Did Decriminalizing Drugs Lead to More Deaths in Washington and Oregon? The Manhattan Institute’s Charles Fain Lehman overstates the evidence supporting that conclusion. Reason · Jul 24
No, a New Study Does Not 'Lay To Rest' the Debate Over Drug 'Legalization' The Manhattan Institute’s Charles Fain Lehman misstates the findings of a new paper to claim he was right all along. Reason · Jul 15
The murder capital of the US and a former mayor on crack: DC’s history of crime problems The president’s depiction of Washington, D.C. as a violent, crime-ridden cesspit is nothing new The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2025
Legalize All Drugs! Reason Versus City Journal City Journal's Rafael Mangual and Charles Fain Lehman debate Reason's Billy Binion and Jacob Sullum on legalizing all drugs. Reason · Jun 27, 2025
Detailing the 'Real Problem With Legal Weed,' a Critic Grossly Exaggerates the Prevalence of Pot Addiction The Manhattan Institute's Charles Fain Lehman misleadingly equates a survey's measure of "cannabis use disorder" with "compulsive" consumption that causes "health and social problems." Reason · Jul 5, 2024
Pot Legalization Is a 'Big Mistake' Only If You Ignore the Value of Freedom and the Injustice of Prohibition The harm caused by marijuana abuse does not justify reverting to an oppressive policy that criminalized peaceful conduct. Reason · May 18, 2023