Richard Sackler did not comment for this story. Family representatives declined to comment publicly. Purdue Pharma, which created vast wealth for the family, filed for bankruptcy Sept. 15. Some members of the billionaire Sackler family — the owners of Purdue Pharma, the company widely blamed for fueling America’s opioid crisis — will reap about $60…
“It’s hard to tell whether Oregon will be the right state to do this in and what the next steps are,” Sutton said. Sutton said the group wasn’t only looking at changing the law in Oregon. [He said] It does make sense in Oregon, where there are already tax dollars coming in from legal recreational…
Unlike the expungement process, which must be handled by the court system, executive clemency allows the governor to pardon or exonerate anyone who’s committed a crime. After the pardons are issued… Attorney General… will ask a circuit court judge to expunge the criminal records for every individual who’s been granted clemency. As a result, hundreds…
Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Eileen de Villa, stated, “The potential harms associated with any of these drugs is worsened when people are pushed into a position where they have to produce, obtain and consume those drugs illegally.” Trudeau was asked whether he would be open to decriminalization in the context of the opioid overdose…
Without a central tenant to either the cannabis or psychedelic movement, there’s no way to ensure these industries grow to be accessible or equitable. Why microdosing… should be [decriminalized and non-commodified access be made available]. How is it that in the cannabis industry, for instance, thousands of Drug War victims (mainly people of color) remain incarcerated…
…how do you ensure that your trip on psychedelic[s] is revealing of your soul and not corrupting of your mental stability? There’s a high probability that you, now that you’re in college, will come across psychedelics at least once during your higher education… psychedelics (with their mind-expanding quality) fit naturally at universities where young people…
“It’s hard to tell whether Oregon will be the right state to do this in and what the next steps are,” Sutton said. Sutton said the group wasn’t only looking at changing the law in Oregon. [He said] It does make sense in Oregon, where there are already tax dollars coming in from legal recreational…
The motion was questioned for hours… and was ultimately rejected. [A] Councillor suggested council work with police and public health officials to address businesses and dispensaries that may… selling psilocybin whole mushrooms… powders, tablets or capsules. Her hope was the group would file a report back to the city on criminal activity, possible public health…
The House of Representatives voted Wednesday (9/25/2019) to let federally-insured banks work with cannabis shops and related companies in states that have legalized marijuana, marking the first ever federal vote on a stand-alone cannabis bill. Some local banks and credit unions have quietly begun working with the industry in states where cannabis is legal. A…
On Sept. 9, 2015, a Buddhist deity arrived at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler gallery in a wooden crate … The two-foot-tall sculpture of the bodhisattva Gwaneum — was once considered a living being, says Keith Wilson, the Sackler’s curator… “A princely figure, the bodhisattva Gwaneum has not yet renounced worldly possessions.” Original Article (Washington…
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