September 11, 2023 4:00 am
Depressed by the War on Drugs? Magic Mushrooms May Help.
Research is promising, but drug warriors stand in the way.
Tags: Drugs, REASON, War on Drugs
September 8, 2023 6:44 am
California Lawmakers Approve Bill Decriminalizing Magic Mushrooms
Plus: The Biden administration weighs a “remain in Texas” policy, California slowly but surely reforms its housing-killing environmental review law, and more…
Tags: california, immigration, Politics, REASON, War on Drugs
September 6, 2023 1:09 pm
Rick Doblin: The Man Behind the ‘Psychedelic ’20s’
The founder of MAPS talks about FDA approval for MDMA-assisted therapy and the “psychedelic renaissance” he has helped create.
Tags: Drugs, FDA, REASON, War on Drugs
September 6, 2023 12:05 pm
35 Years Ago, a Judge Said Marijuana Did Not Belong in Schedule I. HHS Finally Agrees.
The 1988 case highlighted the DEA’s stubborn insistence that marijuana has no “accepted medical use.”
Tags: FDA, Marijuana, REASON, War on Drugs
September 6, 2023 8:55 am
Jared Polis: Democrats Are ‘More Pro-Freedom Than Republicans’
The Colorado governor finds common ground with many libertarians. But does he really stand for more freedom?
Tags: Abortion, children, Climate Change, Democratic Party, Drugs, education, First Amendment, free speech, freedom, Gun Control, guns, LGBT, libertarianism, Marijuana, Politics, REASON, Republican Party, Student loans, Supreme Court, War on Drugs
September 5, 2023 9:01 pm
Rescheduling Marijuana Would Leave Federal Prohibition Essentially Untouched
Although the HHS-recommended change would benefit researchers and the cannabis industry, it would not resolve the conflict between state and federal marijuana laws.
September 1, 2023 8:23 am
Federal Appeals Court Rules Detroit’s Asset Forfeiture Violates Due Process Rights of Drivers
A federal circuit judge writes that Detroit’s vehicle seizure scheme “is simply a money-making venture—one most often used to extort money from those who can least afford it.”
Tags: Civil Liberties, REASON, War on Drugs
August 31, 2023 8:02 pm
Republicans’ Dangerous Plans to Turn the War on Drugs into a Real War by Attacking Mexico
This awful idea is increasingly popular on the right, and has been embraced by several GOP presidential candidates.
Tags: REASON, Republican Party, War on Drugs
August 31, 2023 2:35 pm
What Rescheduling Marijuana Would and Wouldn’t Do
Although it would leave federal prohibition essentially untouched, the change would facilitate medical research and dramatically reduce taxes on state-licensed suppliers.
Tags: FDA, Marijuana, REASON, taxes, War on Drugs
August 31, 2023 6:41 am
HHS Asks DEA To Reclassify Cannabis as Equivalent to Testosterone and Codeine Tylenol
Plus: Tennessee prosecutor threatens to use drag law that was declared unconstitutional, ACLU asks FTC to investigate Mastercard’s adult content policy, and more…
Tags: Drugs, Marijuana, Politics, REASON, War on Drugs
August 29, 2023 8:57 am
Rick Perry: The Conservative Case for Psychedelic Medicine
The former Texas governor on helping veterans with PTSD, increasing legal immigration, and the illegal drug he’d most like to try
Tags: medicine, REASON, Rick Perry, War on Drugs