Cannabis as Commerce
...we made a popular drug of abuse legal, widely available in shops and online, and proceed to market the heck out of it-- did we really think that the number of users would go down?
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More Big Fakers
They’re going to great lengths to impersonate popular sweeties, up to and including AI-quality fake brand name packaging.
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A Change in Attitudes?
With pot shops on nearly every corner and pot users more common than ever, we’re seeing the consequences of what one expert called America’s ‘remarkably naive’ approach.
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That Big Pot Debate
…if the proposed rescheduling would allow your doctor to prescribe it and your local pharmacist to dispense it, does that mean that your health insurance would cover the cost?
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Edible Question
Once again, there seems to be general agreement that daily cannabis use, especially the heavier sort, is associated with the most adverse consequences.
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Psychosis in the Age of Pot…
Compared with no cannabis use, cannabis use was significantly associated with an 11-fold increased risk for psychotic disorders during adolescence…
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Dazed and Confused
…the brain that she’s relying on in her self-examination is the same brain that she readily acknowledges is heavily under the influence, pretty much all the time.
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Pot Leading to Violence?
As THC content rises, the effects of THC change. The risk of problems goes up along with it.
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Keith Humphreys on Drug Policy
Professional treatment is by definition time-limited; recovery is not. That journey doesn’t end. Peer-based support is often better able to meet future needs.
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Schedule Change
But the biggest benefit may be to the cannabis industry. Tax breaks for businesses, improved access to funding sources?
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April 20: It’s Just Not the Same
“The thrill is gone,” he griped. “We already won, man.”
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