Outrageous and Ridiculous – Drug Smuggling Word Search – Latest Cannabis News Today
There’s a famous saying, “Necessity is the mother of creation,” and nothing more applies to a drug smuggler. When it comes to smuggling drugs, a smuggler must use
Drug incarceration rates are falling, but police continue to make arrests
Despite the ongoing decriminalization of cannabis, drug arrests continue as steady as they have always been. A Pew analysis shows a deep dive into these trends, capturing data from
British police commander charged with drug use on holiday
The British cannabis debate, more than almost anywhere else, has long since descended into the tragic-comic. This latest development is no exception. Julian Bennett, who wrote the
How to use an at-home drug test
For many people who consume cannabis on a regular basis in any form, drug tests (and the potential consequences of failing) can hang out in the back of the mind. Though many of us
Demonizing Drug Use So Kids Don’t Try Them, Does That Even Work?
Should we demonize drug use for the youth in order to deter them from consuming them? One Reddit user believes so as he wrote in this post entitled, “Demonizing drugs among young
Decriminalize Nature and Students For Sensible Drug Policy Create a Community Healing Alliance
Two advocacy organizations are coming together to decriminalize entheogens and continue fighting against the War on Drugs. Decriminalize Nature (DN) and Students for Sensible Drug
Forget mushrooms, is toad venom the new hallucinogenic drug for the rich and famous?
It’s 2022 and we’re decades away from the ’60s, but psychedelics sure have another big day. The use of psilocybin, as well as other hallucinogenic psychedelic dru
How the Cannabis Industry Can Solve the Schedule I Drug Discovery Barrier Problem
This article originally appeared on Cannabis.net and has been republished with permission. The “Psychedelic Train” has left the station, NIDA Director Nora Volkow said
How the cannabis industry can solve the Schedule 1 drug research barrier problem weed is currently facing
The “Psychedelic Train” has left the station, NIDA director Nora Volkow said in a recent article covered by Marijuana Moment. Volkow, who has served as director of the
Psilocybin Mushrooms Could Be Moved Before Marijuana in UN Drug Deal? wait what
Could a global policy shift be the best way to kick-start research into psilocybin’s medicinal potential? A new movement for international psychedelic reform was started. A g
Channel 12 News’ Reefer Madness will end 2021 with a bit of ‘marijuana is a gateway drug’
At the beginning of 2022, you might think that Reefer Madness has gone the way of the dodo. One would expect science and reason to dictate our policies. However, for all of us who
Former Illinois drug czar joins cannabis lobbying sector
The top official overseeing Illinois cannabis policy is leaving the public sector to join the cannabis lobby. Toi Hutchinson, who has served as senior cannabis control advisor to I
Is your drug a psychedelic, a dissociative, or an empathogen?
Mind & Matter is a monthly column by Nick Jikomes, PhD, Leafly’s director of science and innovation. All intoxicating drugs are psychoactive, but not all psychoactive dr
White House drug czar signals the possibility of safer consumption locations to deal with the drug overdose crisis
By Nina Zdinjak Compared to other countries, overdose death rates in the United States are three to four times higher. The CDC recently confirmed an estimated 100,306 drug overdose
Will the DEA move a cocaine-based drug over marijuana?
Imagine for decades pushing for marijuana legislation just so that a drug made from a stronger and more harmful controlled substance would get more DEA support. Very few people wou
There’s no evidence that smoking weed is occasionally harmful, says the top federal drug official
By Nina Zdinjak The director of the National Institute On Drug Abuse (NIDA) Dr. Nora Volkow recently discussed the pros and cons of cannabis use in an interview with FiveThirtyEigh
New Zealand: World’s first legal drug check at public events
By David E. Carpenter New Zealand recently made a name for itself as the first country in the world to legalize drug control services, especially for those attending festivals and
Warnings and Lessons from Dune’s Drug Economy
Dune’s drug economy isn’t as fictional as it seems. It can be read as an allegory for many real events: the scramble for Africa, the colonization of the New World, and
Cannabis-based drug approved in Peru for the treatment of cancer
By Javier Hasse The cannabis-based drug Sativyl was approved in Peru for the treatment of cancer-related pain. Sativyl made by Verdemed is designed to be as similar as possible to
All about Cannabis – A Psychoactive Medicinal Drug
Introduction to Cannabis 101 Weed, marijuana, dank, dope, ganja, sticky icky, broccoli, chronic… Those are just a handful of names that the plant, officially known as cannabis, g