War on Drugs
Chronicling changes to US drug policy, from marijuana legalization efforts to the fight against the opioid crisis.
They apparently think they’re fighting a real war — against drugs.
The evidence is clear, and the new chief acknowledged it.
It’s complicated, but there are some takeaways.
A new report looks at the aftermath of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010.
America would still have a mass incarceration crisis if every drug were legalized today.
“The bottom line is that in too many places, black boys and black men, Latino boys and Latino men experience being treated differently under the law.”
How one tiny study deeply influenced drug policy.
This is what $7.6 billion got the US.
The country’s experience shows the trouble with evaluating the effects of policy.
Could Big Marijuana behave similar to Big Alcohol and Big Tobacco?
“What good are we doing?”
Here’s what you need to know about no-knock SWAT raids
He unapologetically enforced crack cocaine sentences that contributed to racial disparities.
The feds still want some of that green.
It ended with $5 worth of marijuana, which a judge said wasn’t enough pot to “roll you a decent joint.”
The criminal justice system is literally ruining lives. Reforming it should be a given.
It’s not just Freddie Gray.
Learn more about the important plant that people have cultivated for thousands of years.
Until last year, a major federal program encouraged police to target these neighborhoods.
A retired Baltimore and Maryland police major discusses the issue.
Though he’s been in the Senate only four years, Paul has managed to place himself at the center of many policy debates.
But it did reduce the overall number of arrests.
Here’s why that isn’t a crazy contradiction.
“This is one of those issues, like the civil rights movement of the 1960s, where it should pull all Americans together to say enough is enough.”
A big bill for marijuana.
Part of it is a side-effect of the war on drugs.
This video puts a unique twist on the war on drugs.
A weird contradiction in the president’s latest marijuana comments.
Congress tried to block the measure, but DC officials found a way through.
Hallucinogens are surprisingly safe. Here’s where alcohol, marijuana, and several other drugs stand.
The state is the third in the nation to legalize pot.
In many ways, the RAVE Act is a metaphor for the entire war on drugs.
The intersection of two social policy issues.
We’ve known about methadone and Suboxone for years. Why aren’t we using them at every rehab center?
The US Department of Health and Human Services repromoted the comments.
“We have some preliminary data showing that for certain medical conditions and symptoms, that marijuana can be helpful.”
California’s Proposition 47, not marijuana legalization, may be the biggest drug policy reform of 2014.
Congress tried to block legalization in a December spending deal.
Colorado and Washington state saw much bigger increases than national average, particularly among adults.
Colorado’s first year of legal marijuana sales went better than many expected.