The Quick Fix: A Real-Time Round-Up of Today's News

By Will Godfrey 12/01/11

State Governors Ask Feds to Ease Marijuana Rules, Alcohol May Not Cause Risky Sexual Behavior, and Drunk Driver Eats Patrol Car Seat.

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Washington and Rhode Island Governors Ask US to Ease Rules on Marijuana [New York Times]
Hallucinogens Studied as Medical Therapy [LA Times]
Lipitor, Best-Selling Drug Ever, Goes Off Patent [LA Times]
Mexican Peace Activist Gunned Down [CNN]
Alcohol May Not Cause Risky Sexual Behavior [The Lantern]
Designer "Cocaine" is Legal and Potentially Lethal [AZCentral.com]
New California Border Drug Tunnel Found [CBS News]
Drunk Driver Eats Patrol Car Seat [Cookeville Herald Citizen]

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Will Godfrey

Will Godfrey is the former editor-in-chief of TheFix. He was also the founding editor-in-chief of Substance.com, and previously co-founded a magazine for prisoners in London. His work has appeared in Salon, Pacific Standard, AlterNet and The Nation among others. He is currently the Executive Director at FILTER. You can find Will on Linkedin and Twitter.

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