Drug Laws

"I am proud that through strong collaboration, we have reached the finish line," New York state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) said after a bill legalizing recreational marijuana for adults passed on Tuesday.

The man's mother tells Newsweek about her shock when her son knocked on her door in the middle of the night.

A new study is the largest yet to show that the war on drugs harms efforts to stop the spread of HIV.

Despite fiery rhetoric, Trump's promises to get tough on drugs have only led to vague policy measures.

Arrests for possession of drugs totaled 83.9 percent of drug-related offenses.

A cross-party parliamentary group wants cannabis to be made available over the counter.

Kevin Winters, McCollum's solicitor, said she was released effectively on parole.

Paul seems to be saying that no drug should be prohibited at the federal level.

Canada, Ireland and Mexico are moving closer to legalizing marijuana.

Pressure to get tough came not just from anxious suburban whites but from angry African-Americans.

This month, 6,000 drug offenders are being set free from federal prisons.

The pontiff should recognize that drug prohibition has proved to be a cure far worse than the disease.

Twenty years into 'Plan Colombia,' it's clear the effort fighting drug trafficking has done nothing but harm innocent farmers.

They beat back the drug cartels, and then the government shut them down.

Those selling marijuana legally find they are facing prohibition by the back door.

With marijuana legal in Colorado, pot growers need to bank their cash. A branch of the Fed said no.

Bernard Noble has already served four years in prison.