Five Journalists Who Did Drugs for Work

TRIPPING OUT

Maureen Dowd isn't the only one. Many others have done it before-and better. But sometimes, the results are unexpected and tragic.

Published Jun. 4 2014 3:40PM EDT

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Apparently not content to win a Pulitzer for viciously shaming Monica Lewinsky, New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd took the bold journalistic step of trying edible pot and writing about the alleged dangers of the burgeoning legal marijuana industry.

Emily Shire

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Five Journalists Who Did Drugs for Work

Maureen Dowd isn't the only one. Many others have done it before-and better. But sometimes, the results are unexpected and tragic.

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Emily Shire