President Richard Nixon first declared a war on drugs in 1971, funneling more federal money into agencies intended to combat drug use. Then, in the 1980s, several pieces of legislation created ...

Texas' proximity to Mexico undoubtedly explains the surge of methamphetamine into the state. It's also fair to suggest this drives the number of meth cases that appear in federal district court in ...

Harsh - and some argue unjust - federal sentences for methamphetamine crimes exact not only a human cost. They also put a financial strain on taxpayers. Meth is the single-biggest reason for people ...

Changes in how methamphetamine trafficking is punished under federal law are being proposed this year to bring sentences more in line with other hard drugs such as cocaine and heroin. The impact of ...