LawCommentary
I Lost My Child Due to a Driver High on Marijuana. Now, This Bill Would Reward Big Pot.
Seven years ago, I got a call every parent fears: I lost my daughter to a driver who was high on “legal” marijuana. With this… Read More
LawNews
Liberal Virginia Prosecutors Spread Soros Project to DC Suburbs
Parisa Dehghani-Tafti placed her left hand on her old law school textbook, “A Theory of Justice,” from New York University as she was sworn in… Read More
LawCommentary
My Son Was Addicted to Pot Vaping. Now, Congress Wants to Aid the Industry.
Raphael Rodriguez recently made the switch from smoking marijuana to vaping it, after taking a trip with a friend to a medical marijuana dispensary in… Read More
InternationalNews
Author Testifies That China Fails to Crack Down on Fentanyl
In testimony before a congressionally created panel that oversees U.S.-China economic and security issues, four specialists outlined negative implications of China’s expanding role in the global… Read More
LawCommentary
The Opioid Epidemic and the Overcriminalization Impulse
During the first round of the recent Democratic primary debates, Sen. Cory Booker seemed at first to appreciate the dangers of overcriminalization. “Our country has… Read More
LawNews
Denver’s ‘Magic Mushroom’ Vote Moves Drug Legalization Beyond Marijuana
The decision by Denver voters last week to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms marked a significant shift in the debate over legalizing illegal drugs—which up to this… Read More
LawNews
Marijuana-Related ER Visits Triple During Legalization in Colorado
A toxicology specialist has found a connection between legalized marijuana and a threefold increase in related visits to emergency rooms in Colorado for heart and… Read More
LawCommentary
Criminal Justice Reform Bill to Change a System More Criminal Than Just
Republicans and conservatives dating back at least to Richard Nixon have used the slogan “tough on crime” and its corollary “lock ’em up and throw… Read More
SocietyCommentary
How DC’s Mental Health Community Court Is Giving the Mentally Ill a More Hopeful Future
Mental illness is a very real problem that affects many aspects of our society. In the United States, as of 2016, an estimated 10.4 million… Read More
Health CareNews
5 Key Themes at the First Lady’s Opioid Town Hall With Eric Bolling
First lady Melania Trump welcomed media attention to how the administration is confronting the opioid drug crisis during her appearance Wednesday at a “town hall”… Read More
Health CareNews
In 5 Points, a Former Drug Czar’s Prescription to Combat Opioids and Pot
America needs leaders who will actively discourage recreational drug use and promote “meaningful prevention” and recovery, a former White House drug czar said in remarks… Read More
LawNews
At Bill Signing, Trump Vows to Make ‘Extremely Big Dent’ in Opioid Crisis
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed bipartisan legislation to combat opioid abuse and highlighted the progress made so far in the fight. “Together, we will… Read More
LawCommentary
Why It’s Not ‘Soft On Crime’ to Support Criminal Justice Reform
In a Wall Street Journal editorial last week, Sen. Tom Cotton offered tepid support for prison reform measures in the FIRST STEP Act, which the House passed… Read More
SocietyNews
Melania Trump’s New Initiative Aims to Turn Kids Away From Bullying, Drug Addiction, and Suicide
After months of anticipation, first lady Melania Trump announced her formal initiative this afternoon at the White House, with President Donald Trump in attendance. Her… Read More
SocietyNews
Daily Signal Exclusive: Kellyanne Conway on the Opioid Crisis, Her Critics, and Being a ‘Problematic Woman’
Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Donald Trump, spoke to The Daily Signal’s Kelsey Harkness and The Federalist’s Bre Payton about the administration’s efforts to combat… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Why the US Must Keep Working With Honduras, Despite Cases of Corruption
A recent investigation conducted by the Associated Press discovered that Jose David Aguilar Moran, Honduras’ police chief, personally supported narcotrafficking by freeing a cocaine seizure… Read More
LawCommentary
Jeff Sessions Just Reversed Obama’s Pot Policy. Why That’s Good News for America.
Reversing Obama-era policy, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has given federal prosecutors the discretion to prosecute marijuana traffickers. That’s good news for those who believe in… Read More
LawCommentary
Do We Need 641 Penalties for Nonviolent Drug Crime After Punishment?
Federal laws and regulations carry more than 600 restrictions that may be applied to those convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, according to a new government… Read More
LawCommentary
Congressman’s Bill Would Make It Too Easy to Prosecute Innocent People
Earlier this year, Rep. Daniel Donovan, R-N.Y., introduced a bill that would criminalize the mailing of tableting or encapsulating machines with only few exceptions, presumably… Read More
LawCommentary
How the Justice Department Helped Bring Down the Largest Criminal Marketplace on the Internet
The Department of Justice announced the shutdown of “the largest criminal marketplace on the internet.” The site, AlphaBay, was launched in 2013 after authorities shut… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Coast Guard’s Aging Fleet Is Struggling to Keep Up With Threats
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Waesche recently offloaded 18 tons of cocaine, valued at $554 million, after a multinational counternarcotic operation in the eastern Pacific…. Read More
LawCommentary
As Justice Department Ramps Up Fight Against Violent and Drug Crime, Property Owners Put at Risk
This week, the Department of Justice unveiled a new directive ramping up federal civil forfeiture. The new policy restarts so-called “adoptive” forfeitures as part of… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Getting the Opioid Epidemic Right
The numbers are staggering. Until about a month ago, we had thought drug overdoses were responsible for some 52,000 American lives in 2015. Now the… Read More
Health CareCommentary
We Hear You: Put Blame for Opioid Epidemic Where It Belongs
Editor’s note: Our five-part series by Josh Siegel about the opioid epidemic and its devastating effects in one poor New Hampshire county generated ardent responses from readers…. Read More
Health CareFeature
Meet the First Responders Who Encounter Death by Opioid Overdose
COLEBROOK, N.H.—Sally Zankowski is who comes when it’s too late. She’s there to define, investigate—and make sense of—another sudden death owed to opioid overdose in… Read More
Health CareFeature
How a Family Doctor Works With Police to Combat a Rural County’s Opioid Epidemic
COLEBROOK, N.H.—Bruce Latham, a lanky, self-employed doctor, occupies a unique position in the depths of rural New Hampshire’s opioid drug addiction crisis. As part of… Read More
Health CareFeature
This Doctor Prescribed More Addictive Opioids Than Anyone Else in the State. Now He Tries to Overcome the Drug Crisis.
COLEBROOK, N.H.—Inside a dimly lit room at the largest health care provider in New Hampshire’s least populated county, a circle of drug addicts talk about… Read More
Health CareFeature
In New Hampshire’s Poorest County, One Opioid Addict Helps Another Choose Life Over Death
BETHLEHEM, N.H.—They came to be addicted to drugs in different ways, but ended up in the same place. Steven Blaisdell, 26, a stocky, shy son… Read More
Health CareFeature
This Poor County Switched From Backing Obama to Trump. Here’s What Happened.
COLEBROOK, N.H.—His left foot in a walking boot after surgery, Rick Samson, an independent-minded county commissioner in the northernmost part of New Hampshire, is behind… Read More
LawCommentary
How Trump’s DOJ Can Start Enforcing Federal Marijuana Law
On Thursday last week, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said he “believe[s] that we will see greater enforcement” of the federal laws against recreational… Read More
