Criminal Justice

Florida Gov. Ron De Santis (R) used his Republican National Convention speech to go after the marijuana legalization initiative in his state, but the legalization campaign is far outstripping the opposition in fundraising.

Trying to deal with car culture kids in the post-World War II Los Angeles suburbs laid the groundwork for the war on drugs.

Jim Gierach is a former Cook County, Illinois, prosecutor, occasional failed political candidate, and longtime fighter in the trenches taking on the war on drugs. He makes no bones about what he thinks need to happen.

How the face of opioid addiction in America turned white, and what that means.

Look for a Nebraska medical marijuana initiative next year after the legislature killed a bill this week, a Pennsylvania poll finds broad support for criminal justice reforms, and more.

Things aren't as clear cut as they may seem.

A leading neuropsychopharmacologist speaks his minds about drugs.

South Dakota's Republican attorney general won't defend the state's voter-approved marijuana legalization amendment any further, a Michigan court rules people on probation can use medical marijuana, and more.

Three recent titles throw some new light on our drug mess, how we got into it, what it does to us, and how we can get out it.