drug legalization
The U.S. Election Showed Voters Are Willing to End the War on Drugs
U.S. voters overwhelmingly voted for progressive drug laws. President-elect Joe Biden wants to decriminalize cannabis use federally. So what’s going to happen next?
How to Legalize Every Drug
Cocaine energy drinks, licensed psychedelics guides, and fair trade heroin could all be part of a safer legal regime.
California's Long Journey to Legalizing Pot the Right Way
Proposition 64 promises to make recreational pot legal in California, but that's not the end of a debate that encompasses economics, race, and criminal justice reform.
Soldiers, Spies, and Police Officers Launch Campaign to Legalize Drugs in the UK
VICE News attended a launch in the British parliament for LEAP UK — a collection of former undercover drugs officers, military figures, and police, who are campaigning for drug law reform in Britain.
How Did Ireland's Drug Policy Suddenly Get So Progressive?
The Irish minister in charge of the national drugs strategy advocates both heroin injecting rooms and the decriminalization of drug possession for personal amounts.
Thanks to Congress, DC's Weed Legalization Is Going to Be a Nightmare
Washington, DC is set to move forward with weed legalization by the end of this week. But thanks to congressional meddling, the estimated $130 million local marijuana market will stay untaxed, unregulated, and underground.
A DC-Based Anti-Pot Group Is Suing Colorado Over Marijuana Laws as the Capital Poises for Legalization
Safe Streets, the Washington DC-based group, rolled out the suits Thursday, just a week before a new law legalizing the possession, cultivation, and use of marijuana in the US capital is set to kick in.
Is Congress About to Make Weed in Washington, DC Both Legal and Unregulated?
In attempting to block DC from implementing new marijuana laws, Congress is forbidding pot regulation — but maybe not pot legalization.
This Doctor Wants to Provide Quality Control for Your Illegal Drugs
The market for illegal drugs has no regulation, so it's hard to know if you're getting what you think you are. Dr. Fernando Caudevilla, who moonlights on the deep web as "Dr. X," will chemically test your drugs before you take them—basically, quality...
Seattle's Former Police Chief Speaks Out About Ferguson and Police Brutality
Ferguson isn’t the first time a local police force has turned an American city into something resembling a war zone.
Seattle's Former Police Chief Speaks Out Against Police Brutality
Norm Stamper ordered a brutal crackdown on WTO protesters in 1999, when he was Seattle's chief of police. Now, he's a vocal opponent of the militarization of cops—and says his mistakes are being repeated in Ferguson.
Congress Is Finally Getting Behind Medical Marijuana
Last night, when no one was looking, the US House of Representatives did something surprising: It voted to deescalate the war on drugs, passing an amendment that would prohibit the DEA from terrorizing legal medical marijuana businesses.