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Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking Being Challenged in Courts, Senate [FEATURE]

05/25/2012 - 12:32pm

The police can -- and do -- track your cell phone without a warrant, and they are increasingly resorting to it in the wake of the January Supreme Court decision barring warrantless GPS tracking.

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Anti-Marijuana Fanatic Insults Cancer Patient in Mean-Spirited Letter

05/23/2012 - 11:52pm

Last week, New York Times published one of the most powerful editorials about medical marijuana that I've ever seen. It was a moving personal appeal from Gustin L.



Medical Marijuana Update

05/23/2012 - 8:59pm

An medical marijuana initiative campaign is getting underway in North Dakota, people are going to federal prison in Montana, and the battles continue in California.

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This Week in History

05/23/2012 - 5:44pm

Events and quotes of note from this week's drug policy events of years past, in Drug War Chronicle.



This Week's Corrupt Cops Stories

05/23/2012 - 5:35pm

Philadelphia pays for police misbehavior, more cops get caught pilfering the evidence, one gets caught helping a heroin dealer, and another goes down hard for helping drug traffickers.

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Random Idiot Solves the Drug Problem

05/23/2012 - 5:35pm

As calls for legalizing marijuana and ending the drug war become increasingly commonplace in the press, so too do the inevitable shocked responses from frightened individuals who aren't always up to speed on the subject.

At their best, these people sound like they just found out about drugs yesterday.

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Marijuana Legalization Hits 56% Support in Rasmussen Poll

05/23/2012 - 5:29pm

A new Rasmussen poll has national support for marijuana legalization and regulation at 56%, up significantly from a poll just two months ago.

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Penn Jillette Slams Obama's Marijuana Hypocrisy

05/22/2012 - 11:33pm

Here's one hell of an indignant rant against the drug war. No disagreement here.

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New Poll: 56% of Voters Say Legalize Marijuana

05/22/2012 - 11:21pm

Everywhere you look, the public is turning further against the war on marijuana and towards reform. The latest Rasmussen poll is another big indication of where we're headed: 

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DEA Facing Fallout from Deadly Honduras Raid

05/22/2012 - 6:31pm

US backing for and involvement in Honduras' war against drug trafficking is under increasing scrutiny after a DEA-involved raid that left four innocent people dead.

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