The federal government continues its war on business, often in the name of the War on Drugs.

Lynnette Shaw owned Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana in Fairfax, California. For 15 years she sold pot to customers who had clearance from a doctor.

Medical Marijuana is legal in California, as it is in 16 other states. That didn't matter to the feds, who shut her down in December.

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We've all heard the arguments against drug legalization: It would be anarchy! Americans would ingest dangerous substances wildly! They would randomly commit violence! Society as we know it would cease to exist!

The people of Portugal heard these claims 10 years ago, when the country decriminalized all drugs.

People predicted the country would spiral into chaos. So did that happen?

No.

Independent studies found that, after the drug law passed, the number of Portuguese who regularly do drugs stayed about the same. Problematic and youth drug use went down... continue reading »

Yesterday, dozens of California medical marijuana dispensaries got letters like this one from Obama's Department of Justice that warned they must shut down "even if such activities are permitted under state law."

This afternoon, four DOJ attorneys held a press conference and said this:

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Of all the Republican Presidential Candidates, Gallup says Herman Cain has the highest "positive intensity score." That means voters who know him - like him.

That's a good thing, and I like Cain because he has an impressive record in the business world. He turned around the failing Godfather's Pizza. Unlike most politicians, he understands business, and the damage regulation does... continue reading »

America has a race problem. True, we elected a black president, but that doesn't change the fact that one in nine young black men ... is in jail. More than 10 percent. It doesn't change the fact that many Blacks don't trust the police, and sometimes won't help the police. ... continue reading »

Around the New Year, many people resolve to cut back on “vices”. What’s nice about New Year’s resolutions is that the choice to cut back is ours. We get to decide if drinking or smoking is right, or moral, or not. That’s freedom. But when government makes resolutions for us … we don’t have a choice. That's why I call tonight's show "Forced Resolutions" (FBN @ 9pm ET). It’s important to keep in mind that government is force... continue reading »

On the Factor tonight, Bill attacks me for favoring drug legalization.   He presents it in his usual charming way:

“Are you a pot-head, Stossel?”

“Pot’s going to lose in California.”... continue reading »

My show tonight covered the drug war disaster. The show will re-air tonight at midnight EST; Saturday at 9pm and midnight EST; and Sunday at 10pm EST. To be part of the studio audience for a future show, e-mail stosseltix@foxbusiness.com

Let's end drug Prohibition. That's the case I'll make on tonight's show (FBN @ 8pm & midnight ET). We've waged a war on drug use for forty years. It has only made us less safe. I'll start the show off by interviewing (debating?) Sean Hannity. Then we'll hear from Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron and Wall Street Journal's Mary Anastasia O'Grady... continue reading »

40 years ago, President Nixon declared a war on drugs, but what has it achieved? Police forces that increasingly resemble paramilitary forces, breaking down doors, holding families at gun-point, killing the family dog...over small amounts of marijuana. Drug gangs are funded by the high profits that come from black market smuggling... continue reading »