Billboards Touting the Dangers of Cannabis Pop Up in New Jersey
A New Jersey anti-cannabis campaign aims to convince people that marijuana is a dangerous substance akin to underage drinking and prescription drug abuse.
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Kevin Sabet's Secret Weapon: The Stoned Diner Epidemic
Recently, Sabet tweeted about an article from Food and Wine magazine which discusses that, in Denver, there is an epidemic of people going to restaurants so stoned that they just pass out in their food during the meal.
City Attorney Puts an End to California Nestdrop Cannabis App
Nestdrop, a California based app/business that delivers medical cannabis from clinics to patients, has quickly been thwarted just as it was starting up.
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The Top Five Marijuana Data Points of 2014
The year 2014 may be looked back on as the watershed year that nationwide legalization of marijuana hit the tipping point. Aside from marijuana becoming legalized in two more states, here are five sets of data that seem to confirm that inevitability.
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Teen Marijuana Use Falls as More States Legalize
Teen alcohol and drug use -- including marijuana use -- was down across the board in 2014. That's the big take-home from the 2014 Monitoring the Future study by the University of Michigan and the National Institutes on Drug Abuse, which was released Tuesday morning. The MTF is an annual survey of 40,000 8th-graders, 10th-graders and 12th-graders.
Even German Pharmaceutical Companies Hate Cannabis
A recent article showcased the hesitance of German pharmaceutical companies to get behind cannabis legalization. Did I say hesitance? I meant something more along the lines of vehement opposition.
Sabet Weeps as Cannabis Culture Thrives
Big Cannabis is really a non-factor in regards to legalization. Sabet, for his part, has used this argument as one of the main stilts of his rhetoric. He's always blathering on that if we think Big Pharma and Big Tobacco are bad, we have no idea how apocalyptic Big Cannabis will be.
New Study on Cannabis and Teens: Pot Not Detriment to IQ
Opponents of legalization have, for a couple of years, been spouting off that marijuana use (especially among teens) is responsible for a drop in IQ. This argument has been a fairly large lynchpin in their anti-pot stance.
Eastern Washington MJ DUIs On the Rise... Maybe
In the somewhat small Eastern Washington town of Spokane Valley, there is a rise in marijuana-related DUIs.
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Instafire: Bored With BHO
This cool slab pic initially caught my eye because it was just entitled "bored." When I looked closer I realized that it was Instafire.
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The Surprising Truth About 'Driving While High'
As more and more states adopt medical and recreational marijuana policies, it seems the most feared outcome of legalization is that with the passage of laws that permit any sort of marijuana use, more impaired drivers will end up on the roads. I am here to tell you that there are already people "driving while high" all over this country and it’s not a big deal.
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Headiest Dab Pins: "DBR" Dabs BHO Pin
It's nice to see a dab pin that humbly acknowledges our roots. On the higher level, it's iconography and it's irony.
Longitudinal UK Study Shows No Relationship Between Moderate Adolescent Cannabis Use and IQ
A 20 year longitudinal study has recently found that moderate cannabis use in adolescence has no association with detrimental effects on educational and intellectual performance, although heavy cannabis use is associated with poorer exam results at age 16.
Could Legal Cannabis Combat Stadium Violence?
In the last few weeks, there have been violent attacks at 49er games. With one such attack happening in a bathroom at Levi's stadium between 49er fans, leaving one man potentially paralyzed, it really has gotten out of control.
Showdown: Cannabis vs. Alcohol
Before you launch into a rant on why cannabis is clearly the superior form of intoxication, it is important to get your facts straight. Is weed really a safer alternative to alcohol?
Reefer Madness: 20 Year Study Likens Cannabis to Heroin
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.
Road Safety Experts Concerned by Cannabis
Road safety officials are expressing some concern over the loosening marijuana laws, fearing that with greater access and acceptability comes an increase in fatal crashes. This is a worthy endeavor, to be sure. But it is not an easily answered topic.
Alcohol Still Gets a Free Pass in the NFL
It's still a major gripe of mine with the NFL, and pro sports in general: alcohol gets a free pass, regardless of how much havoc it wreaks.