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Toke-lahoma & The Wilds of NYC
The Gold Rush atmosphere is because everyone is expecting the arrival of bigger, better-funded, publicly-traded cannabis companies, accompanied by their networks of retail stores.
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The FDA Looks at D8
By the time the authorities get around to questioning it, you’ll have collected more than enough revenue to pay your legal fees.
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What Do Opioid Settlements Mean for Treatment?
Although fentanyl overdoses are attracting the bulk of the public’s attention, any counselor or healthcare professional will tell you that opioids are only part of what we think of as ‘the drug problem’.
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Opioid Epidemic: The Never-ending Story
…in its first two years (of the revised drug abuse policy), no MLB player has come up positive for opioids.
If you work in addictions, you might find that hard to swallow.
Pill Mills Face Punishment
A functioning pill mill can be extraordinarily lucrative for those who own or operate them. The profits go untaxed, remember.
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Fentanyl on Social Media
In COVID terms, it’s as contagious as omicron, as fatal as delta. And targeted at the young, making use of their favorite platforms.
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A Setback Followed by A Victory
Juries are less interested in subtle legal distinctions than a judge can be.
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Getting Sober. And Not Getting Sober.
Research into long-term recovery has been prominent in the past — why not revive it?
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Australians Get Drunk A Lot
From the alcoholic beverage industry’s viewpoint, the pandemic has a pronounced silver lining. Sales are up and allegedly likely to continue at higher levels even as the pandemic finally fades.
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Mike Tyson Goes Psychedelic
Mike insists that everybody who knows him has commented on how much better he seems since he started up with the toad venom. Of course, I’m not sure how often people are willing to openly contradict Iron Mike.
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Setback in California?
If so many players were involved, how can drug makers bear primary responsibility? Even if to the layperson’s mind, they richly deserve it.
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Drugstore Drama
…they’ll argue that since the doctors wrote the prescriptions, there’s no way the pharmacists could be expected to refuse them.
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