A pretty bracing view of Mexico’s take on the US drug war and the savage toll it’s taken on Mexico. Former Mexican President Vincente Fox showed up In Seattle today for a new conference to announce the launch of the first national marijuana brand. He’s not involved in the business but urged reporters to “maintain a focus on the important issues at hand: the failure of the drug war, the thousands of lives lost, and the better alternative offered by legalization.”

Washington state police dogs must now unlearn how to smell weed post-legalization in the state.

“An attorney for the unidentified woman said she became intoxicated at a “football house” and woke up the next morning with little recollection of the previous night. She learned through social media and friends that three men claimed to have had sex with her.”

More here.