PROHIBITION
How New York City Speakeasies Changed American Culture Forever
Inside the underground spaces that brought dating, drag queens, and craft cocktails to the mainstream.
The Year of CBD Is Over. What Will Happen to It Now?
The cannabinoid caught fire thanks to gray-area legality and industry maneuvering. Here’s a bucket of water.
Seth Rogen Is Actually Doing Something About the War on Drugs
Rogen may be another white guy profiting off legal weed, but he tells VICE there's 'no way' he can ignore prohibition's racist past.
How to Legalize Every Drug
Cocaine energy drinks, licensed psychedelics guides, and fair trade heroin could all be part of a safer legal regime.
'Ban Alcohol or We Won't Vote': Rural Women in South India Warn Political Leaders
Reeling from the consequences of rampant alcoholism among men in rural areas, many women in the south Indian state of Karnataka are protesting using their vote.
The World's Other Opioid Crisis
How the war on drugs forces sick, poor people to die in unnecessary agony.
How Prohibition set the model for today's culture wars
One hundred years ago, the U.S. experienced the first culture war of the 20th century: ratifying the 18th Amendment.
Canada’s New Weed Minister Is a Cop
Bill Blair, former Toronto police chief, is now officially in charge of cannabis legalization.
American Busted at Border for Smuggling Weed: 'Lol Bro I Just Had 100mg Edible'
He was also allegedly found carrying the address and phone number of an Ontario weed dispensary.
South Korea Warns Citizens Not to Smoke Weed in Canada
South Koreans have to follow the law of their home country when abroad and that means no cannabis.
Why Canada Should Legalize Psychedelics Next
With weed legalization less than a month away, a psychedelics researcher makes the case for ending all prohibition.
Alleged Former Hash Dealer Doug Ford Made It Across The Border Just Fine
So maybe there’s hope for all of us.