War on Drugs
Chronicling changes to US drug policy, from marijuana legalization efforts to the fight against the opioid crisis.
New research finds potential unintended consequences from “one of the greatest public health successes of the past 25 years.”
It’s the first time either body of Congress has backed marijuana legalization.
Oregon’s voters have forced significant reforms to end the war on drugs.
In every state where marijuana legalization or another drug policy reform was on the ballot, it won.
South Dakota voters just said yes to legalizing marijuana for recreational and medical purposes.
Montana voters just approved two marijuana legalization measures.
Oregon voters have taken a big step toward ending the war on drugs.
Arizona voters approved a marijuana legalization measure.
Voters in several states have a chance to change the criminal justice system in 2020.
The ballot measure is trying to move the state from a criminal justice to a public health approach on drugs.
Oregon and Washington, DC, voters may relax their laws for psychedelic drugs.
If the measures win, more than one in three Americans will live in a state where marijuana is legal.
The 1994 “tough on crime” law remains a big topic of debate.
Joe Biden’s new criminal justice reform plan reverses some of the policies he helped make law.
Your guide to the scam-filled digital black market for Covid-19 products.
The state is the 27th to decriminalize or legalize marijuana.
Big Marijuana is coming. What does that mean for the future of weed in America?
The state is likely to become the 27th to decriminalize or legalize marijuana.
America’s drug overdose crisis could be reaching a new phase.
It’s the first drop in overdose deaths in decades. But maybe don’t celebrate yet.
At least 18 states stand to loosen their marijuana laws this year.
The government is investing in a tool to catch illegal sales online.
What Democrats running for president have learned from President Ford on criminal justice.
Illinois is the second state in the Midwest to allow recreational marijuana sales.
Legal marijuana sales started over the weekend in Michigan.
Two-thirds of Americans support marijuana legalization, according to two recent polls.
The lead researcher says her study isn’t meant to advocate against marijuana legalization, but inform it.
The South Bend mayor’s platform aims to present a realistic vision for the justice system — and show his commitment to police reform.
Sanders vows to legalize marijuana through executive action — and address some concerns about legalization, too.
Biden was a major Democratic leader in spearheading America’s war on drugs during the 1980s and ’90s.
After a recount, reformer Tiffany Cabán is behind opponent Melinda Katz.
RIP Mark Kleiman, one of our best criminal justice scholars and my friend.
Hawaii is now the 26th to legalize or decriminalize pot.
Illinois is the 11th state to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes.
New York lawmakers couldn’t agree on some details for legalization, so they passed a decriminalization measure instead.
Booker’s plan would initially benefit 17,000-plus people in federal prison for drugs, and more could follow.
New York’s marijuana legalization prospects dimmed after some optimism earlier this year, but lawmakers are hoping for a breakthrough.
Previous studies found medical marijuana legalization correlated with fewer opioid overdose deaths. New research finds otherwise.
The study linked expanded access to naloxone to fewer opioid overdose deaths.
The state is the 25th to decriminalize or legalize weed.