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Manic Marmoset Leads Cops to Owner's Stash

By Bryan Le

Police chase a tiny, terrorizing monkey home and discover its owner's drugs. MORE  

Student Abandoned in DEA Cell Nearly Dies

By McCarton Ackerman

A San Diego student arrested for drugs was abandoned for four days with no food or water. MORE  

420 Festival: A Gateway Gathering?

By Bryan Le

Raver culture meets a stoner holiday at a controversial party tomorrow. MORE  

Morning Roundup: April 20, 2012

By Bryan Le

Pot activists sue over 4/20 campus closure, teens on ecstasy and speed become depressed, and Rihanna spotted with "unknown substance" at Coachella. MORE  

Obama Gets People High

By Adam K. Raymond

President Obama('s likeness) is on all kinds of drugs. MORE  

"Roflcoptr" Hits UK Dance Floors

By McCarton Ackerman

You'd think a designer drug whose name means "Rolling On the Floor Laughing Crapping Our Pants Totally Ruined" would be less popular. MORE  

US Opens Second Drug War Front

By Luke Walker

Indian reservations, Hells Angels and 4,000 miles: Why our northern frontier is especially hard to guard. MORE  

Morning Roundup: January 19, 2012

By Luke Walker

Pinkberry co-founder's drug use may have led him to violence, New therapy could protect liver from drug damage, and Ex-Miss USA appears in court for drunk driving. MORE  

Morning Roundup: January 13, 2012

By Luke Walker

Michigan to decide on medical marijuana regulation, Prison guard busted smuggling heroin-filled burrito into jail, and Leigh Steinberg declares bankruptcy, blames alcohol treatment. MORE  

More Than 200 Million People Use Illicit Drugs

By Luke Walker

Developed nations are the most enthusiastic consumers, notes a comprehensive review of studies, and the figures given are an underestimate. MORE  

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A budget hearing was suspended due to claims that the finance minister "reeked" of vodka.

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