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Amendment to Defund Obama's MMJ Raids Fails

By Sarah Beller

A bipartisan group of House representatives seeks to pull the plug on the federal medical pot crackdown. MORE  

Morning Roundup: May 10, 2012

By Bryan Le

Gay-friendlier White House still cracks down on MMJ in swing state Colorado, NBA Star reveals alcohol struggle, and stoners claim freedom of religion when busted. MORE  

Pelosi Speaks Out Amid Pot Policy Chaos

By Tony O'Neill

The Obama administration's marijuana policy continues to confuse. MORE  

Video: Jimmy Kimmel Ridicules Pot Crackdown

By Valerie Tejeda

The comedian asks some satirical questions to President Obama at the star-studded White House Correspondents' Dinner. MORE  

Morning Roundup: April 30, 2012

By The Fix staff

Anti-alcohol meds found to be underprescribed, secondhand smoke permeates apartment buildings, and Germans debate booze bans to derail "party trains." MORE  

Marijuana Vending Machine Sparks Spat

By Valerie Tejeda

Cops close a vending machine company for making a device to dispense MMJ. MORE  

Breaking News: New Jersey Permits Pot-Growing

By Chrisanne Grise

The Garden State has granted its first medical marijuana permit after a two-year delay. MORE  

Morning Roundup: April 12, 2012

By May Wilkerson

Obama accused of flip-flopping on medical pot, Rx drug take-back day set for April 28, and Whitney Houston's daughter "caught smoking pot" on camera. MORE  

Debate Heats Up Over Medical Marijuana in NY

By Chrisanne Grise

Gov. Cuomo says he will reject medical marijuana bill despite NY's widespread support. MORE  

Morning Roundup: April 10, 2012

By May Wilkerson

Florida governor vetoes bill to help addicts in prison, teen drinking could lead to breast cancer, and iconic blues singer Bonnie Raitt is a quarter-century clean. MORE  

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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


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