Ken Sim Makes His Case for Vancouver’s Drug Plebiscite: “Stop Stringing Us Around”
Vancouver’s mayor says the province has yet to open a single involuntary care bed in the city, two weeks before voters weigh in on October 17.
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FederalWho Funds Marijuana Legalization? New Tracker Puts Names and Dollar Figures on the Industry’s Backers
A new tracker of who funds marijuana legalization lists 62 sourced entries: Big Tobacco, Big Alcohol, Big Pharma and former lawmakers from both parties.
MarijuanaMarijuana Is a Punch Line on College GameDay. For NBA Star Julius Randle, It Wasn’t.
On Saturday’s College GameDay, Pat McAfee asked Nick Saban whether he had ever used any “ancient medicine” to calm his…
Friday FactsFriday Fact: Teen Marijuana Addiction Rose After Legalization
A recent study in Addiction found that the rate of cannabis use disorder among 13-17-year-olds in Northern California who were…
High StakesDavid Courtwright: Marijuana Legalization Is Headed for a Political Reckoning
The political debate over marijuana may be nowhere near settled. In a new clip from High Stakes, historian and addiction…
PsychedelicsNearly Every Speaker at FDA’s Psychedelics Hearing Asked for Faster Access. Two Did Not.
The FDA held a public hearing on psychedelic therapy Monday. Of roughly 75 speakers, one argued the push for approval…
High StakesNew High Stakes Podcast: How Big Business Learned to Profit From Addiction
Remember the Marlboro Man? Joe Camel? Fred Flintstone selling cigarettes on television? Those ads now look almost absurd because Americans…