*image not a drug testing kit…countries are starting to recognize, and work to implement, harm reduction strategies to keep its citizens safe. For the first time this summer, some of Britain’s largest festivals and live music events are aiming to introduce drug testing for attendees with the support of local police forces…. “It’s really exciting that police are…
This system—where police can seize property with limited judicial oversight and retain it for their own use— has led to egregious and well-chronicled abuses … As has become evident in the legislative arena, asset forfeiture is a field that both those on the left and the right recognize is need of reform. In two recent…
Further work is needed to investigate the nature of the relationship between the peak psychedelic experience and openness to new experiences, egalitarian political views, and concern for the environment. Multivariate linear regression analysis indicated that lifetime psychedelic use (but not lifetime cocaine use or weekly alcohol consumption) positively predicted … openness and nature relatedness, and…
Ladies and gentlemen, this could be the beginning of the end of medical cannabis prohibition in the United States. The bill has the advantage of bipartisan support across the aisle. With backers from both the Democratic and Republican parties, the CARERS Act has the highest likelihood to pass of any federal cannabis bills that have…
*students listening to a Drug Symposium … sponsored by the Philippine National Police and the Guidance Office. Mr. Duterte has described how, when prescribed fentanyl, he had used a whole patch at a time instead of cutting it into four pieces as recommended. “There was a time that I used the whole thing because, more…
About $500 a second… and of course, this is just the dollars and sense of it — not to mention the costs to human life, liberty and happiness. Billions of American tax dollars that might have been used to fund other important services have been wasted on the drug war Original Article (Sun Times):Guess how…
“This is political persecution. Every day that I am here is an injustice,” she said, dressed for the simmering 93-degree heat in what is now a kind of uniform: beige sandals, black shorts that stop modestly above the knee and a black-and-white T-shirt. When a Philippine senator called for an investigation into President Rodrigo Duterte’s…
In earlier times it appeared as a “war” on alcohol, which supposedly was terminated in 1933. It [war on “drugs”] then returned in full force, which an insecure President Nixon used to try to escape the harsh glare of Watergate. Despite its somewhat benign appearance, it basically serves to keep our prisons, our police departments…
A decree issued by Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto today [June 19th, 2017] confirmed that Mexico has legalized cannabis for medicinal use. Peña Nieto was once a vehement opponent of cannabis legalization, but has since called for a re-examination of global drug policy after a nationwide public debate on legalization in early 2016. “The ruling…
Stanford researchers Drs. Rob Malenka and Boris Heifets believe that MDMA has more potential for teaching neuroscientists about empathy than any other compound. A Canadian study claims that psychedelic drugs like ecstasy may decrease suicidal thoughts and reduce suicide risk. The specific study analyzed data pertaining to 800 female sex workers over the course of…
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