In 1971 President Nixon declared war on drugs. This was the time of the counterculture with millions of young Americans turning to marijuana, cocaine, and other drugs to feel the “high” that so many ...

As a teenager I saw the war on drugs up close. Then I studied it as an economist and saw it differently.

Her quote gained new life after an operation by Mexico's federal forces led to the death of cartel boss "El Mencho." ...

The U.S. and its allies have spilled blood and treasure to kill drug lords and defeat cartels, but the drugs keep coming and the new groups are more violent than ever.

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. The Trump administration’s undeclared war on what it calls “narco-terrorists” in ...

Last month, the U.S. Senate narrowly rejected a bipartisan resolution recently that would have prevented the Trump administration from launching military strikes in Venezuela without congressional ...

Reagan administration official William Bennett breaks with Trump on cannabis policy, citing concerns about youth marijuana use, school absenteeism and academic performance decline.

Tony Perkins is president of the Family Research Council. “There was no ‘kill them all’ order.” That is what Navy Admiral Frank “Mitch” Bradley told lawmakers last week in a classified briefing on the ...