By May Wilkerson

Oregon and Arkansas rejected their recreational and medical marijuana bills. But backers tell The Fix they're ready for the next round. MORE  

By Chrisanne Grise

Researchers track drug cartels via Google, smart people may booze more, and "Octomom" Nadya Suleman checks into rehab for Rx drugs. MORE  

By Will Godfrey

Arkansas' pro-medical marijuana campaigners tell The Fix why they're optimistic for the November 6 vote—despite the latest polls. MORE  

By The Fix staff

Painkiller crackdown targets pharmacies, dieting may trigger food addiction, and talk show host Montel Williams calls out anti-marijuana campaign for racism. MORE  

By Chrisanne Grise

Motherhood changes the impact of cocaine on the brain, Scotland faces cartel invasion, and Mitch Winehouse raises awareness about club drug deaths. MORE  

By Walter Armstrong

Predictably, in round 2 in the Obama vs. Romney debates there were no questions about drugs. If they had been asked, here's how the candidates would have responded. MORE  

By The Fix staff

A fifth of new parents drink more post-baby, a Brazilian politico trades cocaine for votes, and a truck driver makes a major meth lab faux pas. MORE  

By Tony O'Neill

Advocates will challenge the government's position on pot at the US Court of Appeal, weeks before the presidential elections. MORE  

By The Fix staff

Pot dispensaries "cloud MMJ's image," the Coast Guard unloads a huge drugs haul, and a teen needs surgery after drinking liquid nitrogen in a cocktail. MORE  

By Chrisanne Grise

Repeal of LA's pot shop bans shows activists' clout, black mamba venom is "better than morphine," and Breaking Bad's Walter White becomes an action figure. MORE