…according to Springfield-based Roseburg Forest Products (RFP), the lumber company owns Weed’s water and has the right to sell it to Crystal Geyser to bottle it and sell it to places like Japan, far from the town on the slopes of Mount Shasta. “Roseburg [Forest Products] acted like a bully in suing these citizens, and…
Beyond sentencing, some local governments are making efforts to further repair damage from criminalization by enacting “equity programs” that allow for victims of the war on drugs to have application priority during the marijuana business licensing process. “As states start dialing back their war on marijuana consumers … it is important that those who were…
Number 6: First evidence for higher state of consciousness found. In mid-April (2017), neuroscientists from the College’s Department of Medicine and partner universities revealed they had observed a sustained increase in the diversity of brain signals of people under the influence of psychedelic drugs, compared with when they were in a normal ‘awake and aware’…
“This is a once in a multi-generational event,” Dennis Peron said, likening it to the end of prohibition of alcohol in 1933. He also obtained a new license to continue selling marijuana for medical uses. “This is what a lot of activists in the industry have been working for since the 1990s when Dennis Peron…
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…
One recent study found that for married couples, smoking weed may actually decrease the likelihood of violence. While studies show no direct link between alcohol and domestic abuse, it’s use is certainly present in many such cases. A study by the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence found that “Two-thirds of victims who were…
Number 24. Magic mushrooms can help with depression. Scientists put tripping patients into fMRI machines to observe what their brains did under the influence of psilocybin, the active ingredient in hallucinogenic, “magic,” mushrooms. They found that patients with depression described feeling “reset” after a trip, and brain scans supported this conclusion. Patients who reported feeling…
The Associated Press identified 12 Chinese vendors willing to export carfentanil to the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Belgium and Australia, in quantities that could kill millions of people, no questions asked. The United States government is concerned that carfentanil, a powerful opioid that has caused a rash of overdose deaths, could be…
Now, thanks to the fact that [he] inadvertently showed an agenda for the meeting to a TV camera that was in the room to capture introductions … we know what the prohibitionists discussed in secret after reporters were kicked out. The document appears to read … Agenda / Bertha Madras: Marijuana is not a substitute for…
Dr. Esther Choo, a professor of emergency medicine at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, was intrigued by the study’s suggestion that access to cannabis might reduce opioid misuse. “It is becoming increasingly clear that battling the opioid epidemic will require a multi-pronged approach and a good deal of creativity,” Choo, who was not…
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