The sooner we accept the reality that each one of us is a drug user, the sooner we’ll look at those who struggle with drug misuse from a place of compassion. This post from Drug Policy Alliance puts forward the case for ending the decades-old failed war on drugs. Who can honestly say that they don’t use drugs? I’m not necessarily talking about illegal drugs, like marijuana ... Continue Reading
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Bernie Sanders: First 2016 Candidate to Call for Legal Marijuana
Marijuana legalization advocates say Bernie Sanders became the first major presidential candidate to call for legal marijuana during Tuesday’s debate. This post from BuzzFeed News reports that the Sanders campaign is more cautious, but it’s clear the shift advocates were looking for has come. The first Democratic presidential debate on Tuesday wasn’t the splashy policy ... Continue Reading
Tracing America’s Drug War from Caffeine to Weed
This video from AJ+ traces 100 years of America’s drug war starting from early 1900s. This post from Esquire showcases the dynamic video that reviews the history of the war on drugs in the United States and the vicious cycle it has created as a result. https://youtu.be/ymxH9uVq8-g You name it, the U.S. has banned it at some point. Caffeine? Check. Alcohol? Check. ... Continue Reading
Legal Cannabis Used to Replace Alcohol, Prescription Drugs
A survey concludes that patients with access to legal cannabis typically reduce their consumption of prescription pills, booze and hard drugs. This post from The Weed Blog reports the findings of Canadian investigators who assessed the habits of 473 legally recognized medical cannabis patients. Patients who possess legal access to cannabis frequently substitute it in place ... Continue Reading
Does Smoking Marijuana Affect Your Dating and Sex Life?
With recreational marijuana legalized in 4 states, questions about weed’s effect on relationships are doing the rounds. This post from Cosmopolitan brings together the first hand opinion of eight readers on what smoking marijuana does to dating. Now that 23 states and DC have legalized weed, 4 of them for recreational use as well as medical, the debate about whether it ... Continue Reading