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Don’t Dismiss Spencer Pratt’s Loss
The former reality TV star lost his bid for Los Angeles mayor, but his blunt talk about meth, fentanyl, and homelessness changed the conversation around…
Sam Quinones
Tyler Cowen: Legal Weed Is a Mistake We Had to Make
I supported legalization, and I didn’t expect such widespread addiction. Yet it’s still better than asking the state to thwart popular demand.
Tyler Cowen
Going for the Gold—on Drugs. Plus…
The progressive LA mayoral candidate ‘out-Mamdanied’ by Spencer Pratt. Martin Gurri on Trump’s Cuba plans. Evan Barker dives into the Democrats…
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Going for the Gold—on Steroids
Athletes at this weekend’s Enhanced Games are encouraged to use drugs that would otherwise destroy their reputations. Could this be the future of…
Noah Bernstein
EXCLUSIVE: Cannabis Giants Sued for Marketing Weed as Medicine
A new class-action lawsuit alleges three of America’s largest marijuana companies know that science doesn’t support their health claims—but keep saying…
Josh Code
Is Ibogaine the Next Miracle Drug?
American addicts and traumatized veterans are flocking to Mexico to ingest a powerful hallucinogen. But the president just signed an executive order…
Josh Code
America’s Public Disorder Is a Choice
America’s hands-off approach to mental illness and addiction is failing everyone.
Chris Arnade
How a Billionaire Friend Changed Trump’s Mind About Pot
Credit card pioneer Howard Kessler persuaded the president to buck decades of Republican dogma on marijuana. ‘It really had to do with a personal…
Gabe Kaminsky
The Weekend Press: The Teenage Stoners of America
Plus: Two drinks with the momfluencer who says night nurses are a ‘narcissistic trend.’ Eli Lake remembers Jesse Jackson’s greatest speech. River Page…
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Why Fentanyl Deaths Are Falling
Changes in supply and demand—plus the toll of a million deaths—have disrupted the fentanyl market.
Sally Satel
The Drug Turning Philadelphia into a Zombieland
First heroin, then fentanyl, then tranq. Now medetomidine is hollowing out Kensington Avenue in Philadelphia, the country’s most notorious open-air drug…
Mattha Busby
Could Massachusetts Become the First State to Undo Legal Weed?
Marijuana opponents are racking up wins across the country—thanks in part to Kevin Sabet, the bipartisan adviser leading the charge.
Josh Code
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