Ryan Grim is the senior congressional correspondent for the Huffington Post. He is a former staff reporter with Politico.com and Washington City Paper. He won the 2007 Alt-Weekly Award for best long-form news-story and is the author of the book, "This Is Your Country on Drugs."

Blog Entries by Ryan Grim

Read the Never-Before-Published Letter From LSD-Inventor Albert Hofmann to Apple CEO Steve Jobs

103 Comments | Posted July 8, 2009 | 03:23 PM (EST)


The following post is adapted from the new book "This Is Your Country On Drugs: The Secret History of Getting High in America." The letter is published with the permission of the estate of LSD-inventor Albert Hofmann. For more on events related to the book, see the Facebook...

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NAFTA And The Drug Cartels: "A Deal Made In Narco Heaven" -- Exclusive Excerpt and Live Chat at 3pm EST

56 Comments | Posted July 1, 2009 | 09:24 AM (EST)


This post is excerpted from Ryan Grim's "This Is Your Country On Drugs: The Secret History of Getting High in America", on sale this week. He was online on Monday for a live chat to discuss the book and other aspects of drug policy. For info on

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Exclusive Excerpt: This Is Your Country On Drugs

355 Comments | Posted June 29, 2009 | 09:55 AM (EST)


This post is adapted from Ryan Grim's This Is Your Country On Drugs: The Secret History of Getting High in America, on sale today. He was also online for a live chat to discuss the book and other aspects of drug policy. For info on events and reviews,...

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