War on Drugs

War on Drugs

A Democratic Dilemma on Legalizing Pot

There's only one thing standing in the way of the Democratic Party using the pot issue to win elections: Democratic politicians.

Steve Chapman | 4.10.2014 4:31 PM

Policy

Republicans Demand That the Feds Impose Pot Prohibition on States That Have Opted Out

Jacob Sullum | 4.9.2014 11:30 AM

Politics

Florida Trying to Make Microbreweries Sell, Buy Their Own Beer Back from Distributors

Nick Gillespie | 4.9.2014 10:50 AM

Politics

Jeb Bush vs. Hillary Clinton in 2016? I'm Tired of the Politics of Exhaustion!

Nick Gillespie | 4.7.2014 2:49 PM

Policy

When Holder Says Congress Can Reclassify Marijuana If It Wants, Is He Taking a 'Big Step' Toward Legalization?

Jacob Sullum | 4.7.2014 1:19 PM

Policy

Can Cannabis Cut Car Crashes?

If more pot smoking means less drinking, legalization could make the roads safer.

Jacob Sullum | 4.7.2014 8:30 AM

Policy

Jacob Sullum on the Connection Between Legal Pot and Safer Roads

Reason Staff | 4.7.2014 8:30 AM

War on Drugs

Eric Holder Calls for Crackdown on Drug Smuggling Through 'the Mails'

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 4.4.2014 3:39 PM

Art

Meet Mark McCloud, The World's Leading Collector Of LSD Art

The Huffington Post | 4.4.2014 2:45 PM

Marijuana

More Pot, Safer Roads?

Jacob Sullum | 4.4.2014 1:02 PM

Policy

Connecticut Drug Law Imposes a Three-Year Mandatory Minimum for Living in Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, or Waterbury

Jacob Sullum | 4.4.2014 12:35 PM

Politics

What Are You Going to Do Now That You've Lost the Drug War? Blame George Soros!

Matt Welch | 4.4.2014 10:43 AM

Policy

TV Cook Nigella Lawson Barred from U.S. for Admitting She Did Cocaine; Barack Obama Still President

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 4.3.2014 4:50 PM

Policy

DEA Administrator Says Pot Prohibition Protects Dogs; Many Dead Dogs Would Disagree

Jacob Sullum | 4.3.2014 11:53 AM

Politics

Americans Say 75 Percent of Politicians Are Corrupted, 70 Percent Use Political Power to Hurt Enemies

Flight 370 conspiracy theories; college basketball players should share NCAA revenue; distrust of NSA and Facebook; concerns about police misconduct

Emily Ekins | 4.3.2014 9:16 AM

Politics

Reason-Rupe April 2014 National Survey

Emily Ekins | 4.3.2014 9:15 AM

Politics

Americans Say 75 Percent of Politicians Are Corrupted, 70 Percent Use Political Power to Hurt Enemies

Flight 370 conspiracy theories; college basketball players should share NCAA revenue; distrust of NSA and Facebook; concerns about police misconduct

Emily Ekins | 4.3.2014 9:15 AM

Policy

Poll Finds Most Americans Support Legal Pot and Oppose Treating Drug Users As Criminals

Jacob Sullum | 4.2.2014 1:15 PM

Politics

Watch Nick Gillespie and Remy Tonight on Red Eye! 3 A.M. E.T. on Fox News Channel

Nick Gillespie | 4.1.2014 4:48 PM

Politics

Why is Calif. State Sen. Leland Yee Not Yet a Household Name?

Scott Shackford | 4.1.2014 11:31 AM

Policy

Massachusetts Tackles an 'Epidemic of Opiate Abuse' by Banning One Version of Hydrocodone

Jacob Sullum | 3.31.2014 3:29 PM

Policy

Why Bother With Drug-Sniffing Dogs If a Cop's Nose Can Authorize a Search?

Jacob Sullum | 3.31.2014 1:27 PM

War on Drugs

Judge Rejects Drug Court Judge's 1.5 Year Plea Deal, Demands 2 Years Instead

Ed Krayewski | 3.31.2014 10:10 AM

Politics

Bush vs. Clinton in 2016, Because America is a Land of Opportunity

Nick Gillespie | 3.31.2014 8:15 AM

Policy

What Legalization Looks Like

Ed Krayewski | 3.31.2014 7:00 AM

Civil Liberties

Drugs on the Dole

Welfare addicts

Ed Krayewski | 3.31.2014 7:00 AM

Politics

Rand Paul is "Divergent" and So Must be Stopped!

Why are liberals and conservatives freaking out over Rand Paul's popularity? Because he's not one of them.

Nick Gillespie | 3.30.2014 10:30 AM

Politics

Would Obama Kiss Justin Bieber to Promote Healthcare.gov?

Nick Gillespie | 3.30.2014 9:24 AM

Politics

Rep. Beto O'Rourke on "Constitution-free zones" at the Border; Plus Independents Re-Run Open Thread for "Rise of the Machines"!

Matt Welch | 3.29.2014 6:01 PM

Policy

Mark Kleiman Says I Show My Red Team Loyalties by Criticizing Republicans

Jacob Sullum | 3.28.2014 5:38 PM

Drug Testing

New Jersey Parents: Drug Test Teachers; Also Have More Searches, Cameras

Ed Krayewski | 3.28.2014 2:07 PM

Policy

More Pot, Less Crime: Medical Marijuana States See Drops in Assaults and Homicides

Jacob Sullum | 3.27.2014 12:34 PM

Medical Marijuana

Minnesota Governor to Parents of Sick Children: Go Buy Some Marijuana on the Street

Ed Krayewski | 3.27.2014 10:46 AM

Politics

Rand Paul is Politically "Divergent" and So Must be Stopped!

Nick Gillespie | 3.27.2014 9:40 AM

Civil Liberties

If You Don't Want a SWAT Team at Your Door, You Shouldn't Be Drinking Tea

Jacob Sullum | 3.26.2014 2:31 PM

Politics

Tesla vs. the Regulatory Status Quo in NJ

Nick Gillespie | 3.26.2014 8:11 AM

War on Drugs

Fake Justice

Charles Oliver | 3.26.2014 6:00 AM

War on Drugs

Brickbat: Fake Justice

Charles Oliver | 3.26.2014 6:00 AM

Nanny State

Reports of Four Loko's Death Are Greatly Exaggerated. For Now.

Katherine Mangu-Ward | 3.25.2014 5:05 PM

Civil Liberties

The Head of the Group That Gave Us 'This Is Your Brain on Drugs' Thinks Legalized Marijuana Is 'Happening in America'

He doesn't plan to push back against legal pot in Colorado and Washington.

Jesse Walker | 3.25.2014 11:53 AM

Culture

Bitcoin Branded Ecstasy Exists

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.25.2014 11:25 AM

Politics

Tonight on The Independents: Prohibition-Hating Democrat Beto O'Rourke, Russia Conspiracy Theories, Dumb Laws, Jimmy Carter's Surveillance Naivete, Tax Breaks for Diverse TV Writing Rooms (Like Ours!), and Sexy Aftershow!

Matt Welch | 3.24.2014 8:01 PM

Policy

Is a Cannabis Crackdown Coming?

How a U.S. attorney helped create a medical marijuana system she says is "not tenable"

Jacob Sullum | 3.24.2014 8:30 AM

Politics

In Defense of Millennials and Individualism

Forget Justin Bieber. Don't Hate on "Generation Selfie"

Nick Gillespie | 3.23.2014 4:30 PM

Culture

The Hijacking of Sobriety by the Recovery Movement

Sobriety isn't an abstinence fixation; it's about having purpose

Stanton Peele | 3.22.2014 12:00 PM

Culture

How Much Is a Pack of Joints Likely to Cost?

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 3.21.2014 3:30 PM

Politics

Will the Feds Crack Down on Medical Marijuana in Washington?

Jacob Sullum | 3.21.2014 1:30 PM