War on Drugs
A Notorious Ex-Cocaine Trafficker Is Helping Black People Sell Legal Weed
The multibillion-dollar cannabis industry is shutting out Black people who were jailed for selling weed. Freeway Rick Ross wants to change that.
Saving Lives Is Dangerous in the Philippines' Bloody Drug War
As thousands have been killed in President Duterte's drug war, some government officials are learning to treat people who use drugs with empathy.
The U.S. Military Killed Dozens of Civilians While Trying to Bomb Meth Labs, UN Alleges
According to a new UN report, a United States counternarcotics operation against alleged Afghan drug labs killed at least 14 children. The U.S. has denied the report.
Panic-Driven Vape Bans Just Hit Their First Roadblock
Advocates expected a court ruling to help stem the tide of War on Drugs-style regulation across the country.
Elizabeth May’s Drug Decriminalization Plan Makes No Sense
Experts say the Greens’ plan to decriminalize drugs and potentially criminalize them again once overdose deaths subside is not an effective policy.
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.
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Behind the U.S.'s Bogus War on Taliban Drug Labs
America has spent tens of millions of dollars blowing up heroin and meth labs in Afghanistan. Except many of them are just huts.
The War on Drugs Is Coming for Vapes, and It's Not Going to End Well
"Making things illegal tends to make them more dangerous."
These Two People Can Now Legally Use Cocaine in Mexico
A Mexican judge ruled that private use of cocaine "doesn't put one's health at great risk."
How to Legalize Every Drug
Cocaine energy drinks, licensed psychedelics guides, and fair trade heroin could all be part of a safer legal regime.
The Battle for Legal Medical Marijuana Hits Malaysia
A landmark decision legalizing medical weed in Thailand has some other countries questioning whether they should follow suit.
How the Drug War Eats the Poor
According to a new report by the NGO Health Poverty Action, prohibition drives poverty and criminality in places like Brazil and India.
