War on Drugs
Chronicling changes to US drug policy, from marijuana legalization efforts to the fight against the opioid crisis.
The late host of Cosmos took issue with the apparent contradictions between science and drug policy.
Despite its size, the campaign stands a very real chance of success.
“If they’re going to do drugs, they need the information to do it safely.”
A rapper and a billionaire, among others, take on America’s drug policies.
The movement is rapidly evolving, but it still has ways to go.
After legalization and decriminalization, much more work is needed.
From the war on drugs to local policing, the attorney general pursued a sweeping civil rights agenda.
Why he’s staking his future on a new DOJ program
The issue goes further than recreational marijuana use.
Experts have been helping rebuild police-community relations — by getting cops to see themselves through residents’ eyes
It all changed when the federal government began to increase its powers, starting in DC.
Will your state vote on reform?
It’s not as simple as a lot of people might think.
There’s a lot more work to be done.
The findings apply to legal and illegal drugs.
Eating pot shouldn’t scare you into thinking you’re dead.
Despite the claims of opponents, there’s no easy answer to this issue.
The effects of tough-on-crime policy, in three disheartening charts.
After decades of little success, the federal government is changing its approach to the war on drugs.
Although big, the study doesn’t add much to the debate.
How the war on drugs began, and what went wrong.
From 1914 to 2014, drug prohibition has long been a tradition in American policy.
Here are two charts that show the policy’s effect.
The answer really won’t surprise you.
This study backs a major argument for medical marijuana.
The core of US drug policy is complicated, messy, and, sometimes, confounding.
As federal and state laws on marijuana conflict, a major concern remains.
Over more than a decade, the problem spread across the country.
The numbers were, however, before sales began.
Surprisingly, Colorado and Washington don’t have the largest per-capita population of marijuana users.
The world’s first national experiment with marijuana isn’t going well.
Marijuana isn’t perfectly safe, but it’s not a total health hazard.
Simply put, there’s very little science behind US drug policy.
It’s a laughing matter to some Americans. But for the poor and minorities, it’s a civil rights issue.
Black people are arrested at disproportionate rates for other drugs as well.
It could help, but criminal groups would rely on other sources.
America’s drug policy reaches far beyond US borders.
Different states had different experiences under decriminalization. How will the nation’s capital fare?