unusual punishments
Being abstinent from drugs and alcohol doesn't mean forsaking fun. A thriving community testifies that kink and sobriety go together like a fist in a leather glove. MORE
A UK judge sentences a man to write about the "dangers of marijuana," or go to jail. MORE
By Sarah Beller
The bizarre beating "treatment" doesn't enjoy mainstream support—but some recipients swear by it. MORE
A South Carolina mom inflicts public humiliation on her pot-smoking son. MORE
Lance Armstrong accuses anti-doping chief of a "vendetta," how addicts abuse their treatments, and Maroon 5's Adam Levine considers drug experiments "valuable." MORE
Having to hold a sign in public is certainly unusual. But is it also cruel? MORE
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