Misinformation can be pandemic too
Will we at some point begin to see people arrive in treatment programs primarily to deal with their own harmful, possibly obsessive-compulsive relationship with social media?
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Canadian Cannabusiness
Cannabusinesses and their investor groups are agitating for relaxation of some restrictions, particularly around opening stores in certain areas, and on advertising.
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Opioids in the News! …Again
…politics is built on compromise, and addiction is a disease that, like coronavirus, makes its own rules and insists we observe them.
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Cannabis and The Age of First Use
…how would a whole industry based in recreational pot reduce access for underage kids?
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That Minneapolis Case
However, as we all know by now, things can change once an issue is in front of judge and jury.
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It’s About Equality
They wanted the problem off the street and out of their neighborhoods, post-haste. “If they’re locked up, they can’t buy or sell drugs,” proclaimed an angry parent
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The Pot Debate, Summarized
Apparently many in the public assume numbers don’t lie, which if you work with stats, you quickly realize is not true.
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Cruel or Fair?
But over the years, a pattern has emerged: an effort that begins as prevention or rehabilitation swings to the other side if the results don’t meet expectations, or don’t arrive quickly enough.
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The FDA in Two Acts
It’s the opposite of transparency, and greatly limits opportunities to improve the system, so as to reduce the risk of future boondoggles.
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Cannabis Coalition
Feels a bit like the city fathers of Tombstone in the midst of an outbreak of gunfighting, deciding that maybe now would be a good time to hire a couple more deputies.
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The Drug Epidemic to Come
On a recent show, comedian John Oliver addressed the prospect of a future virus pandemic that...
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Those Sneaky Conspiracy Theories
It’s not one or the other, it’s about the synergy between them– toxic ideas, with a platform that allows them to spread.
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Prescription for Violence
I heard one man exclaim in a packed hospital waiting room. “It’s her damn job. She took an oath.” I was struck by his sense of entitlement. And I could envision how, enhanced by withdrawal and desperation, it could turn violent.
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