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Morning Roundup: April 18, 2012

By Bryan Le

Colorado's marijuana amendment gets a big push, Supreme Court weighs crack sentencing, and companies allow employees to drink Mad Men-style. MORE  

Pro-Pot Billboards Go Up in Florida

By Valerie Tejeda

Drivers in Pompano Beach may do a double-take today. MORE  

NYC Inches Towards Medical Marijuana

By Tony O'Neill

The New York City Council overwhelmingly backs legalizing MMJ—state lawmakers are the next hurdle. MORE  

The Case Against Medical Marijuana

By Kevin A. Sabet

On Wednesday, two leading governors pressured the Feds to reclassify marijuana for medical use. The Fix's newest columnist, a former drug policy adviser to the Obama administration, thinks that's a very bad idea. MORE  

Marginalized by Media, Gary Johnson Goes Rogue—and Pagan

By Jed Bickman

The GOP candidate, who boasts progressive drug-reform positions and a sense of humor, makes news by courting the Occult vote. MORE  

The Quick Fix
Morning Roundup: May 21, 2012

South Asian cartels muscle into the meth market, missing actor Nick Stahl turns up in rehab, and public punishment for author's daughter for Facebook vodka photo.

5:00am
Addicts' Dance Troupe Storms the Stage

Some of these dancing addicts used to beg outside the theaters they now perform in, their director tells The Fix.

5/18/12 5:01pm
Camel Cigs Appeal More and More to Tweens

The tobacco giant won't self-congratulate too loudly for the profitable popularity of its "Crush" cigarettes among kids.

5/18/12 3:52pm
"Kegasus" Is Sober, Not Really a Centaur

Horse-racing's drunken spokesbeast is played by an actor who hasn't had a drink in 20 years.

5/18/12 2:57pm
Bollywood Star's "Drunken Cricket Brawl"

Actor Shah Rukh Khan, the "King of Bollywood," is banned from a stadium in Mumbai.

5/18/12 2:09pm
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This luxe, free-spirited San Francisco rehab allows residents some leeway to decide to what extent their sobriety will involve traditional 12-Step programs.

Santé Center for Healing
 
 
 

Community ties are strong at this raucous Texas rehab, where residents bond quickly on the ropes course and over fried chicken and sweet tea.


The Watershed
 
 
 

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