Not that Denver NORML is arguing in favor of on-the-job marijuana use being allowed. Instead, Golden’s language prohibits firing or penalizing a worker unless he or she “used, possessed or was impaired by marijuana during the hours of employment.” “The first thing it would do is amend the unlawful prohibition of legal activities as a…
More quietly, women have taken the lead when it comes to drug policy. [It is] the first time ever that two of the most prominent drug-policy reform organizations in America—the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) and the Harm Reduction Coalition (HRC)—are both headed by women. As it did in the 1920s, America is currently facing a…
The most harmful effect of criminalizing marijuana may not be its restriction on medical uses, but its devastating cost to American society, which experienced a 500 percent increase in incarceration due to the war on drugs. In a review of 60 studies on medical marijuana, over 63 percent found positive effects for debilitating diseases—such as multiple sclerosis,…
*Rollsafe.org MDMA safety and harm reduction guidelines HERE Despite being early in the festival season the amount of MDMA – or E – tested by Know Your Stuff (in New Zealand) that was indeed MDMA was higher than ever before, the group’s director Wendy Allison said. Most pills ranged between 80 and 120 milligrams of…
Tyo said one of the roles of the Psychedelic Society isn’t necessarily promoting psychedelic… use, but if someone is using it urges people to do it in a safe and informed way. -Richard Tyo, a registered psychotherapist and member of the Kingston Psychedelic Society, In the hope of spreading awareness of the therapeutic benefits of…
Between Jeff Sessions and the Colorado Springs Gazette one could be forgiven for thinking that marijuana legalization is one of the most pernicious political decisions made in the modern era. Except it isn’t. And there is a pretty significant body of evidence that indicates as much. Marijuana opponents … are quick to identify all sorts…
“It has motivated me, personally, to study . . . the context in which drug use is more likely to happen,” Preciado said… Joseph explained that over the past five years, there has been a “low-key renaissance,” in which new studies have documented the use of psychedelics, such as psilocybin mushrooms and lysergic acid diethylamide…
On average, 91 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose. Marijuana has not led to one officially recorded overdose. And the study indicates it may actually have a hand in preventing them. The study set out to find if there is a correlation in opioid-related deaths and legalization of cannabis. Researchers looked at opioid-related…
“The rates of drug use among teenagers in our country are the lowest they’ve ever been for some drugs,” said Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Teens may not be scared of marijuana, but they do view cigarettes as dangerous … Use of prescription painkillers fell to new lows, even…
If you are a proponent of psychedelic medicine, then nearly every major finding, newspaper headline, and governmental reevaluation of recent years has been music to your ears. Initial results from studies have been breathtakingly positive … convincing an anti-drug society to accept such a radical new viewpoint, and to do so with evidence, ethics, and…
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