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July 10, 2013
A Hard Film to Swallow
The anti-drug documentary that West Virginians refuse to watch
June 13, 2013
The Painful Politics of Painkillers
Opioids are deadlier than ever, but research into cannabis is still taboo
May 20, 2013
Dear TV: 'Mad Men' Season Six Episode 8, Post 1
"Mad Men" takes speed
May 7, 2013
Subu Must Die
How a nation of junkies went cold turkey
April 26, 2013
Too Hot for K Street?
Africa's first "narco-state" loses its fancy D.C. lobbying firm—but not for the obvious reason
January 29, 2013
Why Rehab Fails
The dogma of AA has taken over
March 19, 2011
TNR Film Classic: ‘The Man With the Golden Arm’ (1956)
February 17, 1997
The Return of Pot
California gears up for a long, strange trip.
April 30, 1990
Regrets Only
How little it mattered.
October 2, 1989
This Journalist Smoked Crack So He Could Write This Article
August 19, 1967
Pot Britannica: The All-Time High

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