Of the eighteen speakers at a West Virginia Health and Human Resources Committee hearing on medical marijuana, all were speaking in favor of legalizing cannabis for medicinal purposes....
Basuco, Colombia’s answer to crack cocaine, is a problem in Bogota. With an estimated .1 percent of the city addicted to the cheap, smokeable, insanely impure cocaine...
Two Washington bars have drawn the attention of law enforcement and the liquor control board (as well as cannabis consumers) by allowing marijuana use in their businesses....
StoptheDrugWar.org works for an end to drug prohibition worldwide and an end to the “drug war” in its current form. We believe that much of the harm...
I’d like to take a moment and talk about marijuana and athletics. I was reading the news today and came across this article about Tyrann Mathieu, a former...
After three years of waiting, The Takoma Wellness Center hopes to be one of the first medical marijuana dispensaries in Washington DC and may open by mid-April. Patients...
Kale and basil hydroponic/organic farmer, former MSNBC host, Dylan Ratigan; “I’d like to issue a letter of gratitude to Tommy and all the hydroponic marijuana growers in the...
Charged with cracking down on the diversion of prescription drugs, the DEA has pursued doctors, pharmacists, pharmacy chains, and wholesale drug suppliers. It has now turned a...
Patient advocates pleased with implementation process and potential of final regulations The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) issued draft regulations today to begin implementation of the...
If you’ve logged into Facebook during the past few days, you’ve noticed the Human Rights Campaign’s equals-sign-on-red logo making its way into all of your friends...
Possession of small amounts of marijuana will no longer carry criminal penalties in Rhode Island when a law adopted last year officially takes effect on Monday. S...
Dennis and Deborah Little are a retired couple in their mid-sixties who decided to obtain doctor recommendations to grow and use their own medical cannabis to fight...
April is Alcohol Awareness Month, which in Portland means it’s time for the annual Spring Beer & Wine Fest. Locals may notice something different about this year’s festival: a...
Maryland’s House of Delegates has approved a medical marijuana bill that would allow patients access through academic medical research facilities. While this would be a more tightly...
Florida legislation aimed at prohibiting the sale of glass and other pipes, commonly called “bongs,” sailed through the House Business and Professional Regulation subcommittee on Wednesday.
Written Testimony In Favor of Senate Bill 297 To Be Heard By The Members of the House Judiciary Committee Thursday, March 28, 2013, at 1:00pm By Allen...
Adults who inhale cannabis report significantly better health outcomes than do those who smoke tobacco or a combination of both substances, according to exploratory survey data to be published...
House and Senate lawmakers yesterday passed an amended version of Senate Bill 50, “An Act relating to industrial hemp.” The floor votes took place with only hours...
In August 2012, I published an article based on my PhD research in the American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine which documented symptom relief and health-related quality of life in...
Despite what some may think, marijuana reform is not a rallying cry for simply one side of the political spectrum. In response to a comment from Sen....
