war on drugs This 38-year-old will spend the rest of his life in prison for possession of 1.5 ounces of pot Mark Frauenfelder

drugs Shrooms decriminalized in Washington D.C. as of today Rob Beschizza

#blacklivesmatter Why America's police look like soldiers Mark Frauenfelder

privacy Harm reduction: an opioid "vending machine" Cory Doctorow

security Dark markets have evolved to use encrypted messengers and dead-drops Cory Doctorow

crime El Chapo went down because his sysadmin sold him out Cory Doctorow

surveillance ICE and the DEA have secretly hidden cameras in some streetlights Cory Doctorow

Business Canada's legal weed stock-bubble is a re-run of the dotcom bubble Cory Doctorow

drugs Legal weed is 22.5% cheaper on the west coast Cory Doctorow

corruption How the NYPD recriminalized marijuana after the state decriminalized it Cory Doctorow

scholarship China uses sewage surveillance to detect drugs in urine and feces Cory Doctorow

corruption 114 candidates in Mexico's upcoming elections have been murdered, so far Cory Doctorow

police Colorado cop corrects would-be dog-slaughtering Illinois officer about drug-sniffing after marijuana legalization Cory Doctorow

corruption Elite Baltimore police unit robbed with impunity, sold guns and drugs, loaned guns and armor to civilians sent to commit robberies Cory Doctorow

Business Big Weed: ten farms could supply all of America with marijuana Cory Doctorow

law The crooked Secret Service agent who stole Silk Road bitcoins did it again after pleading guilty Cory Doctorow

bong bong 64% of Americans, including a majority of Republicans, support legalizing marijuana Mark Frauenfelder

corruption Georgia Sheriff and deputies indicted for repeatedly touching the junk of 900 students at local high-school Cory Doctorow

class war Prisoners sent to Christian "rehab" diversion programs find themselves in forced-labor camps Cory Doctorow

law Philippines legislature sets annual budget for the national Commission on Human Rights: $19.53 Cory Doctorow