war on drugs

August 2, 2019 Rob Port

The State of North Dakota is suing the pharmaceutical industry over the opioid crisis (the suit was recently dismissed but...

July 11, 2018 Rob Port

Last month a North Dakota Judge ruled that nearly 500 lbs of marijuana seized during a traffic stop could not...

August 5, 2016 Rob Port

There is a significant debate in North Dakota right now circling around prison overcrowding and how we treat drug abuse...

March 16, 2016 Rob Port

This year North Dakotans may be asked to vote on not one but two ballot measures legalizing marijuana (and, ironically,...

February 18, 2015 Rob Port

A bill to legalize medicinal marijuana didn't get much love from the state House today. It failed on a 26-67...

February 4, 2015 Rob Port

Today lawmakers on the House Human Services Committee are hearing testimony on HB1430 which would legalize the use of medicinal...

August 14, 2014 Rob Port

I have a friend of mine whom I will call Bret. Bret is a 32 year old North Dakotan who...

January 7, 2014 Rob Port

The dramatic reversal of opinion among Americans about the legalization of pot is hardly a news story any more. At...

May 7, 2013 Rob Port

There's a fascinating lesson in the economics of prohibition to be learned from this report of a drug dealer who...

May 6, 2013 Rob Port

The US Senate just passed the misnamed Marketplace Fairness Act on a 69-27 vote. Both of North Dakota's Senators, John...