The price of legalizing pot is too high Kevin A. Sabet, Kevin A. Sabet worked at the Office of National Drug Control Policy in the Clinton and Bush administrations. He is currently a consultant in private practice.
Decriminalize marijuana Marie Myung-Ok Lee, Marie Myung-Ok Lee teaches at Brown University and is working on a novel about medical malpractice.
Lawyers, guns and money: Three reasons to end the drug war Brian O'Dea, Brian O'Dea, one of the biggest marijuana smugglers in U.S. history, is also a reformed addict and a former drug counselor. He is now a film and television producer and the author of the just-published "High: Confessions of an International Drug Smuggler."
Samuel Johnson -- Mr. Los Angeles Amy Wilentz, Amy Wilentz is the author, most recently, of "I Feel Earthquakes More Often Than They Happen." She teaches literary journalism at UC Irvine.
'Up's' literary antecedents Jerry Griswold, Griswold teaches literature at San Diego State. His most recent book is "Feeling Like a Kid: Childhood and Children's Literature."
Mexico seeks to pinpoint cause of deadly fire at day-care center Diana Barrios and Ken Ellingwood, Barrios is a special correspondent. Cecilia Sanchez of The Times' Mexico City Bureau and Times staff writer Ruben Vives in Los Angeles contributed to this report.