“The status quo for our growing legal cannabis industry is unsustainable,” said State Senator Bob Hertzberg (D—Van Nuys), the bill’s sponsor. “It’s not only impractical from an accounting perspective, but it also presents a tremendous public safety problem. This bill takes a limited approach to provide all parties with a safe and reliable way to…
As executive director of the People’s Harm Reduction Alliance in Seattle, Shilo Jama said he’s seen people successfully treat their opioid addictions using kratom … Kenneth Thummel PhD. would like it to be carefully studied, which he admits would be more difficult if it is designated a Schedule I drug [through the combined efforts of…
When Jeff Sessions became attorney general, he had two main policy goals: [one was to] restart the war on drugs. But Jeff Sessions is… also bringing Democrats and Republicans together — to oppose him.Today, June 7th, 2018, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (a Democrat) and Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner (a Republican) introduced a bill called the Strengthening the…
Each country around the world that has debated whether to relax cannabis laws has had its own priority in mind: from generating revenue to discouraging drug cartels. In Canada, the emphasis has been largely on public health. Cannabis will be sold in fairly plain packaging, and usually through government-run boards that already control liquor sales.…
The California Senate approved a bill on Wednesday [May 30, 2018] that would create a state bank for marijuana businesses. The measure, Senate Bill 930 (SB 930), received bipartisan support from senators, who voted 29-6 in favor of the legislation. Under SB 930, the state would establish a special charter bank that could issue checks…
A major reason for the death penalty in China is to dissuade drug trafficking, and the public nature of these executions shows China’s commitment to this policy, which has gained widespread public support. For example, in December 2017, thousands of observers watched as 10 people were sentenced to death in a sports stadium in Lufeng…
This is not about whether you think drugs are good or bad. It is an evidence based position entirely in line with the public health approach to violent crime. When law enforcement officers call for drugs to be legalised, we have to listen. So too when doctors speak up. Last month the Royal College of…
Twenty United States veterans commit suicide every day … To say that America is simply “failing its veterans” is an understatement. The government has played an active role in facilitating and perpetuating the mental health crisis among our veterans and the population at large. The DEA, however, designated MDMA a Schedule 1 narcotic in 1985,…
In Colorado there is a bill in the Legislature that is compliant with that state’s indoor air act and would allow for indoor pot consumption via vapor. Public consumption is another issue, he says. Under Oregon’s Clean Indoor Air Act, places like Eugene and Portland can’t move forward with any type of smoking lounge ……
[To begin with] racial equity in the cannabis industry has been a problem in states that have legalized the drug … “Arresting people – particularly people of color – for cannabis is the crown jewel in the racist war on drugs and we must pluck it down,” she said. “We must expunge people’s records; we…
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