The study highlighted in this well-written article adds to a growing body of research into whether using the synthetic, psychoactive drug MDMA (street names “Ecstasy” or “Molly”) in conjunction with psychotherapy, can improve outcomes in PTSD. 1) Does the story adequately discuss the costs of the intervention? Not Satisfactory 2) Does the story adequately quantify…
“I’ve been studying the problems that have been created in Colorado following the legalization of marijuana,” he said. “And marijuana-infused beer is a recipe for disaster.” Colorado is the only state that allows for marijuana-infused beer, but it’s only a nonalcoholic version… “Bartenders are required right now to judge how much a patron has had…
“It’s a question of equity,” said Senate Minority Whip Greg Lavelle, R-Sharpley, the bill’s lead sponsor. “If you were convicted of having a half ounce of marijuana three years ago, you would have to disclose that on a job application,” he said. “But someone who gets cited for the same thing tomorrow would not. That’s…
In Oregon, possession of psilocybin is a misdemeanor offense, downgraded from a felony last year. “Psilocybin addresses huge issues such as depression and addiction,” Tom Eckert said then. “Psilocybin works for smoking cessation better than any other. This is a revolutionary thing. We have to be careful with it. We don’t want to screw it up.”…
Shall potent plant legalization merely become?… Socialism for the rich, capitalism for the poor? Privatizing profits and socializing losses? “Legalization without amnesty is oppressive monopolization.” -Campaign for Cannabis Amnesty LINK [Canadian President Justin] Trudeau has himself admitted to smoking marijuana as a sitting MP, and last year admitted that family resources and connections helped his…
McConnell already successfully inserted more limited hemp language to the last version of the Farm Bill, enacted in 2014, which shields state industrial hemp research programs from federal interference but does not entirely legalize the crop in the way the new proposal would. “It’s a crock,” Schumer said, referring to current federal law. “It makes…
A May 2017 public opinion poll conducted by The Globe and Mail and Nanos Research found that 62 per cent of Canadians support, or somewhat support, the idea of issuing pardons to those with criminal records for possession. The signatures will support a lobbying campaign to get the Senate to add an amendment to Bill…
Righting this historical wrong should not merely be an afterthought. LINK The present government has indicated that it is open to blanket pardons for cannabis-possession offences in the future, but the people who have already been harmed by prohibition will continue to suffer until amnesty legislation is passed. No Canadian should be burdened with a criminal record…
All four experts delivered the same basic message: Rather than outlawing kratom or treating it similarly to narcotics such as heroin and cocaine, the FDA and other agencies in the federal government should regulate it to guarantee its quality, purity and consistency — and if they don’t, a black market will develop that would likely…
FDA regulation of kratom as an NDI [new dietary ingredient] is necessary to avoid untenable state regulations, says AHPA (American Herbal Products Association] chief Michael McGuffin… …adding the trade group’s support to kratom experts’ push to keep the herbal ingredient available. Experts also say salmonella issues currently linked to kratom could be an indirect result…
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