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This will mark the first newly appointed DEA director in the era of legal weed. Rosenberg is rumored to want to shift the focus of the DEA away from cannabis and onto harder drugs, and is even open to considering a rescheduling of cannabis all together.
The canyon between actual truth (science) and fear-mongering (politicking) is beautifully displayed by two recent high-profile individuals. In the corner for science, we have Dr. Sanjay Gupta. In the corner of politics, we have New Jersey Governor, Chris Christie.
While headlines are meant to hook the reader, doesn't journalistic integrity mean anything? The most recent horribly unjust portrayal of cannabis comes from the UK's Daily Mail, a constant offender of bad journalism.
Yes, I'm a cannabis enthusiast, but I'm a parent first and I truly do not want my sons to touch weed, alcohol, Sudafed or any other substance while they are growing and developing.
As a botanist myself, I always look for the proper names of things — especially plants. There is a reason for this, and any first year plant biology student will learn this.
Researchers" relied on self reporting, which is historically not reliable and the study only looks at two forms of cannabis, skunk and hash.
Narconon's claim is that using cannabis depletes the body's natural magnesium levels, which can lead people to be "on-edge" when coming down from being high. The author then goes on to list a bunch of problems associated with magnesium deficiency.
Fairbanks actually said that he feared passage of the Utah legalization bill would lead to an epidemic of stoned rabbits.
New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton recently took to the podium and directly blamed marijuana for a jump in the city's homicide rate.
Florida Congresswoman and Chair of the Democratic National Committee, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, has found herself in a bit of political discomfort after she allegedly offered her support for a medical cannabis initiative that she has long been against.
A New Jersey anti-cannabis campaign aims to convince people that marijuana is a dangerous substance akin to underage drinking and prescription drug abuse.
The creation of medical marijuana programs and the legalization of recreational cannabis almost always seem to bring with them hysterical opining about the dangers legalized marijuana poses to children. As it turns out, many of those people freaking out about the possibility of their kids eating a marijuana-infused cookie by mistake have something far more dangerous in their house: laundry detergent pods.
Since decriminalization, have any of these apocalyptic divinations come to fruition? Nope. Not a single one has come true. Not only are teen arrest, dropout and overdose rates not increasing, they have actually declined since the reform passed.
Well, the ghoulish holiday came and went, so how did these scarey stories hold up? Turns out, surprise surprise, this was just another case of good old fashioned reefer madness.
Recently, Denver police issued a pre-Halloween warning to residents: The candy your kids get this Halloween could be infused with Marijuana and you should just throw it out if it's not from one of the big name-brand candy companies (since when did Halloween work for corporate America?).
For every article that comes out trying to lambast cannabis, I can find plenty more that show how cannabis alone has saved a life, helped with a troubling situation, or helped to battle anxiety and depression.
Many are unaware that before it was termed 'marijuana', most people in the U.S. referred to the plant as 'cannabis'. So where does the word 'marijuana' come from? Unfortunately this word has a complicated past tied with racism and xenophobia.
Departing Attorney General, Eric Holder, is showing greater and more direct support for rescheduling cannabis than just about any other official I can think of.
