Native Cannabis
Somehow he contrived to approve the establishment of 36 industrial-quality black market cannabis farms on properties that had been dedicated to raising corn for traditional Native ceremonies.
Category: Thinking About Addiction
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Voting on National Cannabis Legalization
…as with alcohol, we’ll probably be asked to pretend that age restrictions are enough to prevent widespread use by underage kids.
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Afloat in a Sea of BS
By adding statistics, charts, graphs, and other trappings of research, it’s possible to make even the most outlandish claim appear convincing.
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Really Hardcore
Anyway, it’s clear from this and a host of other examples that for some offenders at least, simple incarceration is never enough.
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Purdue Update
It’s clear Purdue execs knew far more about the dangers of Oxycontin than they were willing to acknowledge. They may simply have lied about it…
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Wellness Again
Wellness products, which unlike prescription drugs can be promoted with little or no oversight from the government, are ideal for the Wild West atmosphere of today’s Internet.
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Medicaid Expands – Finally
If you work in public health, you can breathe a sigh of relief. Now when people in need show up, whether it’s at the clinic, in the ER, or in the hospital, there are funds to help defray the cost.
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Pot is Hot
Our experience with drugs such as alcohol and tobacco suggests that rather than replacing the black market, the two could right go on operating alongside one another.
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Police Story, Part Two
How do you find room for new attitudes when the old ones are still omnipresent in the background?
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Police Story, Part One
Given that addiction by its nature puts many treatment clients into direct conflict with the law, I don’t see how we can afford to ignore these issues.
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Contrast Point
The juxtaposition of the two accounts – raw devastation to a family on one hand, and on the other, superrich individuals with high-paid legal talent celebrating after pulling a fast one on the “system” – paints things in a harsher light.
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Who’s Dropping Acid
It’s likely because of all the favorable attention that hallucinogens have received in the popular media.
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