A drug smuggling ring at Toronto's Pearson Airport has turned innocent travelers into unwitting drug mules — and some are ...

A new study found that people's beliefs about the harmfulness of an illegal substance are stronger predictors of support for both punishment and court-mandated treatment than beliefs about who is to ...

Proposition 36 goes into effect on Wednesday, increasing penalties for some theft and drug crimes. Prop 36, passed by voters in a landslide last month, undoes some of the changes made by Proposition ...

Tests strips, used to detect the presence of fentanyl and xylazine in different kinds of drugs, such as cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin, lay next to a bag of heroin at St. Ann's Corner of Harm ...

Californians voted for tougher penalties for dealers. Florida, North Dakota and South Dakota rejected proposals to legalize marijuana. Massachusetts denied a measure allowing possession of ...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has issued a memo advising U.S. attorneys on the use of capital punishment in drug-related prosecutions. It states that Congress has passed several statutes to give DoJ ...

The death penalty is a travesty when it is used against anyone. It is called the ultimate penalty for a reason. In the American legal tradition, it is only to be imposed after a careful weighing of ...

Sri Lanka, Aug. 11 -- Attention has been drawn on implementing the death penalty for drug related crimes and offences during the discussions held at the 'Ratama Ekata' National Steering Council, ...

First lady Nancy Reagan stands next to an anti-drug campaign poster during a press conference at the White House, July 14, 1987. Mrs. Reagan discussed a series of movie industry sponsored anti-drug ...