Monthly Archives: June 2019

Britain’s Drug War Problem

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Servetus

Few events are as likely to produce a marijuana legalization activist as the individual who gets busted for pot by their dad and then dumped into some medieval-minded drug rehab. Just ask his current highness the Duke of Sussex. Cannabis … Continue reading →

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Commenting on Illinois legalization

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Pete

So, the local paper is aware that I’ve been pretty active in drug policy reform and decided to interview me (and others) about the new legalization of marijuana in Illinois. In today’s Pantagraph, Marijuana legalization proponents, opponents look to future … Continue reading →

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Cannabis vs. Opiates and Big Pharma

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Servetus

An NIDA funded study co-authored by prohibitionist Keith Humphreys and widely distributed by the media says the association of medicinal cannabis and opioid overdose deaths in marijuana-legal states has changed over time, that the earlier results were “spurious” and marijuana … Continue reading →

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Give Health Care Providers a Break

Posted on June 7, 2019 by Servetus

Seventy-three percent of surveyed medical specialists providing health care think cannabis benefits their patients, but only forty-six percent felt comfortable recommending it. Topping the list of complaints is the usual drug war collateral harm involving uncertainties in marijuana strains versus … Continue reading →

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