Drugs

A Rising Wave of Drug Overdoses

By Robert VerBruggen December 30, 2020

A downward trend in overdoses started turning around last year -- and it seems to have accelerated this year.

Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Passes — and the Issue Isn’t Going Away

By Andrew C. McCarthy December 7, 2020

Republicans may decide not to deal with it now, but it will have to be dealt with.

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Time for Hard Choices on Federal Drug Enforcement

By Andrew C. McCarthy November 28, 2020

Oregon’s decriminalization of hard narcotics should compel the feds to end the ambiguity over drug policy — while respecting state sovereignty.

Oregon Voters Decriminalize Possession of Hard Drugs, Including Heroin, Cocaine, and Meth

By Zachary Evans November 4, 2020

Residents caught with small amounts of hard drugs will be required to choose between a $100 fine or a treatment program, but will be spared a jail sentence.

Former Mexican Defense Minister Arrested in U.S. on Drug-Related Corruption Charges

By Zachary Evans October 16, 2020

Salvador Cienfuegos is the highest-ranking Mexican official to date to be arrested drug-related corruption charges by U.S. authorities.

Smoking Pot Could Cause a Heart Attack

By Wesley J. Smith August 12, 2020

Marijuana clearly has medicinal benefits . . . but it is not benign.

Twenty-Five Things that Caught My Eye Today: Family Heartache, Anti-Semitism in Brooklyn, Finding Beauty in Creation & More (July 30, 2020)

By Kathryn Jean Lopez July 30, 2020

1. Lord have mercy on this heartbroken family -- the heroic birth mother and heroic adoptive parents and all who love them. https://twitter.com/rebeccakiesslin/status/1288714644723568640?s=11 2. https://twitter.com/avitalrachel/status/1288930864806723584 3. https://twitter.com/kerpen/status/1288611010534952963?s=11 4. https://twitter.com/CCamosy/status/1288632601612374016 5. People: Tx. Pastor Killed by Car While ...