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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
The Drug Wars. Plus. . .
Are the air strikes on narco-boats in the Caribbean legal? The mysterious marijuana syndrome filling emergency rooms. Dr. Cornel West on why we still…
The Free Press
Trump’s Been Bombing Boats in the Caribbean. Is This Legal?
I thought the answer was an obvious no. It turns out to be much more complicated.
Jed Rubenfeld
Kratom vs. 7-OH: Should These Drugs Be Banned?
The kratom industry says that 7-OH is dangerous. The 7-OH industry says that its product helps wean addicts, and kratom is the problem. Who can you…
River Page
Grass Sick: The Mysterious Marijuana Syndrome Filling Emergency Rooms
Nonstop vomiting, involuntary screaming, and the worst pain of their lives. The only way to stop the symptoms? Stop getting high.
Josh Code
How Katie Herzog Drank Her Way to Sobriety
Most people don’t know there’s a drug that can help some alcoholics recover—while still drinking.
Bari Weiss
1HR 2M
MAGA and Marijuana Might Become Best Buds
The president doesn’t smoke or drink—but is open to loosening federal cannabis rules. ‘It’s good politics,’ a White House official says.
Gabe Kaminsky and Tanner Nau
I Tried Wall Street’s Famous Brain Drugs
My experimental high and crash through the not-quite-legal, sort of effective, occasionally heart-pounding medicine cabinet of Wall Street and Silicon…
Park MacDougald
The Death of the Public Library
Public libraries are in decline not because of the internet or because people are reading less, but because they have become de facto homeless shelters.
Zac Bissonnette
My Son Died of a Fentanyl OD. Congress Can Prevent It from Happening to Others.
Cutting Narcan distribution from the budget would be unconscionable.
Peter Richmond
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