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Inside a minor league clubhouse this year, a player who had tested positive for marijuana a second time wasn't concerned, according to a witness. He didn't plan on curtailing his marijuana use, either. "I'll just smoke my way onto the 40-man," he said.
Russell Brand, British comedian and former husband of Katy Perry, has joined with some 90 celebrities, health experts, lawyers and politicians (including Sir Richard Branson and Sting) in signing a letter to the Prime Minister asking for reformed drug policy.
Delegates at the British Medical Association's annual representative meeting in Harrogate are to debate whether cannabis should be legalized. "Existing drug policy is contradictory and ineffective. The number of drug users has sky rocketed in the last 30 years despite the introduction of tougher and tougher drug laws. Our policy makers aren't prepared to have a sensible, rational, evidence-based debate on drugs."
So, if addictions are like earlobes and all of us have them in some form or another, what, then, becomes the criteria for judgment when doing an apples to apples comparison of one addiction to another? Seeing as how we've all got our vices, our little nuanced pleasures that carry us through the day and smooth out the edges, what benchmark of judgment is most egalitarian?
9%, even if true, is still a very low addiction rate for a controlled substance. It turns out, however, that these figures are quite a bit higher than the probable reality.
News broke last Friday that Phillip Seymour Hoffman officially died of an accidental drug overdose, something that is physically impossible to do with cannabis.
Like any Project SAM interview, this one had polished talking points and scare tactics while refusing to answer any questions with authenticity or facts.
Laurel Dewey explains that not only is cannabis not a gateway drug, but an exit drug that helps people with serious addiction problems.
The tragic death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has prompted grief and praise for his talent. It also, naturally, has prompted discussions of addiction.
Jacob Sullum explains why smoking pot is not a crime or public health problem, and so should not be treated as either.
Spice, K2, and all that shit is toxic. Please spread the word so we can inform and empower others to make better choices.
This bit of "truthiness" (to borrow from Master Colbert) comes to us from the people over at Marijuana Anonymous. They ask (then answer) the following question: "Who is a marijuana addict?
A friend is trying to quit smoking cigarettes and I asked him how it was going. Agitated, he replied "I dare you to try to quit smoking cannabis then you might have some idea where I am at."
an apples to apples comparison of weed to booze to help anyone teetering on the fence...
Shocked by Lady Gaga's claim that she was addicted to weed, Ladybud's Vanessa Waltz explains that there is no physical addiction with marijuana.
Infinite Jest is the most difficult and absolutely most rewarding book I've ever read. A 1200+ page magnum opus, David Foster Wallace put his name on the...
David Frum is an anti-cannabis yammerer who's on the board of directors of the infamous "Smart Approaches to Marijuana" group. "Be Afraid of Big Marijuana"
The increasing abuse of opiate drugs is leading to an increase in heroin use, and a skyrocketing amount of people seeking treatment for opiate dependence.
