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Politics
Cities Build ‘Safer Consumption Spaces’ for Opiates, But Not Cannabis
February 8, 2018On Feb. 6, San Francisco voted to open “safer consumption spaces” where citizens can legally inject...
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Politics
State of the Union 2018: Where Is the Pot?
January 31, 2018In his first State of the Union speech as president, Donald Trump made no mention of...
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Joint Opinions
Dispelling the Gateway Drug Myth
October 22, 2017Instead of acting as a gateway drug, cannabis is proving to be an effective exit strategy...
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Politics
Anti-Pot Drug Czar Nominee Encouraged Opiate Crisis
October 16, 2017An anti-marijuana congressman was a key architect of the opiate crisis — and he was Trump’s...
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Politics
Report: Insurance Companies Push Opiates Over Less-Addictive Drugs
September 26, 2017In 2015, over 33,000 Americans died from overdosing on opioids, but insurance companies are still making...
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Politics
Could Free Weed Help San Francisco’s Homeless Population?
August 4, 2017A former candidate for San Francisco mayor wants to hand out free medical cannabis to homeless...
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Politics
Gateway Theory: The Big Lie that Won’t Die
July 12, 2017Some myths just refuse to die. Such is the case with the persistent misinformation about cannabis...
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Politics
Pennsylvania Congressman Seen as Likely Drug Czar Pick
April 11, 2017U.S. Rep. Tom Marino is likely to become the next White House drug czar.
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Cannabis
Republicans Keep Being Wrong on Opiates and Marijuana
April 10, 2017Republicans couldn't be more wrong when it comes to comparing opioids and medical marijuana.
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Cannabis
Dabs in Rehab? Welcome to High Sobriety
March 31, 2017Dabs in rehab sounds like an contradiction to some, but an emerging philosophy of harm reduction...
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Politics
Sessions Ups Anti-Pot Talk, But Mixed Message on Crackdown
March 15, 2017Attorney General Jeff Sessions doubled down on his anti-cannabis rhetoric in a speech to law enforcement,...
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Politics
Georgia Cannabis Advocates Push for Expanded Access
February 2, 2017Conservative legislators are pushing back against growing outcry for expanded access to cannabis medicine in Georgia....
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Cannabis
Smoke Yourself Clean: Rehab With Marijuana
January 25, 2017Lab, cell, animal and human trials back up use of cannabis.
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Politics
NJ Dems Ignore Gov. Chris Christie On Legalization
January 16, 2017New Jersey's Republican governor, Chris Christie, has made his opposition to cannabis legalization clear on several...
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Legal
Texas Bill Would Radically Expand Scope of MMJ Program
December 6, 2016Texas lawmakers are considering a bill that would add two dozen medical conditions to the list of...
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Current Events
Utah Governor Hopeful Says Medical Pot Helps Wife, Others
October 18, 2016SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Hours after his wife pleaded guilty to misdemeanor pot-possession charges connected...
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Politics
U.S. Attorney General: Marijuana Is No Gateway Drug
September 22, 2016By now, the “gateway” theory has been pretty well exploded. Data from the federal government shows...
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Joint Opinions
Cannabis Facts to Convince the Opposition
September 19, 2016With the last month’s announcement that the Drug Enforcement Agency will continue to classify marijuana as...
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Politics
Sanders Outperforms Bush On Cannabis At Town Halls
February 20, 2016With the Nevada caucus and South Carolina primary looming large on Saturday, Democrats traveled to Las...
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In History
Veterans on the Front Lines in Fight for Medical Cannabis
February 5, 2016Ricardo Pereyda discovered the medicinal benefits of cannabis to treat his PTSD after serving in Iraq.