Drug laws

Antonin Scalia, civil libertarian?

The Supreme Court justice has forged an unlikely alliance with Sonia Sotomayor on matters of criminal procedure

Caleb Mason, The Crime Report Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 8:18 PM UTC 21
Social The Crime Report, Crime, law

The social conservative suggested that people should not be jailed for using marijuana

Jillian Rayfield Sunday, Mar 24, 2013 3:41 PM UTC 11
Politics marijuana, War on Drugs

Helen Clark, a former health minister, says criminalizing drugs has created more problems than it has solved

McCarton Ackerman, The Fix Friday, Mar 15, 2013 9:15 PM UTC 13
Social The Fix, War on Drugs

2012 was a "watershed" year for marijuana reform -- and not just in Washington and Colorado

Alex Seitz-Wald Thursday, Dec 27, 2012 4:40 PM UTC 20
Politics Marijuana Legalization

Patrick Leahy wants to know how the federal government will handle the two states that legalized marijuana

Jillian Rayfield Thursday, Dec 13, 2012 7:50 PM UTC 12
Politics marijuana, White House, Drug laws

Defying federal law, two states just legalized marijuana. A popular campaign forces Obama to take a stance

David Sirota Wednesday, Nov 14, 2012 4:35 PM UTC 13
Politics Marijuana Legalization

A New Orleans prosecutor has resigned after marijuana fell out of his pocket in front of court cops

Natasha Lennard Wednesday, Oct 3, 2012 10:18 PM UTC 14
News New Orleans, marijuana, Drug laws