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Dealbreaker: She's Gay

We didn’t know where our relationship would go from there, but we both knew we didn’t want a divorce.

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Paul M. Davis

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Dealbreaker: He's on the Rebound

“Aren’t you, like, a broken man?” I asked, my hand protectively covering my lips. “Probably,” he conceded.

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Beth Hoeckel

Dec 17, 2011

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High Minded: Blow This Joint

This is where I stop writing about pot, hand the vaporizer over to you fine dudes, and start writing about other things.

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Tess Lynch

Nov 21, 2011

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High Minded: The High Holidays Stoners Do Christmas, Thanksgiving, and Graduation

Here’s how to walk that holiday tightrope even when you’re a little crooked.

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Tess Lynch

Nov 07, 2011

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High Minded: This Is Your Brain on Weed

There was no question that my symptoms were mental as opposed to physical.

Beth Hoeckel

Tess Lynch

Oct 23, 2011

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High Minded: Is Pot Smoking Hobby, Medicine, or Crime? Is Pot Smoking Hobby, Medicine, or Crime?

It's a weird point in time when a doctor can prescribe you a really awesome but federally-illegal drug that causes your health insurance to skyrocket.

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Tess Lynch

Oct 09, 2011

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High Minded: Joint-Rolling as Performance Art

Joint-rolling is a kind of performance art: You made it. You smoked it. You basically ate it.

Beth Hoeckel

Tess Lynch

Sep 25, 2011

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Identity Crisis

Is transgender teens’ desire to switch their sex a mental disorder that needs treatment, or is it the rest of society that has a problem?

Beth Hoeckel

Natasha Vargas-Cooper

Sep 15, 2011

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High Minded: Working Under the Influence

I believe that it is impossible not to disintegrate from sadness if you attempt to serve people food when you’re stoned.

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Tess Lynch

Sep 12, 2011

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High Minded: When Stoners Fall in Love

Leaving your house and talking to people may be the difference between smoking pot a lot and smoking pot too much.

Beth Hoeckel

Tess Lynch

Aug 28, 2011

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We didn’t know where our relationship would go from there, but we both knew we didn’t want a divorce.

“Aren’t you, like, a broken man?” I asked, my hand protectively covering my lips. “Probably,” he conceded.

This is where I stop writing about pot, hand the vaporizer over to you fine dudes, and start writing about other things.

Here’s how to walk that holiday tightrope even when you’re a little crooked.

There was no question that my symptoms were mental as opposed to physical.

It's a weird point in time when a doctor can prescribe you a really awesome but federally-illegal drug that causes your health insurance to skyrocket.

Joint-rolling is a kind of performance art: You made it. You smoked it. You basically ate it.

Is transgender teens’ desire to switch their sex a mental disorder that needs treatment, or is it the rest of society that has a problem?

I believe that it is impossible not to disintegrate from sadness if you attempt to serve people food when you’re stoned.

Leaving your house and talking to people may be the difference between smoking pot a lot and smoking pot too much.