Anthropology

…vast majority of U.S. voters want federal government to respect state marijuana laws

The nationwide survey of 1,323 voters found that five out of seven voters (71%) — including majorities of Republicans, Democrats, independents, and every age group polled — oppose the government enforcing federal prohibition laws in states that have made marijuana legal for medical or adult use. 93% now support allowing marijuana for medical use and…

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Gov. Kate Brown… hands off Oregon legal pot biz

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says she wants Oregonians left alone to “grow these jobs”. In Oregon alone, that’s roughly 12,500 jobs, said economist Beau Whitney of Portland, adding that he is making a conservative estimate. Oregon’s attorney general said she would be duty-bound to fight to protect the state’s marijuana industry… She noted that citizens…

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The link between drug policy and access to medicines

Harmful drug use is certainly a public health problem, but in many countries, drug control policies lean too heavily towards limiting access to medicines for which patients have a legitimate and urgent need. Drug policy can undermine research that could uncover the medical value of many substances. For example, cannabis and related compounds known as…

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In Sweden, Europe’s most LGBT-friendly country, admitting use of cannabis or psychedelics carries a big social stigma

“I find that in the contemporary Swedish context it would, in many cases, be more stigmatizing and have more negative social implications to come out of the closet as a psychedelic user than as a homosexual or bisexual.” One cannot talk about psychedelics or cannabis as separate from other drugs. All illegal drugs are bundled…

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The end of an era in cannabis prosecutions?

“The new guidelines decriminalize the possession of small amounts of Marijuana, reversing a long-standing previous policy. The new guidelines are based on the successful experience of Portugal and were presented by the Chief Scientist of the Drug Enforcement Authority, Dr. Yossi Harel-Fisch.” “I heard about his model from my colleagues in Portugal. We learned a…

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Cannabis Museum celebrates legal weed in Uraguay

“A new Museum of Cannabis opens in the Uruguayan capital Montevideo” Aiming to exhibit different ways to use cannabis, celebrating the fact that the South American country was the first to regulate consumption, production and sales of the plant. Original Article (AZ Central):Cannabis museum celebrates legal weed in UruguayArtwork Fair Use: AndrewJGallacher

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