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Pot Matters
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Congress in Session(s)
Attorney General Jeff Sessions is a determined opponent of legalized marijuana. As a former member of the U.S.…
September 7, 2017
Opioid Deaths Continue to Increase
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reports that deaths from drug overdoses continue to increase, from 16.7…
August 10, 2017
The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2017
On Friday, July 28, Congressmen James Comer (R-KY), Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Jared Polis (D-CO) and Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced legislation…
August 1, 2017
Flashback—DEA Responds to Early Medical Marijuana Initiatives
In November 1996, voters in California and Arizona passed historic ballot initiatives to legalize medical marijuana, starting a…
July 27, 2017
New Harm Reduction Guidelines for Cannabis and Public Health
The forthcoming legalization of cannabis is Canada has prompted the public health community to develop practical strategies to…
July 24, 2017
CBD Comes of Age, Pt. 2
Cannabidiol (CBD) is rapidly becoming, with respect to medical use, “the more interesting cannabinoid” according to a new…
July 14, 2017
CBD Comes of Age, Pt. 1
Cannabidiol is rapidly becoming, with respect to medical use, “the more interesting cannabinoid,” according to a new and…
July 6, 2017
Growing Support for Legalization in Washington State
There is no buyer’s remorse in the state of Washington over their legalization of marijuana in November 2012.…
June 23, 2017
Deadly Drug Policies
The death rate for young Americans has increased by 8 percent between 2010 and 2015, according to a recent…
June 14, 2017
How to Diversify the Legal Marijuana Market
African-Americans are having a hard time getting into the legal marijuana business. It’s wrong, and there is a…
June 9, 2017