This Week's Election Results Are a Discouraging Sign for Drug Policy Reformers
Despite a few bright spots, the disappointing returns suggest that the road to pharmacological freedom will be rockier than activists hoped.
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Pro-Choice Abortion Initiatives Pass in Seven Out of Ten States
Most of these weren't close calls at all.
Voters Reject Marijuana Legalization in North Dakota and South Dakota
Residents of the two deep-red states have approved medical use of cannabis but remain leery of going further.
Voters in 5 States Will Decide Whether To Legalize Marijuana or Psychedelics Next Week
The ballot initiatives would allow recreational marijuana use in Florida and the Dakotas, authorize medical marijuana in Nebraska, and decriminalize five natural psychedelics in Massachusetts.
Pregnant Women Database?
Plus: Isaac Asimov's predictions, protests in Tbilisi, California's AI regulations, and more...
The Democratic Governor Who Wants Drug Legalization and Free Markets
"Government in general does a lot of things that aren't necessary," says Jared Polis.
Progressive Politicians Are Regulating Their Own Projects Into Oblivion
Excessive government interference in the market hurts consumers and thwarts policy goals. It also gets in the way of the government itself.
China's Purchases of U.S. Land Stoke Bipartisan Panic, Just Like Japan's Did In the 1980s
People panicked in the 1980s that Japan's economic largesse posed a grave threat to American interests. Then the market reined it in.
They Fell Behind on Their Property Taxes. So the Government Sold Their Homes—and Kept the Profits.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear 94-year-old Geraldine Tyler's case challenging home equity theft.
The Election Betting Markets Fell Short. They're Still the Most Flexible Predictor.
People with money on the line try harder than pundits to be right, and they adjust quickly when they've made a mistake.
Pot Prohibition Continues Collapsing, and Psychedelic Bans Could Be Next
Two more states legalized recreational marijuana on Tuesday, while decriminalization of five natural psychedelics looks like a winner in Colorado.
South Dakotans Say No to Marijuana Legalization After Saying Yes Two Years Ago
A 2020 initiative was overturned by the courts, and this year's version was rejected by voters.
Republican Governors and Attorneys General Think Every State Is a Border State
Some states that do not border Mexico have sought to play a role in immigration policy.
Six More States Could Legalize Recreational Marijuana This Fall
If all of the ballot initiatives succeed, pot will be legal in 25 states.
COVID Taught More Than 1 Million Parents the Value of School Choice
Educational freedom is good for everybody but unions, bureaucrats, and the education establishment.
Rhode Island Becomes the 19th State To Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Meanwhile, Delaware's governor has blocked a more modest step, and a legalization initiative has qualified for the ballot in South Dakota.
South Dakota's Governor Blocks Voters on Legal Pot
Though voters simultaneously approved initiatives aimed at legalizing both recreational and medical use of marijuana, Amendment A got quickly tied up in court.
Now That Pot-Averse Conservatives Are Openly Defying the Federal Marijuana Ban, What Excuse Does Congress Have for Maintaining It?
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves' grudging support for medical marijuana speaks volumes about the erosion of support for prohibition.
South Dakota's Governor Succeeds in Blocking Voter-Approved Marijuana Legalization
The South Dakota Supreme Court ruled that the ballot initiative violated the "single subject" rule for constitutional amendments.
South Dakota Lawmakers, Activists Try To Work Around Gov. Kristi Noem's Opposition to Marijuana Legalization
Legislation advances and a ballot initiative circulates in response to a constitutional amendment that was struck down by the courts.
Kristi Noem Is Right About Employer Vaccine Mandates
"It is not conservative to grow government and to tell businesses what to do."
How an Anti-Pot Governor Blocked Voter-Approved Legalization in South Dakota
Kristi Noem is determined to defy the will of her constituents. The South Dakota Supreme Court will decide whether she can.
South Dakota Supreme Court Rules Property Owners not Entitled to Compensation for Severe Damage to their Home Inflicted by Police During a Law Enforcement Operation
The ruling denies relief under a state constitutional provision requiring compensation for "taking" or "damaging" of private property by the government. Many other states have similar provisions.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem Fights Voters and Lawmakers Who Want To End the War on Weed
After getting a ballot initiative voided, she says she’ll also resist legislators attempting to legalize marijuana.
Judge Tosses Out South Dakota Ballot Initiative Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
Voters approved it, but the governor resisted. A court came down on her side.
South Dakota Voters Legalize Medical and Recreational Marijuana
It is the first state to do both at the same time.
Here's Where Marijuana Is on the Ballot in November
Two states are voting to permit medical marijuana. Four are voting for legalization.
No, the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Didn't Spawn 250,000 Coronavirus Cases
Plus: FDA meddles more in vaping market, GOP lawmakers take aim at social media (again), and more...
Federal Judge Rules Forced Catheterization by South Dakota Police Violates Fourth Amendment
Suspected low-level drug crimes don't "justify subjecting the plaintiffs to involuntary catheterization, a highly invasive—and in these cases—degrading medical procedure."
South Dakota's Meth Problem
"This is something that we knew would be provocative," said the state's Republican governor.
Are We About to See a Wave of Police Using 'Victim's Rights' Laws to Keep Conduct Secret?
A second cop in South Dakota is keeping his name concealed from the public after a fatal shooting.
A Law Intended to Protect Crime Victims Is Being Used to Shield the Identities of Police Officers
The vague wording of Marsy's Laws allows law enforcement to classify themselves as "victims" after shooting suspects.
South Dakota Jury Acquits Tribal Cannabis Consultant of All Charges
The verdict is a rebuke to an attorney general who helped doom plans for a marijuana resort on an Indian reservation.
Maine's Ranked-Choice Initiative's Fate in Hands of Undecided Voters
Today in votes that are actually about future votes
Anti-Unisex Bathroom Law in North Carolina Challenged in Lawsuit
Here's a radical idea to end bathroom panics: Don't let the government discriminate, and let businesses set their own policies.
South Dakota Governor Rejects Transgender Bathroom Panic—With a Conservative Argument
Bill would have forbidden students from using facilities of opposite sex.
Abortion 'Reversal' Nonsense Spreads to South Dakota
Bill would require women prescribed abortion drugs to be told they can "reverse" the procedure after taking the first in a two-pill regimen.
Midterm 2014 Guide: Third-Party Senate Candidates Give Establishment Republicans Conniptions
Liberty-minded small government views may be the missing ingredient.
