Drug Policy

New Senate Bill Could Solve Medical Marijuana's Tax Problems

The bill aimed at healing the sick could save dispensary owners lots of money

By Katy Steinmetz March 19, 2015

Teens Doing Less Drugs

About 8.8 % of young people surveyed were current illicit drug users, down 13% from 2009.

By Maya Rhodan September 16, 2014

First Recreational Marijuana Legally Sold in Seattle Donated to Museum

A marijuana milestone saved for posterity

By Melissa Locker July 22, 2014

Obama Eyes Softer Tack in New Drug Policy

A new emphasis on treatment and addiction, but no change on marijuana

By Alex Altman July 10, 2014

Obama Talks Dope to Reach Youth and Push Reform

Part 'cool factor' and part cautionary tale, Obama talks about his drug-using past.

By Maya Rhodan and Zeke J Miller June 14, 2014

Less Prison Time Proposed for Drug Offenses

The U.S. Sentencing Commission said on Thursday that prison sentences for low-level drug offenders should be cut by an average of almost a year, unless Congress blocks the change, to help deflate the surging federal prison population

By Michelle Arrouas April 11, 2014

Pot Bill Gets Grassroots Support

More than 100 marijuana-legalization advocates went to Washington to lobby lawmakers on a subject that has seen little action in Congress despite a rising tide of Americans supporting legalization for medical purposes

By Alex Rogers April 7, 2014

Ohio County Sees More Heroin Deaths Than Homicides

New figures released by a Cleveland medical examiner show heroin-induced deaths in the metropolitan area hit a record 195 last year, well above the 161 in 2012, highlighting what Attorney General Eric Holder calls an “urgent and growing public health crisis"

By Alex Rogers March 14, 2014

Green Light! Pot Busts in Colorado Can Be Reversed

Convictions that were under appeal when the new law allowing recreational weed took effect can be thrown out, a Colorado court ruled Thursday. The decision could impact hundreds of people who were jailed for pot possession

By Noah Rayman March 13, 2014

Medical Marijuana: California Bill Would Provide More Oversight

Doctors issuing more than 100 recommendations per year would be investigated

By Katy Steinmetz March 10, 2014

Colorado Lawyers: Let Us Smoke Pot, Too

Legal professionals met at the Colorado Supreme Court to argue for rule changes that would explicitly allow attorneys to smoke pot and give weed-related legal advice without being reprimanded

By Katy Steinmetz March 6, 2014

California Governor Unsure if Legal Pot is a Good Idea

"How many people can get stoned and still have a great state or a great nation?" asks Jerry Brown

By Nate Rawlings March 3, 2014

Christian Marijuana Dispensary Reconciles Dogma and Dope While Battling the IRS

"I prayed to the Lord and God said ‘Open up a pot shop'"

By Katy Steinmetz February 26, 2014

Christian Pot Dispensary Takes on IRS

A business touting Christ and cannabis takes a stand over dispensaries' awkward tax status

By Katy Steinmetz February 19, 2014

Obama's Legacy Project

The president returns to his roots in the fight for criminal justice

By Michael Scherer and Maya Rhodan February 13, 2014

Lawmakers Push Obama to Soften Marijuana Rules

Obama's recent comments saying pot is less dangerous than alcohol look like an opportunity to advocates for relaxed marijuana laws

By Katy Steinmetz February 12, 2014

Vice President Joe Biden Not High on Marijuana Legalization

In an exclusive interview with TIME, the Vice President also defends his record on criminal-justice reform

By Zeke J Miller February 6, 2014

Legal Marijuana Raises Issues for Indian Tribes

Washington and Colorado each has their own set of pot problems

By Katy Steinmetz February 6, 2014

Pot's Money Problem

The legal marijuana business is off to a booming start in Colorado. Now what do they do with all that cash?

By Alex Altman / Denver January 16, 2014

Alaska Next In Line To Legalize Marijuana

The initiative would make possession of limited amounts of marijuana legal for adults ages 21 and older

By TIME Video January 9, 2014

Alaska Takes Step to Becoming Next State to Legalize Marijuana

Legalization could be on the ballot in August

By Katy Steinmetz January 8, 2014

Health: Why I Would Vote No On Pot

Maybe it's because I was born a couple of months after Woodstock and wasn't around when marijuana was as common as iPods are today, but I'm constantly amazed that after all these years--and all the...

By Sanjay Gupta, M.D. January 8, 2009

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