Search results for "War on Drugs"
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Economics
Rep. Issa: America’s Policing for Profit Must End
May 9, 2016In 2014, police used forfeiture law to seize more property than burglars stole, and Americans are...
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Cannabis
Brazil Approves Hemp-Derived CBD Imports for Cancer-Related Treatments
May 5, 2016The Brazilian government has approved for import the hemp-derived oil cannabidiol (CBD) produced by Medical Marijuana...
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Legal
Utah Governor Nominee’s Wife Facing Marijuana Charges
May 3, 2016The recent Democratic and Republican conventions in Utah have yielded a surprising batch of unexpected nuggets....
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In The Magazine
Crushing Cartels South of the Border
April 26, 2016In the past three years, Latin America has begun to transform itself from an illegal narco-economy...
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Politics
Women Legalizers Finally in the Majority
April 26, 2016A new CBS poll released last week is the first to show majority female support for marijuana legalization....
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Cannabis
Transgender Vet: ‘Weed Saved my Life’
April 23, 2016Zooey Zachow was deployed into Iraq while serving in the United States Army during the “Don't...
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Cannabis
DEA Approves Cannabis Study Aimed at Treating Veterans with PTSD
April 22, 2016After years of delay, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has finally approved the first-ever trial of...
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Current Events
Can Crowdfunding Help Establish the Benefits of Medical Marijuana?
April 5, 2016Medical research is often dependent on limited grants from the government and from non-profit organizations. Dr....
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Joint Opinions
Children Accidentally Exposed to Pharmaceuticals 375% More Often Than Cannabis
March 26, 2016An issue often reported in the news is children accidentally eating their parents edibles, but how commonplace is...
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Joint Opinions
40-year Study Shows Effects of Cannabis on Personal & Professional Lives
March 23, 2016There is plenty of proof that alcohol use is much more dangerous than cannabis use. You...
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Legal
After a Supreme Court Ruling, Patients and Providers in Montana Have Much to Lose
March 14, 2016The first time I call Noni Sparks, she isn’t feeling well enough to come to the...
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Economics
The $100 Billion Cannabis Industry
March 12, 2016The smell hits me, as it does every time, with a wallop. I’ve visited dozens of...
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Cannabis
Study: Lack of Sleep Triggers the Release of Endocannabinoids & Munchies
March 3, 2016Irregular sleep patterns can release endocannabinoids and induce the munchies in a similar way that cannabis...
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Cannabis
FDA Fails to Call Attention to Consumer Fraud in CBD Hemp Market
March 1, 2016Over the past several years, FDA has issued several warning letters to firms that market unapproved...
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In The Magazine
Seattle’s Finest: Solstice Rides the Wave of Change in Washington
February 27, 2016Since its founding in 2011 Solstice has set the tone for transparent, responsible cannabis cultivation in...
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Legal
Former Attorney General Says Congress Should Reschedule Marijuana
February 24, 2016The powers behind the continued prohibition of marijuana may exist somewhere within a super secret society,...
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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.
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Politics
Utah Passes Two Medical Cannabis Bills Out of Committee, Onto Senate
February 4, 2016Both Utah’s SB 73, the whole-plant medical cannabis bill, and SB 89, a continuation of the...
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Medical
Whole Plant Medical Cannabis Fight Heats Up in Utah Again
February 4, 2016If SB 73 is signed into law, Utah will become the 24th medical cannabis state in...
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Politics
NY Sponsors Big Pharma CBD Trials, But Will Not Expand MMJ
January 25, 2016New York is apparently more interested in stroking the interests of Big Pharma than it is...