014 8:01 PM

Policy

Taxing Phantom Marijuana Transactions in Colorado

Jacob Sullum | 3.14.2014 6:58 PM

Politics

Coloradans Can Challenge Sentences for Marijuana Offenses That Are No Longer Crimes

Jacob Sullum | 3.14.2014 3:35 PM

Policy

General Says He Will Need More Ships If We Expect Him to Win the War on Drugs

Jacob Sullum | 3.14.2014 1:29 PM

War on Drugs

Let's Go to the Tape

Charles Oliver | 3.14.2014 6:00 AM

War on Drugs

Brickbat: Let's Go to the Tape

Charles Oliver | 3.14.2014 6:00 AM

Politics

New Medical Marijuana Restrictions Look Dead for Now in Washington

Jacob Sullum | 3.13.2014 12:17 PM

Policy

What You Need To Know About Holder's Drug Sentencing Proposal and the State of America's Prison Population

Attorney general urges U.S. Sentencing Commission to back reduced sentences for some drug offenders

Matthew Feeney | 3.13.2014 11:04 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Red Meat Wednesday, Featuring Ron Paul on the CIA, Peter Suderman on Obamacare, Andy Levy on Drugs, Kristin Cavallari on Vaccines, and Two Minutes Hate!

Matt Welch | 3.12.2014 8:01 PM

War on Drugs

No Evidence Doctors Can Stop Young Patients From Using Drugs, Say Researchers

J.D. Tuccille | 3.12.2014 7:07 PM

Civil Liberties

Drug-Dealing Drone Hits Up Prison

Zenon Evans | 3.12.2014 3:00 PM

Policy

Anti-Pot Group Complains That Coloradans Are Not Buying Enough Pot

Jacob Sullum | 3.12.2014 2:15 PM

Policy

Los Angeles Starts Forcing Marijuana Dispensaries Shut and Threatening Landlords

Measure D institutes medical marijuana protectionism for early shops.

Scott Shackford | 3.12.2014 11:35 AM

Civil Liberties

Police Entrap Autistic Teenager in Drug Sting

Amanda Winkler | 3.12.2014 10:15 AM

Policy

Colorado Couple to Open First Officially Approved Cannabis Café

Jacob Sullum | 3.11.2014 5:19 PM

Politics

DC Reasonoids: Booze, Books, and The Lost Sisterhood with Anne Fortier, 3/12

Nick Gillespie | 3.11.2014 4:26 PM

Police Abuse

Orlando Cops' Fatal 'Knock and Talk' Tactic Leads to Lawsuit

19-year-old shot and killed after cops respond to tip about sale of marijuana

Ed Krayewski | 3.11.2014 12:02 PM

Policy

How Many Daily Heroin Users Are There in the U.S.? Somewhere Between 60,000 and 1 Million. Maybe.

Jacob Sullum | 3.10.2014 5:55 PM

War on Drugs

Colorado Raised Roughly $2 Million in Pot Taxes in January – Marijuana News Roundup

According to officials

Scott Shackford | 3.10.2014 5:37 PM

Economics

Andrew W.K's Personal Stimulus Plan.: Party Like Your Whole World Depends on It!

Nick Gillespie | 3.10.2014 4:13 PM

Policy

Did the Culture that Feeds the Drug War Help Lead to Boston Bombing?

If the police hadn't botched the investigation of the murder of some drug dealers, would the bombing have even happened?

Scott Shackford | 3.10.2014 2:20 PM

Policy

Washington Senate Approves Less Restrictive Medical Marijuana Bill

Jacob Sullum | 3.10.2014 12:11 PM

Policy

The Helpless Anger of U.N. Drug Warriors

The International Narcotics Control Board stands athwart reform, yelling, "Stop!" Is anyone listening?

Jacob Sullum | 3.10.2014 10:00 AM

Policy

Jacob Sullum on the Helpless Anger of U.N. Drug Warriors

Reason Staff | 3.10.2014 10:00 AM

Politics

E-Cigarettes: Second-Hand Smoke, Vaping, and the Price of FDA Regulations

Tracy Oppenheimer | 3.9.2014 1:00 PM

Politics

Kill the FDA (Before It Kills Again!): Dallas Buyers Club

Nick Gillespie | 3.9.2014 11:15 AM

Politics

Pot Prohibitionist at CPAC Says He Is 'Fighting Against the Tide'

Jacob Sullum | 3.7.2014 5:14 PM

Policy

Drunk and Drugged Driving Arrests Fall in Washington As Anti-Pot Group Warns That Legalization Undermines Road Safety

Jacob Sullum | 3.7.2014 1:07 PM

Politics

TRIPLE UPDATED! Double Updated! Updated! Bitcoin's Creator Revealed! Actually is a Guy Named Satoshi Nakamoto! And Yes, a Libertarian (Naturally)!

Nick Gillespie | 3.7.2014 8:20 AM

Policy

As Drug War Dissent Mounts, U.N. Agency Rails Against Reforms It Cannot Stop

Jacob Sullum | 3.7.2014 8:12 AM

War on Drugs

Big Meth-take

Charles Oliver | 3.7.2014 6:00 AM