Legal marijuana in the U.S. is hurting the profits of Mexican drug cartels and marijuana growers. This article from The Washington Post highlights how legal marijuana is finally doing what the drug war couldn’t. Legal marijuana may be doing at least one thing that a decades-long drug war couldn't: taking a bite out of Mexican drug cartels' profits. The latest data from ... Continue Reading
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How Many Americans Die from Marijuana Overdose?
The number of people who died from marijuana overdose remained same as in previous years. This article from The Huffington Post compares and contrasts the overdose death rate for several legal as well as illicit drugs. With marijuana now legal in some form throughout 23 states, the number of Americans who fatally overdosed on the drug last year was significant: The ... Continue Reading
Isn’t Each One of Us a Drug User?
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
Marijuana at the Bottom of DEA’s Drug Threat List
Despite marijuana being at the Bottom of DEA’s drug threat list, marijuana arrests continue unabated. This article from The Washington Post speculates on why the police continues to focus on marijuana-related offenses. America's cops overwhelmingly do not see marijuana as a major threat to their communities, according to results of a survey released this week as part of the ... 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