“You’re Too Drive to High”
I do know that there appears to be a clear link between legalization of recreational cannabis use in a state, and the rate of traffic accidents that occur in its aftermath.
Category: Public Policy
Investments, costs, regulations, laws, courts and prisons– what helps? What’s useless or worse- harmful? What’s the cost to the taxpayer? And the economy? And the families? And, oh, yes… the people suffering from addictive disease?
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Other Paths to Legal Pot?
We certainly can’t count on the emerging cannabis industry to supply us with all the necessary facts, any more than we could count on the drug reps from Purdue Pharma to educate our physicians about the true risks of long-term opioid use in the treatment of chronic pain.
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A Lesson from Manila
Sure, it’s a terrific way to generate public interest and support, and raise funds for the cause. But when the dust settles, the results are almost always a disappointment.
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Cannabis and Crime
Incarceration can be costly, disruptive to families, and appears to do little to deter future drug use. And though people do change while incarcerated, it isn’t always for the better.
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Going Forward
Addictive substances, when widely available, tend to attract more users, rather than fewer. Is the goal to expand the number of drug users in America?
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Cleaning Up the Mess
“Holy crap! What happened?” the public demands. Followed by “Who’s to blame?” Not us, insist the makers and distributors.
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A Different Kind of Hangover
“Oh great”, remarked one local official. “More people wandering around the streets or driving home with an open container in one hand.”
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An Update on Needle Exchange
The roots of opposition are on an emotional level that doesn’t readily respond to the logic of science. The danger is that the public will be persuaded and take actions that are ultimately not in their own best interests.
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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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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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